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South Africa Mandela name pulled into politics
JOHANNESBURG -; Nelson Mandela, old and frail, lives in seclusion in his Johannesburg home. Beyond the high walls of the house, the fighting over his image and what he stood for has already ...
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Cosco to Boost Asia-South Africa Trade in Mid-June
will increase rates for all shipments, including refrigerated cargo, on its trade from the Far East to South Africa, starting June 17.The hike will be $300 per 20-foot container and $600 per 40-foot and 40-foot high-cube container, according to the ...
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Kenya Lobbies Mahama Over Somalia
Prez Mahama and Kenyan envoy President John Dramani Mahama has accepted a request from Kenya tochampion their cause for an expansion of Amisom troops at this week’s African Union (AU) Summit, noting that peace and security remain vital to the growth of the continent. Kenya’s Deputy President, William arap Ruto, in a discussion with President Mahama in Accra on Sunday, said that his ...
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East Africa Two California Men Sentenced for Rhino Horn Trafficking
Washington - The sentencing May 15 of two California businessmen in Los Angeles for trafficking in rhino horn will send both to prison and ensure that $800,000 of their illegally acquired "profits" end up helping protect rhinos in Africa. Vinh Chung "Jimmy" Kha and Felix Kha pleaded guilty in September 2012 to federal felony charges brought as a result of Operation Crash, an ...
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Mozambique doctors want higher pay
Mozambique doctors went on strike Monday demanding higher pay and accusing the government of reneging on a January promise to double their wages, the medics association said.Medics say the government has failed to fulfil its promise made after a strike in January.Local media has reported that doctors are demanding a monthly basic wage of $3,000 while the government was offering between $670 and ...
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S.Africas Alexander Forbes considers offers for insurance arm
JOHANNESBURG | Mon May 20, 2013 11:30am EDT JOHANNESBURG May 20 (Reuters) - South African financial services firm Alexander Forbes said on Monday it is considering possible deals to sell off stakes in its short-term and life insurance unit, Guardrisk. The company did not name investors that have shown interest in Guardrisk, which operates in South Africa, Mauritius and Namibia. ...
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Uganda to import thumbprint machines to eliminate electoral fraud
Uganda is expected to import thumbprint machines in an effort to eliminate electoral malpractices. The East Africa country's next presidential and parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in 2016.Both the ruling NRM party and the opposition have been at each other's throats over electoral malpractices, with the latter accusing the government of fraud during the last general ...
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UPDATE 1-Abil profit fall raises concern over S.Africa credit boom
Mon May 20, 2013 11:21am EDT * First-half profit down 26 pct * 445 million rand of bad loans written off * Shares down 16 pct (Recasts, adds analyst comment, background) By David Dolan JOHANNESBURG, May 20 (Reuters) - South African lender African Bank Investments posted a 26 percent drop in first-half profit on Monday, sparking a rout in its shares amid concern that a boom in unsecured lending ...
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Kenya Seventeen in Court Over Cruelty to Parliament Pigs
Nairobi - Seventeen protestors who staged the 'Occupy Parliament' demonstration using 31 live pigs last Tuesday have been charged with cruelty to animals. The activists, among them photographer Boniface Mwangi, however declined to take a plea and were released on a cash bail of Sh20,000 each or Sh10,000 surety bail. The demonstrators were charged with three counts of breach of peace, ...
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Kenya Restive North Sees Shifting Power Risks
Garissa-Nairobi - The presence of foreign militias in parts of northeastern Kenya, and their collusion with security officials and business people there, may be to blame for a rise in insecurity in the region, where multiple gun and grenade attacks have been reported over the past two years. But securing northern Kenya is increasingly vital to the government, with the badlands growing in ...
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South Africa Gupta Plane Scandal - Govt Report Released
Aircraft parked at South Africa's Waterkloof Air force Base which is considered a national key point. Cape Town - The police and NPA were responsible for deciding whether the Gupta family would be prosecuted for the irregular landing of their plane at Waterkloof Air Base, Justice Minister Jeff Radebe said on Sunday. "That's the decision of the national police commissioner ...
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Angola Angola Cuba Study Mechanisms to Co-Ordinate Co-Operation
Luanda - The Angolan and Cuban authorities have been studying mechanisms for a better co-ordination of the existing bilateral co-operation, as well as for the strengthening of relations, said Monday in Luanda the Angolan Foreign Affairs minister, Georges Chikoti. The minister, who was speaking to the press after a meeting with the vice president of Cuba's Council of Ministers, Ricardo ...
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Angola 26th Session of Permanent Representatives Committee Opens
Addis Ababa - The 26th ordinary session of the African Union Permanent Representatives' Committee (PRC) opened Sunday in Addis Ababa with an agenda focusing on the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the continental organisation on May 25. Gathered at the «Medium Conference Hall», at the African Union (AU) headquarters, the African representatives' session was presided ...
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Angola National Museums Respond to Countrys Cultural Needs
Luanda - The national director of museums, Americo Kunonoca, last Saturday in Luanda considered satisfactory the degree of functioning of national museums, having into account the role they play in conveying values and knowledge about the country's historical cultural reality. Speaking to ANGOP, in the ambit of the International Museum Day, marked on May 18, Americo Kunonoca revealed that ...
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Angola BDA Wishes to Reinforce Partnership in Benguela
Luanda - The Angola Development Bank (BDA) intends to reinforce its partnership with central Benguela province entrepreneurs, through publicising opportunities it offers and terms required. This was announced by BDA official, Fernando Simões, Friday in Luanda during a workshop held on the fringes of the Benguela International Fair. The official on the occasion said BDA has so far ...
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Kenya Wheat Farmers Shift to Other Crops As Price Drops
WHEAT farmers in Uasin Gishu County have started shifting to other crops due to poor prices of the commodity offered by the government. Most farmers have shifted to planting maize and other crops after the price of a 90kg bag of wheat started coming down drastically. The 90-kg bag of wheat costs Sh3,300 at the Cereals Board, a price that has discouraged farmers compared to the high cost of ...
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Why is Africas healthcare so far behind the rest of the world
As a continent, Africa won't achieve most of its health-related Millennium Development Goals. Cash and access continue to be major impediments to healthcare in the ...
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Namibia Botswana connect to 5.12 terabit cable
Last week, the powerful WACS submarine fibre optic cable was landed in Swakopmund, Namibia. Now, the work has started to make WACS provide high-speed telecom services to consumers in Namibia and ...
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AU Highlights Progress in Africa in Economic Growth Peace Democracy
Addis Ababa, May 20 (Prensa Latina) Africa is facing a variety of problems, but over the last 50 years has witnessed substantial progress in economic growth, a consolidation of peace and improved democracy, stressed African Union (AU) authorities here today. In the second and final day of the 26th Ordinary Session of ambassadors prior to the 21st AU summit to be held in Havana, attendees ...
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I believe there will be a Games bid from Africa says Ng Ser Miang
May 20 - Ng Ser Miang, the Singaporean International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president who last week launched his election campaign to replace Jacques Rogge in the most powerful position in world sport, has said he believes a Games bid from Africa is on the horizon. Speaking ...
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Benin–Nigeria Power Interconnection Project Sharing Energy in West Africa
The Electricity Authority of Benin-Nigerian Electric Power Authority power interconnection project, jointly financed by the African Development Bank, the West African Development Bank, and the Economic Community of West African States, is one of the sparkling flagship projects for regional integration and cooperation in West Africa. Financed under the West Africa Power Pool program, the project ...
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Daunting but Promising AfDB Report highlights Economic and Social Benefits of Green Growth for Africa
A new report released by the African Development Bank (AfDB) shows that investments in green growth are not only good for the environment but are also advantageous to economic ...
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Rebels attack Central African Republic towns killing at least 8 in continuing violence
BOUCA, Central African Republic - Residents say armed men invaded a remote village in Central African Republic and killed six people. The attack comes just days after rebels assaulted another nearby town, where they killed two people. Residents in Bouca say four vehicles full of armed gunmen entered the village on Friday, where they shot six people. Witnesses said the men did not speak Sango, ...
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Uganda Busoga Needs Special Devt Programme - Kadaga
The Government should come up with a special development programme for the Busoga region to bring it up to the level of other areas, Rebecca Kadaga, the Speaker of Parliament has said. "It has been our long time desire to have a special programme for Busoga. As far back as 2003, we designed the Busoga Zoning programme. It was launched by the President in 2004 but unfortunately it was never ...
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Uganda New Local Govt Commissioners Sworn in
Acting Deputy Chief Justice Steven Kavuma has urged freshly appointed members of the Local Government Finance Commission to uphold the qualities the appointing authority saw in them. "Your appointment is a clear manifestation of the confidence the appointing authority has in each of you, because of your dedication to work and leadership skills. So, I call upon all of you to uphold the ...
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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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