By Guyson Nanagayi – Cairo -AFP- Hundreds of Egyptians on Tuesday gathered in central Cairo amid tight security, to protest against the rumours that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s son Gamal will succeed him. Mubarak who is now 82-years-old and has been in power since 1981, has not yet said whether he will run for a fifth six-year term, but is widely believed to be grooming his son Gamal for succession. “We don’t want a hereditary government” and “no to Gamal” were among the slogans chanted by the demonstrators, who gathered near Abdine Palace, the president’s official residence. The banned Muslim... Continue Reading
By Guyson Nanagayi -UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – Somalia, stricken by more than two decades of civil war, has been declared the world’s worst place to go to school, in a new report released Monday. Somalia and Haiti are the two worst countries in which to be a school child at a time when $4.6bn has been cut from education budgets worldwide. The report titled “Back to School?” ,released on Monday said poor countries are “teetering on the brink of an education crisis” . However, the report also include four African countries , three from east Africa out of the five... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent – JOHANNESBURG – Waste industry experts from around the globe will arrive on South African soil for Africa’s largest Waste Management Conference, WasteCon2010, on 5 October this year.. The New Waste Act that came into effect on 1 July 2009 has all organizations in South Africa perplexed with the new standards that are being put in place when it comes to what is expected from them in terms of waste management. “At WasteCon2010, we hope to shed some light on what the implications are on organizations with regards to these new standards,” says Stan Jewaskiewitz, President of... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent – The Automobile Association urges motorists to switch on their headlights in support of road safety. Motorists have been asked by LeadSA and the National Department of Transport to switch on their headlights (not “brights”) in support of road safety. In this regard the Automobile Association of South Africa has issued a renewed call for government to implement compulsory daytime running lights (DRL) on both taxis and vehicles over 3500kg and at the same time, permit motorcycles to display amber / yellow headlamps. “The visibility benefits of DRL to road safety are well-proven world-wide, but South Africa... Continue Reading
By Chris Young for The New York Times – Richard Branson, chairman of the Virgin Group, is working with the Nduna Foundation and Humanity United. Mr. Branson, the billionaire founder of the Virgin Group, a collection of companies popular with consumers around the world, is announcing a new philanthropic venture that aims to do nothing less than put Zimbabwe back on its feet. Zimbabwe is considered to be one of the most difficult nations in Africa to help. Its gross domestic product has fallen to $1.8 billion from a peak of $13 billion, its official unemployment rate is 90 percent... Continue Reading
