JOHANNESBURG – The Film and Publication Board (FPB) in partnership with the Family Policy Institute (FPI) has renewed calls for urgent action to protect children from exposure to pornography. Citing research carried out by Doctors for Life (DFL) linking contact with pornography in young children to deviant behaviour, the FPB’s CEO Yoliswa Makhasi has urged greater responsibility at all levels of society to protect children from exposure to pornography and other forms of undesirable content. “We believe those who should know better are not taking the care they should to protect our children,” says Makhasi, referring to two recent incidents... Continue Reading
KAMPALA – The Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) was officially launched on Saturday in Kampala, on the sidelines of the XV African Union Summit in Uganda. Previous African Union Summits, particularly those of January 2009 on the development of Transport and Energy and January 2010 on the development of Information and Communication Technologies, supported the strengthening of infrastructure in Africa and notably endorsed PIDA as a program for integrating all regional and continental initiatives. The official launch was a formal event highlighting PIDA and contributing to disseminate information to political organs and leaders as well as to the... Continue Reading
All is now set for the holding of the 12th Eritrean Festival in Scandinavia. The jamboree is slated to begin this Thursday in Stockholm (Eggeby Gård, Färva Folkets Park in Spånga), the Swedish capital. Organized by the Eritrean National Holidays Coordinating Committee and Eritrea’s embassy in Sweden, the four-day event is expected to be a blast. Last year’s edition was also something to remember. This year, as usual there will be plenty on offer. High level representatives of the Eritrean government will give public lectures, a children’s clown and fun fair, youth and women program and exhibition from Eritrea. Other... Continue Reading
KAMPALA – Guido Westerwelle bacame the first German Foreign Minister to address the African foreign ministers at the recent African Union Summit in Kampala. He described Africa as “a continent full of opportunities” which is finally taking the place it deserves as an equal partner when it comes to tackling international problems and as an attractive location for business. On the fringes of the Summit, the Federal Foreign Minister also held one-on-one talks with almost 20 of the 53 foreign ministers of the African Union. Alongside the meetings with his counterparts, Westerwelle also spoke with Jean Ping, Chairperson of the... Continue Reading
JOHANNESBURG – Organisers of the anti-xenophobia match between Highlanders of Zimbabwe and Jomo Cosmos of South Africa say the message has reached home. About 18 000 fans attended the match at Johannesburg Stadium on Sunday, which was jointly organised by mobile cell-phone giant, Econet Wireless South Africa, Southern Africa Women’s Institute for Migration Affairs (SAWIMA), ACTION Support Centre (ACTION) and Population Council. “The match was way beyond expectation! It’s a really slap in the face of xenophobia, and I am pleased that both South Africans and Zimbabweans witnessed the match together,” said Bishop Paul Verryn of Central Methodist Church. He... Continue Reading
