By Ron Murevererwi – ‘’I am not aligned to any political party. I want to unite people to live in peace, exchange ideas on what to do to stir development forward. Let’s be in the papers for good reasons not violence.’’ Chief Chaka More than five hundred villagers among them, chiefs, counselors, herdsmen, the representative from national youth service, church leaders, artist, women, youths, men, political party representatives and members from the MDC and from ZANU Pf gathered on Sunday afternoon the 14th of November at Muwani business centre, 5 km from Chaka business centre along the Harare- Masvingo road... Continue Reading
Mbabane, 18 November 2010 – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today launches a report on the fight against a dual epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV that is devastating the southern African kingdom of Swaziland, cutting life expectancy from 60 years to 31. With a population of just over a million, Swaziland is at the epicentre of a co-epidemic affecting all of southern Africa. The Fighting a dual epidemic report defines the urgent action needed to respond to this major health emergency. “Swaziland has the highest HIV prevalence in the world among adults. Disturbingly, more than 80 percent of TB patients... Continue Reading
By Promise Zalakata Kamanga – Lilongwe – Malawi just like many other African countries more especially in the Sub Saharan region continues to face myriad challenges in their endeavour for economic development. One major contributing factor is the geographical making that has mostly rendered the big part of the continent inaccessible. It was for this reason that Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika in the year 2006, unveiled ambitious plans to construct Shire-Zambezi Water Way connecting Malawi to the Indian Ocean. “After completion, Nsanje World Inland Port will be a modern multipurpose terminal with complex infrastructure, equipment and services. This will... Continue Reading
By: Collins Jette -Monrovia-Liberia – President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has given reasons for disbanding her entire cabinet, granting them compulsory leave for reflection and assessment of their performances and what they hope to achieve in the final leg of her administration The Liberian president said her team is going into the final leg of her administration and it was important to make a sober reflection. She explained. “We are going into the final leg. We have set certain goals; we want to start off in this dry season when we can get most of our work done with as much... Continue Reading
By: Augustine N. Myers – Amidst calls from two major opposition Political Parties in Liberia for President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to resign or go on an administrative leave, the Liberian leader has strongly reacted, taking exception to the calls made by the Liberty Party (LP) of Former President Pro Temporal at the Liberian Senate, Legal Counsellor Charles Walker Brumskine, and the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) of former World Best Footballer, George Mannah Weah. This follows the mass dismissal of the entire Liberian Cabinet referred to as “Administrative Leave”, by President Sirleaf in which both the Liberty Party (LP) and Congress... Continue Reading
