WESTERN CAPE, STELLENBOSCH, 6 October 2011 – The Cape Town leg of the Alto Red & Black Lounge Party, in partnership with City Press and Heart FM, held at the Alto Wine Estate on Thursday 29th September was an evening of style, glamour and fine cuisine as some of the country’s top Sommeliers and media industry movers and shakers arrived dressed to theme for a night of Alto’s fine wines paired with great cuisine. Included on the guest list were some of the Western Cape’s top Sommeliers, including Pearl Oliver, from Balthazar, Dominic Bowers, resident Sommelier at the Southern Sun’s Table Bay... Continue Reading
By Jean-Paul Pougala – “Why when the West write a resolution to impeach the Ivory-Coast and Libya, China and Russia do not oppose their veto, but when it comes to Syria, it is the opposite? As for the veto against sanctions on Zimbabwe in 2008? “This question was asked to me on my facebook page by Eric Atangana from Yaounde, Cameroon. 1) Côte d’Ivoire of Laurent Gbagbo and his Prime Minister Guillaume Soro had canceled most of the contracts signed with the Chinese to move to the French as the port of Abidjan rose to Bolloré just before the elections, hoping that ‘tinkering... Continue Reading
NJORO, 5 October 2011 (PlusNews) – They arrive at university looking forward to the freedom and challenges that come with life on campus, but researchers say few Kenyan “freshers” are prepared to navigate the murky waters of adult sexual relationships. “In recent research, which has yet to be filed, we found that 70 percent of freshers [at Egerton University, in Kenya’s Rift Valley Province] know how HIV is transmitted, but almost 90 percent have never attended [a] seminar or forum on HIV,” said Bernard Kibor, HIV/AIDS coordinator at the university. According to the Kenya demographic and health survey 2008/2009, 47... Continue Reading
By Nangayi Guyson – Kampala – Uganda’s former Vice President Gilbert Bukenya has been charged with Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) fraud. Prof. Bukenya is charged with abuse of office and taking advantage from a 3.9 million USD deal to provide cars to the 2007 Commonwealth summit in Uganda’s capital city; Kampala. The luxury cars were used to transport dozens of heads of state during the 2007 CHOGM where the former vice-president was the chair of the cabinet team in charge of the event’s preparations. Bukenya has denied the charges. Magistrate Irene Akankwasa canceled his bail and sent him to Luzira prision. “The accused person... Continue Reading
About 20 African women are preparing to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa, beginning September 1st 2012 for two weeks. This expedition is led by 3Thirtyseven Ltd a nonprofit organisation whose mission is to alleviate poverty in Africa by inviting women of African heritage to join organised expeditions and outdoor activities for the purposes of fundraising for their African country of origin. The highest mountain in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro is the fourth highest mountain in the world, and the tallest freestanding mountain. This climb will be marked by the 3Thirtyseven launch which is set to bring interested women from all... Continue Reading
