AfriForum today launched a comprehensive campaign against ABSA after this bank demanded from the South African Rugby Union (SARU) that fewer white rugby players should participate in the Currie Cup Series. AfriForum’s campaign involves a petition against ABSA which can be found at their website, as well as an electronic campaign which will be conducted by means of SMSs, e-mail and on Facebook. A Facebook page, with the name ‘Stop ABSA kwotas/quotas’ has also been created. According to Kallie Kriel, CEO of AfriForum, ABSA’s actions speak of double standards and discrimination. “As team sponsor of Bafana Bafana, ABSA did not... Continue Reading
This article is the first in a series that will look at forms of freedom of expression in Zimbabwe. Politics has so infiltrated our lives that the personal, social and cultural are all political, and as always with Zimbabwe, it is impossible to talk about one without referencing the other. What we hope to do is to encourage people to think beyond the minutiae detail of political immediacies, and to debate who we are as people in this maelstrom, how do we define ourselves, where do we want to be going, how can we get there, and is there space... Continue Reading
The representatives of the Paris Club creditor countries met with representatives of the Government of the Republic of Liberia on 16 September 2010 and agreed on a debt cancellation for the Republic of Liberia following its Completion Point under the enhanced initiative for the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (enhanced HIPC Initiative) reached on 29 June 2010. Paris Club creditors welcomed the Republic of Liberia’s determination to continue to implement a comprehensive poverty reduction strategy and an ambitious economic program providing the basis for sustainable economic growth. In order to contribute to restore the debt sustainability of the Republic of Liberia,... Continue Reading
By Novell Zwange – The Piketberg art scene is joining hands to create awareness to a very important environmental issue. They want to protect the massive and beautiful Verlorenvlei that is running all the way from the Piketberg mountain range to Elands bay. It’s mentionable fresh water source, rich bird, animal, plant life (that contains many rare, threatened and presumed extinct species) , people, towns dependant on it and clean air from the very real, already long term threat of mining. They also want to raise funds to assist the organisation that is working so hard to protect what is... Continue Reading
By Mohamed Nuxurkey – At least 12 confirmed to have dead and 53 others wounded during heavy shelling in Mogadishu, the war started after Islamist fighters Alshabab fired number of mortars and other artilleries into the presidential palace known as Villa Somalia and the parliament house where parliamentarian session has been going on to debate over government leadership. Hours later African Union soldiers began a shell responses targeting where the mortars were first fired from, one government MP and other four government soldiers were among those who wounded in the attack. Ali Museh Abdi head of ambulance service in Mogadishu... Continue Reading
