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South Africa Green Light for Eskoms Sere Wind Farm
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has given state company Eskom a licence to go ahead with its Sere wind farm near Koekenaap in the Western Cape. "Sere is our first large-scale renewable energy project," Eskom chief executive officer Brian Dames said in a statement on Monday. "It demonstrates our commitment to reducing our carbon footprint and to investing in a ...
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Kenya cases International Criminal Court Presidency decides on new composition of Trial Chamber V
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Ratification of Mozambique Petroleum Law Seen By Year-End
The Mozambique government currently is revising its legal and fiscal packages for exploration and production, but anticipates its new petroleum law to be ratified by year-end in time for the upcoming licensing round, said Arsenio Mabote, chairman of the Instituto Nacional de Petroleo. Mozambique will seek to promote exploration in offshore areas 4, 5 and 6 in its upcoming licensing round. The ...
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Uganda news editor cries foul over raid
A police raid on a daily newspaper in Uganda is evidence of government-backed media harassment, the newspaper's managing editor said. Two radio stations were closed Monday and police raided the offices of The Daily Monitor, the largest independent newspaper in Uganda. Police spokeswoman Judith Nabakooba told Bloomberg News that authorities had a court order to search the newspaper's ...
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Is the African Union equipped to serve Africas people for another 50 years | Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja
in 1963 (pdf) - needs to take stock of its strengths and weaknesses as an intergovernmental organisation designed to promote the pan-African agenda politically and economically. As articulated by the leading figures of pan-Africanism, that agenda consists of a three-dimensional project of political self-determination, economic self-reliance, and solidarity in the promotion and defence of African ...
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Kenya Technology goes on errand in Nairobi
Dash2do helps busy people with daily tasks through its online platform. Finding someone trustworthy to run an errand for you in Nairobi could be a problem of the past.At least, this is what one innovative Kenyan company is aiming for.Dash2do is an online platform with a portfolio of errand runners, drivers, tradespeople and artisans, all vetted by the company to carry out tasks for people with ...
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M23 rebels clash with Congo army for a 2nd day in the countrys east
GOMA, Congo - A Congolese military official says that fighting between the M23 rebels and the army continued for a second day near Congo's eastern provincial capital of Goma. Army spokesman Col. Olivier Hamuli said fighting in Mutaho, 10 kilometres (6 miles) east of Goma, broke out early Tuesday after M23 rebels tried to take back positions lost to the army in fighting Monday. The rebels ...
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South Africa Sheriff denied entry to auction Mandela ex-wifes belongings to pay debt
JOHANNESBURG - An auction to pay off a debt of Nelson Mandela's ex-wife failed to take place because no one would open her home to the sheriff. Officials and reporters gathered Tuesday outside the gated home of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. No one responded to the doorbell although a black car sped out of the gates. Madikizela-Mandela is loved by many for her role in the anti-apartheid ...
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Zimbabwe Supreme Court to Hear Petition On Election Date On Thursday
A court application compelling President Robert Mugabe to announce the date for elections will be heard as an urgent matter in the Supreme Court this Thursday. This comes after chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku threw out Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's appeal against a High Court application made by a Harare man, Jealousy Mawarire, that forces Mugabe and his coalition partners to ...
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Tanzania LTE Insurgent Challenger Smile Does a Hard Launch and Will Open Its Network On a Wholesale Basis to Other Operators
London - Smile Communications has put in place the first public roll-out in Africa of LTE in 800 MHz spectrum in Tanzania and has ambitious plans to roll out in the same spectrum in three more countries. This week it moved from soft to hard launch status in Tanzania and the other 3 countries will follow. Russell Southwood spoke to founder and CEO of the company Irene Charnley. Smile ...
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Tanzania IBM Says ICT Investment Inevitable for Efficiency Productivity in Economy
INCREASED investment in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is inevitable for enhanced efficiency and productivity in the national economy. According to IBM Africa Country General Manager David Sawe, "There is huge demand for ICT in organisations that aim at improving efficiencies and boosting profit." Giving a keynote address to the opening of a three-day training for ...
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Tanzania Banks Sector Register Improved Performance
BANKS in Tanzania posted impressive results in the first quarter of this year, painting a positive trend in the monetary sector since the 2008 global financial crisis that greatly affected their performance. The sector since the crisis had to deal with a non-debt-payment problem as clients were affected by the crisis and hence failed to honour their obligation. Many banks saw the increase of ...
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Nigeria Boko Haram DestructionNigerian Army gains grounds against Boko Haram with many arrested in Maiduguri Africa News
President Goodluck Jonathan ordered the deployment of Some 2,000 soldiers to 3 northern states last week amid declaring state of emergency in those states. The military said last week that it had carried out air strikes and destroying militants' bases in Sambisa game reserve, south of Maiduguri, and elsewhere in the north of the country. The army said yesterday in a statement that it has ...
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Self Help Africa Why Only Profits Can Cure Poverty
The importance of profiting from one's efforts ought to be an easy concept to embrace. It is why humans no longer live in caves. If an endeavor--any endeavor--produces more value than it consumes, it will not only pay for itself, but create the means for growth. In contrast, endeavors that persistently generate losses are destined to wither and die. Africa has long been a place where ...
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Kenya fine with Obama snub
Kenya said Tuesday it was "fine" with US President Barack Obama avoiding the country on an Africa tour next month, rejecting reports it was due to upcoming crimes against humanity trials of its leaders.Obama will leave on a first African tour in late June, visiting Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa, but his itinerary bypasses Kenya, where his father was born."America, just like ...
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Rwanda She Chose Business Over the Courtroom
Business Times continues to profile successful business women, who will share their success tips and experiences of how they made it in the cutthroat and male-dominated business world. They reveal how they started out, what inspired them and how they have managed to make their business dreams come true. This week, Peterson Tumwebaze caught up with Meledah Twahirwa, a lawyer turned business ...
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Rwanda African Govts Advised to Place Children At the Centre of Post-2015 Development
African leaders and experts have called for children to be at the centre of the post-2015 development agenda.The call comes as the African Union (AU) prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary. According to a statement issued yesterday by the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF), a panel of distinguished African leaders and thinkers agreed on a number of critical priorities to ensure ...
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Zimbabwe Mutambara Calls for Mineral Database
GOVERNMENT should mobilise funding for exploration to establish a database of the country's mineral reserves to avoid getting raw deals when negotiating with investors, Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara has said. He made the remarks at the 74th annual general meeting of the Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe at Troutbeck Resort in Nyanga last week. The meeting was held under the theme: ...
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Rwanda Architects Welcome Online Permit Application System
The Kigali City Council on Monday launched the Online Construction Permit Management Information System that will make obtaining the permits simpler and faster. Mayor Fidele Ndayisaba called the initiative, which involves several stakeholders, a 'landmark achievement' for the city's service delivery. Under the new system, developers wishing to obtain construction permits will be ...
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Rwanda Construction Permits to Be Issued Online
The City of Kigali yesterday launched the online Construction Permit Management Information System that is set to make acquisition of construction permits faster, simpler and easier. In Kigali city, before one embarks on a construction project, they are required to get a permit from the city authorities. However, with the new technology, architects will no longer need to go to the City of ...
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West Africa ECOWAS to Review Protocol On Movement of Persons Goods Services
As part of the review process of the Ecowas Protocol on Free Movement of Persons, Goods and Services, the Ecowas Commission will undertake a Mission to The Gambia as a Member State from the 22nd - 25th May 2013, to begin the awareness campaign and information exchange with government authorities and other stakeholders on the subject. The sub-regional bloc has started to review the Regional ...
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Kenya Rutos Office Releases Sh18 Million Jet Invoices
Nairobi - Deputy President William Ruto's office has released documents to support their assertion that a jet which took him on a tour of four African nations was a one-off hire at a cost of Sh18.5 million and not Sh100 million as reported. The documents include an invoice from the charter company whose jet the deputy president used on the trip. The invoice from VistaJet shows the deputy ...
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Kenya Vetting of All Police Officers Starts Next Month
Nairobi - Vetting of all police officers will begin in June, according to the chairman of the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) Johnston Kavuludi. The commission will consult an international security expert, the Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board as well as the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission before embarking on the exercise. "The commission in preparation has scheduled a ...
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South Africa Under pressure miners union demands 60 percent wage raise
South African employers are bracing themselves for the mother of strike seasons this year. As the end of May beckons, the country is braced for a series of employment negotiations, as sectoral wage contracts come under the spotlight.First to throw the gauntlet is the country's largest and richest trade union, the powerful, National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), which submitted its wage ...
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Cameroon Defence Officials Share Common Meal
Defence Minister, Edgar Alain Mebe Ngo'o presided over the ceremony at the Military Headquarters in Yaounde on Monday.Officials of various corps of Cameroon's Armed Forces gathered for a common meal at the Military Headquarters in Yaounde yesterday, May 20, 2013 after participating in the colourful military parade presided over by the Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed ...
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Three major African airlines to launch new regional player
West and central Africa may soon have a regional airline to connect the countries of the region and feed the three largest airlines in Africa, especially South African Airways, which has dominance on the continent, although it has indicated it will not provide financial support to such a venture.
There are exciting plans afoot in the African aviation industry the continent’s three largest airlines, South African Airways, Egypt Air and Ethiopian Airlines, considering the establishment of a regional airline in central and West Africa that would feed the larger airlines on loner routes or what they call ‘truck routes’. Read more
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