By Novell Zwangendaba – JOHANNESBURG – Thomson Reuters today announced that it has donated two ScholarOne Manuscripts sites to the newest members of the African Journal Partnership Project — the Medical Journal of Zambia, John S. Kachimba, Editor; and the Ethiopian Journal of Health Services, Abraham Haileamlak, Editor. Since 2005, Thomson Reuters has worked with the Council of Science Editors to assist editors of sub-Saharan medical journals increase the visibility and quality of their journals. These journals and their editors include the Ghana Medical Journal, Dr. David Ofori-Adjei, Editor; the Malawi Medical Journal, Dr. Chiwoza Bandawe, Editor; Mali Medical, Dr.... Continue Reading
PRESS STATEMENT ON PARTY LAUNCH – 11 June 2010 The MDC 99 party has been inundated by calls from the media Zimbabwe masses and the international community over the issue of the party launch status. This follows statements made by our legal counsel in a court of law in defense of MDC 99 leaders. Please note that this was only a legal jugular meant to shrug off a ‘case’ of political victimization against MDC 99 officials by Mugabe and Zanu PF. The legal jugular worked well for the party as all our leaders were set free. Therefore the official POSITION... Continue Reading
Shou – SHANGHAI — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday ripped into the United States for pushing for new UN sanctions against Tehran, warning US President Barack Obama he had made a “big mistake”. The diatribe against Washington came in Shanghai, where Ahmadinejad was participating in “Iran Day” at the World Expo in China, which also backed the measures against Tehran over its suspect nuclear programme. “I think President Obama has made a big mistake… he knows the resolution will have no effect,” Ahmadinejad told a news conference. “Very soon he will come to understand he has not made the... Continue Reading
By Novell Zwangendaba – Johannesburg, – Condolences to the Mandela family continue to pour following the loss of former South African President Nelson Mandela’s grand-child, Zenani. In their latest condolence to the Mandela family, the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa (OC) said today that it is saddened to learn of the untimely death of Zenani Mandela, who was killed in a car accident last night. Zenani Mandela (13 years old) is the great-grand-daughter of Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first democratic President. “On behalf of everyone at the Organising Committee, I would like to express my condolences to... Continue Reading
By Novell Zwangendaba
The South African government has congratulated the national football team, Bafana Bafana, on their performance against Mexico this afternoon at the opening game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, at the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg.
