By Guyson Nangayi – MTN Uganda has become one of the best leading Telecommunications companies in the country. MTN which launched its commercial services On October 21 1998 in Uganda after CELTEL,ZAIN and now AIRTEL, just six months after acquiring and signing of the license, has since grown to be the leading Telecommunications Company in Uganda servicing in excess of 6 Million customers just because it has stable network and advanced services. MTN Group, the South Africa-based multinational mobile telecommunications company, operating in many African and Middle Eastern countries, was founded in 1994 as a privately business held company and is now operates in over 21... Continue Reading
By Gambian Correspondent – President Yahya Jammeh has said that as long as elections are in the constitution of the Republic of The Gambia, there would be elections in The Gambia, noting that it is not for him to decide whether there is need for elections or not in the country. “The only way that I know that Gambians love and support me is the time they go and vote. This is a constitution that you cannot tamper with and, as far as elections are in the constitution, there will be elections. “It is not for me to decide whether... Continue Reading
KHAYELITSHA, 29 October 2010 (PlusNews) – Shrieks of laughter echo through the community centre in the Cape Town township of Khayelitsha as 20 children aged between four and 15 play a game of tag. Photo: Lee Middleton/PlusNews The children rehearse their moves They are part of the Cirque du Monde Ibhongolwethu Project run by Cape Town’s Zip Zap Circus School with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Through twice weekly workshops, HIV-positive children are taught circus-act skills such as the trampoline, tumbling and juggling. For the past 18 months, the sessions have included discussions with MSF’s Youth Officer, Brian Mbanga, who... Continue Reading
LONDON-NAIROBI, 16 June 2011 (IRIN) – The growth of piracy off the coast of Somalia from an occasional nuisance to shipping into a multi-million-dollar criminal enterprise has another, often deliberately overlooked cost: the worsening violence meted out to thousands of captured crew members. “There definitely has been a change, and we don’t know why,” Pottengal Mukundan, Director of the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), told a June meeting on the subject in London. “It may be to do with the fact that there is now a different kind of people looking after the captives. These are just gangs of thugs;... Continue Reading
By Elias Mhegera – FORMER President of Germany Dr Horst Köhler has counseled African countries to find ways to solve the growing population of the youths who go without employment. Prof Benno Ndulu BoT Governer Dr Köhler who is an economist served as the Germany president from 2004 to 2010. Prior to that, he was President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development from 1998 to 2000 and head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2000 to 2004. Paschal Lesoinne standing MD- TPCC He was speaking before delegates from various circles in Tanzania from politicians to... Continue Reading
