Shout-Africa News – WASHINGTON, — Internet-driven offers of employment to foreigners seeking paid positions in Haiti may be untrue, and the Pan American Development Foundation has urged potential applicants to be cautious. “Many talented professionals are eager to help our neighbors in Haiti,” says John Sanbrailo, PADF’s executive director. “Unfortunately, unscrupulous individuals want to take advantage of them in order to obtain personal information and/or money.” In some cases, these scammers may copy the logos of legitimate organizations working in Haiti for use in the bogus employment offer. To continue the ruse, email accounts are created that look similar to... Continue Reading
Shout-Africa News – MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, — The Republic of Equatorial Guinea (Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial, along with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), is working to strengthen and equip health facilities throughout the country to boost access to reproductive health services. The rebuilding process includes the construction and renovation of health centers and maternity units as well as proper training for medical students. “As part of our partnerships with the international community, we are sending our medical students to countries like Mali to study obstetrics, and to other countries, like Germany, Spain and Cuba to receive advanced medical training,”... Continue Reading
Shout-Africa Sports – Johannesburg – Teko Modise has admitted that South Africa’s priority is to exit the Soccer World Cup with their heads held high rather than hope for an unlikely qualification to the last 16. Bafana Bafana are on the brink of elimination after picking up a solitary point from their opening two Group A games. They must now beat France on Tuesday and hope that Uruguay do not play out a draw with Mexico, while there would also need to be a considerable swing in terms of goal difference. Modise accepts that South Africa are no longer in... Continue Reading
Shout-Africa Sports – Cape Town – England striker Wayne Rooney apologised on Saturday to England fans after criticising them for jeering the team following the 0-0 Soccer World Cup draw with Algeria. Rooney shouted into a TV camera as he left the field in Cape Town on Friday: “It’s nice to see your own fans booing you.” The Manchester United forward blamed his comments on his frustration at England’s second successive drab draw in South Africa. Rooney failed to score against the United States in the Group C opener, having also failed to hit the net in four matches at... Continue Reading
Shout-Africa News – British and Belgian companies have been buying diamonds from the contested Chiadzwa diamond fields, even though London and Brussels claim Zimbabwe should not be given Kimberley Process certification to export diamonds harvested in the area. According to All Africa, which quoted State-owned newspaper The Herald, an independent report compiled for the government now details who has been benefiting from the Chiadzwa resource. State officials denied knowledge of the report, but it apparently states that the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation, through the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe, had on two occasions this year shipped diamonds from Chiadzwa to... Continue Reading
