Former UNICEF Ambassador George Manneh Weah, who is also FIFA 1GOAL Ambassador, has received huge praises for his role in bringing the 2010 World Cup to Africa. At a special event hosted by South African President Jacob Zuma recently in South Africa, Ambassador Weah was showered with many praises and blessing. President Jacob Zuma said that Weah is a fine gentleman with a bright future. “If there were ten young men with the heart and desires of George Weah, all of Africa will never be the same.” President Zuma gave his blessing to Ambassador Weah’s “future endeavors and encouraged young... Continue Reading
IFACCA hosts an on-line database of cultural policy experts from around the globe. The database is an important tool to link cultural policy experts and to identify cultural policy experts for conferences and paid consultancy work. Of the 800 or so profiles on the database representing 103 countries, about 65 are from the African continent. This is to invite, and strongly encourage African cultural policy experts who are not already registered to do so as soon as possible, as this would also provide the 5th World Summit organisers with information about possible speakers. Register at www.connectcp.org
LONDON – The British government has urged Libya not to organize any official celebrations to mark the first anniversary of the release from jail of Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the Lockerbie bomber. “Any celebration of Megrahi’s release will be tasteless, offensive and deeply insensitive to the victims’ families. We have made our concerns clear to the Libyan government,” a spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said. Al-Megrahi is the only man ever to be convicted of the bombing of a Pan Am airliner over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in December, 1988, in which 270 people died. Most of the dead were... Continue Reading
Singer Wyclef Jean’s high-profile bid for Haiti’s presidency ended after election officials on the earthquake-ravaged Caribbean nation disqualified his candidacy. The Haitian-American hip-hop star expressed disappointment at the late Friday ruling, but called on his followers to act “peacefully and responsibly.” “Though I disagree with the ruling, I respectfully accept the committee’s final decision, and I urge my supporters to do the same,” the former Fugees frontman said in a statement. “I want to assure my countrymen that I will continue to work for Haiti’s renewal; though the board has determined that I am not a resident of Haiti, home... Continue Reading
GAUTENG – The joint liquidators of Renaissance Health Medical Scheme (Renaissance) have instituted action in the Gauteng North High Court against the former Board of Trustees, Principal Officer, administrator and curator of the scheme for the recovery of R88 million (case number 376087/10). Part of this sum comprises a claim for R8 million against the court-appointed curator who ran the scheme prior to it being declared insolvent. Lead joint liquidator Reuben Miller has instituted action against the former administrators Prosperity Health Managers (Pty) Ltd, curator Mzi Nkonki, Principal Officer Adv. Wilhelm Bekker and the following trustees: Sarel Jacobus de la... Continue Reading
