Due to the increase in the spate of muggings in and around Harare recently, Citizen Concern Bureau of Zimbabwe has been launched as of today, to spearhead Public Safety Campaigns to raise public awareness about this dangerously growing trend. WHO WE ARE Citizen Concern Bureau of Zimbabwe (CCBZ), is a Non-Governmental, Non-Political, Non-Profit and Charitable Organisation, primarily concerned with the preservation of the sanctity of life through Public Safety Awareness and Advocacy Campaigns. Our work is a voluntary public service undertaking for and on behalf of the people of Zimbabwe. However, it must be stressed that our organisation is not in any way a... Continue Reading
Sierra Leone’s President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma and family spent this year’s Christmas celebrations mingling with the people of Port Loko district. Every year, President Koroma and family would spend their Christmas holiday in Makeni, the city of his birth. But this time round, he decided to grace the people of Port Loko with his presence. The president’s convoy left Freetown on Tuesday 24th December for Port Loko through Lungi, Lokomasama and Port Loko town. President Koroma, first lady Sia Nyama, daughters Alice and Dankay, and a coterie of Presidential staffers arrived in Port Loko town where they were greeted... Continue Reading
…..Adds Agriculture to Water, Sanitation Project – By: WASH R&E “Media” Network –Higher Ground International (HGI), a U.S-Liberian based Non Governmental Organization has again assured residents of the city of Arthington of its commitment to continue efforts aimed at improving the lives of the people. HGI is currently operating in Arthington in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector, and has added Agriculture as an Economic Empowerment Program starting 2014. The Organization in 2012 provided the first hand pump and latrine facilities since the establishment of Arthington in 1822. The Program, through Higher Ground International-Liberia’s Office seeks to build the... Continue Reading
By: WASH R&E “Media” Network – The poor disposal of garbage in and around Monrovia by the Monrovia City Corporation (MCC) and the Paynesville City Corporation (PCC) including the two garbage collection companies, N. C. Sanitors and Zoom-lion remains a serious challenge and a nightmare for residents of the two cities. Huge piles of garbage are seen especially in public places, along major streets and market sites, “a situation considered embarrassing during this festive season”. Garbage which is produced by people from their waste products, if not properly handled and carefully disposed can result to the outbreak of pandemic that... Continue Reading
By Dennis Kabatto – The UN Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon on Monday convincingly refuted speculations of increased tension between the United Nations and Africa over what some observers call the slow pace of UN Security Council reforms and the lack of consensus on resolving the dispute regarding the International Criminal Court (ICC) and Kenya’s trials. Mr. Ban made the refutation during the traditional end of year press conference at the UN Headquarters in New York. “First of all, I would not agree to your generalization of tension between Africa and the United Nations. I make it quite clear that Africa... Continue Reading
