By Zimbabwe Reporter – CHIREDZI – The famous Colombian singer Shakira landed at Buffalo Range airport Sunday afternoon but no shows are lined up in Zimbabwe. Shakira is on a private visit and returns to South Africa Monday. She has been brought to Zimbabwe by Malilangwe proprietors which runs an adventure company in Gonarezhou, a game park in the lowveld. Fans could almost see her for a few moments but she vanished in just a few minutes in a Merc. Shakira, who did the “Waka Waka” the official song for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, was dressed in... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa – ROME- A real partnership needs to see Africa as an opportunity and not just as a problem for the rest of the world. The point was underscored by Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, speaking at the conference on “Italy and Africa Partners in Business”. As Frattini sees it, moving on from the “assistance-based” approach of the past means “meeting not just the needs of Africans, who today are asking not just for aid but for investment, but the needs of the Italian business community too. Our firms have everything to gain from an increasing, and increasingly important, Italian... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa – CAIRO – A farmer in northern Egypt says his cow has given birth to a two-headed calf that he calls a “divine miracle.” Sobhy el-Ganzoury said Saturday it took two hours and much pulling to deliver the rare calf. He said the difficult birth has weakened the calf’s legs. El-Ganzoury said the veterinarian informed him that the calf, which was born this week, is now in stable condition and is expected to survive. He said he intends to keep the animal as a reminder that “God is able to do anything.” The calf still can’t stand up... Continue Reading
By Mike King – Tension, mistrust and the threat of a slide into war characterise Sudan’s security situation ahead of general elections set for April 2010 and an independence referendum for the South to be held in January 2011. The conduct and outcome of the polls will go a long way to determining if entrenched conflicts in southern Sudan and Darfur can be resolved peacefully or whether Sudan will revert to civil war. There have been numerous disputes between the North and South over the interpretation and implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement – signed in 2005 to end decades... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa – HARARE, Zimbabwe – Police in Zimbabwe say 18 people have died and 30 have been seriously injured in a triple highway accident involving two buses and a truck. Police at the scene about 50 miles (80 kilometers) west of Harare reported the first bus rammed into a stationary truck and veered off the highway early Sunday, followed seconds later by a second bus colliding with the same truck. Thirteen people died on the main highway to the city of Bulawayo and five died during emergency treatment later. Bus accidents, common in Zimbabwe, are blamed on speeding, poor... Continue Reading
