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Election: Mozambique Prez Guebuza returns wt a landslide…. Special to USAfricaonline.com and The Black Business Journal, Houston The southern African country of Mozambique has voted, according to early reports that its 66 years old wealthy President Armando Guebuza of the progressive FRELIMO Party is set for a whopping landslide. Similarly, the party machine is ensuring [...]
In the other Group A match, Germany came from a goal down to beat Honduras 3-1 at the Abuja National Stadium, with Lennart Thy netting a second-half brace.
Sowumni counters: Tony Eluemunor is just playing a game with us all. As a paid aide of ex-convict James Ibori, he was in denial of the looting perpetrated by his principal. He faintly tried to deny Ibori was involved in the $1 million scandal in 1995.
Chief George’s subsequent prosecution is evidence that ultimately the law catches up with the bad guys. Cynics will find therapy in the courageous stature of Justice Oyewole whose extraordinary example, in concluding a full trial of such a complicated case in just 14 months, ought to guide other courts where cases of grand corruption are still trapped.
South Africa issues arrest warrant for biz man for $1.6 bln fraud Cape Town: An arrest warrant has been issued for a South African businessman accused of orchestrating a 12.5 billion rand ($1.65 billion) fraud, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Tuesday. Lawyers and investigators working for investors have accused Barry Tannenbaum of operating a Ponzi-style [...]
Kelly Hansome believes and argues that “Wande and D’banj do not, apparently know that you don’t get the title of Igwe the same way you get a fashion or basic chieftaincy titles. That’s the thrust of my ‘Igwe kom kom’ song from my yet to be released single response to both D’banj’s Igwe and Wande’s attack on me which he called ‘Who born the maga?’ The latter being an obvious reference to me for my popular song ‘Maga don pay’… You know I’m known as Mr. Maga.”
The a US$15million girls’ school is being built on the outskirts of the nation’s capital Lilongwe and is similar to the school launched by talk show host Oprah in South Africa. Madonna will also meet Malawian President Dr Bingu Wa Mutharika and visit orphanages her charity supports.
On her charity’s Web site, the multi-Grammy Award-winning singer said the school will focus on empowering women to become leaders. “Our goal is to teach them to challenge themselves, serve their local communities and develop their country,” she said. “
New Jersey-based woman convicted for trafficking girls from Togo, Ghana; her lawyer says jury misunderstood culture while prosecutor says it’s violent abuse of teens…. Special to USAfrica The Newspaper, Houston, [...]
South Africa’s 2009 economic growth fall 2.0% South Africa’s economy will likely contract by around 2 percent this year, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has said. “In South Africa we were doing quite well as a modest economy with an average growth of about 5 percent in the last five years. For this year we’ll probably [...]
Liberia Students Scholarship annual banquet on Dec 18 in Houston Special to USAfrica The Newspaper, Houston USAfricaonline.com and CLASS magazine and The Black Business Journal The Liberia Students Scholarship annual banquet, established 6 years ago in Columbus Ohio by Dr. Naboth and Victoria Zondo, will hold on Dec 18, 2009 in Houston. Dr. Naboth told USAfricaonline.com and CLASSmagazine [...]
“I can say this was the worst such incident recently in Mogadishu. Heavy shelling was hitting civilian populated areas, including Bakara market, Holwadag and Hodan,” he said.
According to witnesses, the clashes started when insurgent fighters opened mortar fire on the airport as President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed was flying out off the country for diplomatic visits.
Sudan Plane Crash in Sharjah, kills 6 By Muin Abdul Majid A Sudanese cargo plane crashed shortly after take-off from Sharjah airport on Wednesday October 21, 2009, killing six people on board, local media reported. The Boeing 707 aircraft, bound for Sudan’s capital Khartoum, went down at about 3pm (7pm Malaysian time). “Six crew members, [...]
Keith Porteus-Wood, of the National Secular Society, said: “This is a mortal blow to Anglicanism which will inevitably lead to disestablishment as the Church shrinks yet further and become increasingly irrelevant….” Cardinal Levada added: “It is the hope of the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, that the Anglican clergy and faithful who desire union with the Catholic Church will find in this canonical structure the opportunity to preserve those Anglican traditions precious to them and consistent with the Catholic faith.”
South Africa will not tolerate violent protests, warns president Zuma Special to USAfricaonline.com Johannesburg – The South African government will not tolerate violent protests that have rocked poor townships, President Jacob Zuma said Tuesday while calling for service delivery to be beefed up. ”Burning down libraries, torching people’s houses, and looting spaza (small) shops do not [...]
USAfricaonline.com NEWS Exclusive: For foiling kidnap crimes, Onitsha America’s president Dr. Egbunike announces N1milllion to Police command Special report by Chido Nwangwu in New York (Publisher of USAfricaonline.com, www.PhotoWorks.TV and CLASSmagazine, Houston) In a bold and target-specific response to the gallant efforts of the Onitsha Police command in thwarting the criminal, reprehensible, violent failed attempt [...]
Ghana wins Under-20 World Cup for first time, beats Brazil in shootout By Jerome Pugmire (CP) – Special to USAfricaonline.com CAIRO, Egypt — Ghana held on with 10 men to beat Brazil in a penalty shootout to become the first African team to win the Under-20 World Cup on Friday and end a decade of [...]
Tsvangirai said his Movement for Democratic Change party would continue parliament activities.
Tsvangirai said the freeze will continue until there was a resolution of the dispute over Roy Bennett.
Bennett is being tried on charges linked to long-discredited allegations that his party, the MDC, plotted President Robert Mugabe’s violent overthrow.
Nigerian delta group vows to hit oilfields again Nigerian insurgents vowed Thursday to renew their five-year war against Africa’s largest oil industry when a unilateral cease-fire expires, even though some of their leaders have surrendered under a government amnesty in recent weeks. Their defiance raised the prospect of a major military offensive against them in their [...]
Black Republicans running for various offices this election cycle seem to be running from race while running their race. This is one of the most asinine things I have every seen, but not unexpected. This is why Black Republicans have no credibility within their own community….
With the growing discontent, new President Jacob Zuma is pressured to meet his promise of easing inequality in South Africa. There are millions who are still living in poverty 15 years after the end of apartheid. However the government has fallen short in meeting demands for better basic services like water, electricity, health care and education.
