June 2010British Council moves into new Premises Other Attachments click here MEDIA BRIEF June 2010[1] The British Council, the United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations today announce their move into new purpose built premises at 16 Cork Road in Belgravia. The new office is secure and has been fitted out to good specifications. There is more space which is light and airy. The move completes many exciting years as 2010 marks 30 years of British Council in Zimbabwe, making its presence here as old or as young as the country itself. Over the years its programmes... Continue Reading
Shout-Africa News South Africa’s Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has commended the Captain and co-pilot of a Metroliner, operated by African Skies (a South African Charter Company), as well as the emergency services for their role in ensuring a successful emergency landing at Lanseria Airport in Gauteng yesterday (Sunday, 13 June 2010). “We want to commend the Captain and crew of the Metroliner, as well as the emergency services and all other stakeholders, for their role in ensuring a safe emergency landing at Lanseria Airport ,” said Minister Ndebele. According to initial reports, a chartered Metroliner 19-seater turboprop took off from... Continue Reading
By Tutu Alicante –COLUMBUS, OHIO – In a better world, my nieces and nephews in Equatorial Guinea would respect our country’s president for overseeing the careful management of revenues pouring in from oil, and for using these funds for development. In a better world, my nieces and nephews would honor the United Nations’ main cultural institution, UNESCO, for insisting on improving the education and health of Africa’s children. But in the world as we know it, relatively few people love and respect President Teodoro Obiang. His biggest fans might include the high-living members of his family, along with selected business... Continue Reading
Shout-Africa News -WALLDORF, Germany and ACCRA, Ghana, — The Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH and SAP AG, acting on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), have announced a development partnership to support Ghana in meeting the global standard for transparency in the oil and mining industries as set by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). SAP is donating an enterprise performance management (EPM) solution from its SAP® BusinessObjects(TM) portfolio, which the Ghanaian Ministry of Finance will use to monitor and analyze payments and revenue flows from its hard minerals industry as well... Continue Reading
By Novell Zwangendaba PRETORIA - President Jacob Zuma today Friday 11 June 2010, on behalf of the government and people of South Africa, offered his deepest condolences to former President Nelson Mandela and the entire Mandela family, following the death of his great grand-daughter Zenani in an accident in the early hours of this morning. President Zuma said, "We extend our condolences to the Mandela family following the loss of dear Zenani in the car accident." "The nation shares your loss and mourns with you, especially on the day on which our dreams and hopes come alive in the opening... Continue Reading
