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Archives for April 2015
South Africa: We can’t obliterate our colonial past
April 10 2015, Peter Fabricius South Africa itself is a colonial construct. Should we deface the country, then, to express our rage? asks Peter Fabricius. Pretoria - Is it really possible that it took Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe – the arch-enemy of colonialism, or should that be neo-colonialism? – to tell South Africans obsessed with the statue of Cecil John … [Read more...] about South Africa: We can’t obliterate our colonial past
Poaching the creature that’s more valuable than gold
Peoples Daily (peoplesdailyng.com/Nigeria) Last year a record 1,215 rhinos were slaughtered for their horns in South Africa – and at the same time, 42 poachers were killed by rangers and police. This bloody conflict is fuelled by the mistaken belief in Asia that rhino horn cures cancer, and it’s growing more intense every year. “The gunman advances close to the … [Read more...] about Poaching the creature that’s more valuable than gold
People First rattles Zanu PF
MUGOVE TAFIRENYIKA • 8 APRIL 2015 dailynews.co.zw HARARE - There is gnashing of teeth in President Robert Mugabe’s warring Zanu PF, as the party prepares to embark on more brutal purges of its senior officials and at least a dozen legislators perceived to be sympathetic to former Vice President Joice Mujuru. Well-placed sources within the party told the Daily News … [Read more...] about People First rattles Zanu PF
Only a third of countries reach 2015 education goals: UN
Publish Date: Apr 09, 2015, New Vision The UN gave a third of the world's countries a passing grade Thursday for efforts to provide universal basic education, but said most governments had failed on a pledge made 15 years ago. In 2000, 164 countries agreed at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) World Education Forum to ensure … [Read more...] about Only a third of countries reach 2015 education goals: UN
CHINA IN AFRICA VIDEO!
BATTLE FOR AFRICA! Over the past decade, China's hunger for Africa's rich natural resources has seen it overtake Europe and America as the continent's largest trading partner. The West - for so long the dominant external force in Africa's affairs - has reacted to this rush of investment with more than a fair degree of unease. Commentators in Washington, London, Paris and … [Read more...] about CHINA IN AFRICA VIDEO!
French firm likely to conduct studies of Ethiopia dam: Source
Ahram Online, Thursday 9 Apr 2015 A French consultancy firm is likely to be selected to carry out new water and environmental studies on Ethiopia's controversial Grand Renaissance Dam, a source from Egypt's water and irrigations ministry has said. Ministers of irrigation from Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt are currently meeting in Addis Ababa to look at proposals put forward … [Read more...] about French firm likely to conduct studies of Ethiopia dam: Source