cullinan derailment By Novell Zwangendaba – Following a derailment on Sunday afternoon of a steam locomotive, owned and operated by a private operator, Friends of Rail, travelling from Pretoria to Cullinan, the Railway Safety Regulator has initiated an investigation into the incident. The train utilises a branch line and normal commuter operations have not been affected. None of the 627 passengers sustained any injuries. Preliminary investigations indicate that sleepers may have been stolen resulting in the derailment. About 10 railway sleepers had been stolen near the Cullinan station, causing the train to come off the tracks. None of the 627 passengers travelling from Pretoria were injured in... Continue Reading
By Novell Zwangendaba – JOHANNESBURG – International journalists covering the biggest sport spectacle, FIFA 2010 World Cup, are now able to do their business in posh surroundings in the capital city following the opening of international media centres in Sandton and Braamfontein. The media centres are equipped with a media hot desk big television screens Courtesy of the Gauteng Gateway 2010 project team, through the Provincial Executive Council, the centres were launched on Thursday, 17 June at the Craft and Design Centre on Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton Central. “The opportunity was realised a bit late, but we will use... Continue Reading
By Ronald Murevererwa – Five years after the untold suffering authored by the government of Zimbabwe on its innocent vulnerable citizens from a barbaric inhuman operation dubbed Murambatsvina, Achieve Your Goal trust (AYGT) held a commemoration of the sad event to reflecton the impact it had on the youths and debate the way forward. The commemoration was held yesterday at Machembere community Hall in highfield, attended by over 80 youths, men, women and children, victims of gross human rights abuses still recuperating from the scars of the horrors suffered. Presentations were made from civil society organizations which include among others... Continue Reading
Ghaith Abdul-Ahad reports from Mogadishu where presence of US drones reveals western anxiety over country’s conflict. On a side street off Mogadishu’s Wadnaha Road frontline a young officer is explaining the unwritten rules of the city’s intractable civil war as his men exchange fire with an unseen enemy. The fighters shooting at him are from the Hizb al-Islam, he explains. He knows this because they fight longer than al-Shabab, the other main Islamist group besieging Somalia’s tiny government-held enclave, but also because they told him. “We have friends there. They tell us before they leave their base that they are... Continue Reading
BY Shout Africa Correspondent Johannesburg: What do you get if you combine inspirational vuvuzela sounds with catchy African Rhythms? You would get Vuva Tchunas, a unique wave of sounds that will truly be the inspiration for our nation to all support Bafana Bafana, now available on CD. Vuva Tchunas makes it possible for all fans to be united in a harmony of rhythm and sound so that they all know how to do the vuva tchuna, a new, uniquely South African supporter trend expected to take over from the now jaded Mexican Wave. Not only can fans exuberantly display their... Continue Reading
