The background and consequences of the recent violent destruction of the Kennedy Road organisation of the Abahlali baseMjondolo (AbM) movement of shack dwellers by a combination of gangs recruited for the purpose, police action and local and regional ANC structures needs to be analysed at some depth.
Over the next two weeks, the world's attention will be focused on Copenhagen, where delegates from 192 countries are meeting to discuss a climate deal. This meeting comes at a time when there is a misconception that is running riot saying the Kyoto Protocol (KP) is expiring in 2012, hence the need to negotiate a new agreement. Nothing could be further from the truth. Whatever spin is put on the ...
On behalf of His Majesty, the King of England, the area presently known as Port Harcourt was acquired by the colonial authorities. This deed is registered as 16/211/7 (old series), Calabar, former kept at the lands registry, Lagos, later lands registry, Enugu but now in the lands registry, Port Harcourt.
IT is no longer news that the Yar'Adua government can now beat its chest and claim to have chalked up some sort of achievement in an otherwise barren and arid tenure.
Book on trade and climate change to be launched on Friday 11 December at Bella Centre
Prime Minister Raila Odinga has told Kenyan negotiators at the ongoing climate change summit in Copenhagen, Denmark not to contemplate failure.
Hundreds of Khayelitsha residents who lost their homes in a devastating blaze - the first major fire of the season - were up early on Thursday morning trying to recover possessions and rebuild their houses.
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has praised the efforts and determination of the National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) at reducing poverty in the state.
Operations at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Thursday returned to normal following interruption of a section of the runway lights on Wednesday night.
The Government of the Republic of Liberia and the People's Republic of China have signed a grant for 50 Million RMB yuan, an equivalent of nearly US$8 million to support projects agreed upon by the two countries.
Public Works Minister Samuel Kofi Woods, II says waste disposals remain a fundamental problem in the Liberian society.
Journalists from across the West Africa region recently attended a media workshop in Accra, Ghana, hosted by Inter Press Service (IPS) Africa on behalf of the International Fund for Agricultural Development.
Green Scorpions have discovered 20 tons of medical waste buried at an unused Harmony Gold mine in Welkom.
Residents of Bakau Mamakoto, on Sunday, came out in their large numbers along the Mamakoto highway, expressing strong dismay over a blockage made by certain individuals in their area.
The Appeal Court has ordered the National Forestry Authority to deposit Shs3.1 billion as condition for temporarily lifting a lower court directive.
Donors have said the slow pace of fiscal reforms in districts has partly affected Uganda's progress in meeting the UN Millennium Development Goals.
Residents of Bushenyi have petitioned the Resident District Commissioner to intervene in the delayed completion of the development of a Shs900 million stadium.
The change in weather patterns characterised by long dry spells in most parts of Nakasongola is to blame for the rising insecurity, according to the district chairman, Mr James Wandira.
Traffic came to a standstill on Tuesday after local businessmen blocked Kumi Road in Mbale Municipality and turned it into a market.
A section of local leaders in Kabale District have opposed President Museveni's proposal to compensate people occupying wetlands as a way of restoring the degraded environment.
When people want their peas or beans ready in the shortest time possible, the solution is to have them soaked overnight, so they cook faster. In most cases, there is no thought directed towards the health implication or benefits of this practice.
The long awaited refurbishment of Mandela National Stadium, Namboole should kick off next month.
In a bid to give back to less privileged communities in the rural areas, Nile Breweries Ltd has embarked on a three-year project to provide farmers with clean water.
The media in Uganda have done a good job highlighting several important flashpoints in the deterioration of the state of Uganda's environment. Both of the country's major dailies deserve credit. Sometimes - and no offense here - you read the newspapers in certain capitals where thousands are going hungry and the story is one political story after another without end.
AN Integrated Coastal and Fisheries Governance programme was launched over the weekend by the deputy Western Regional Minister, Ms. Betty Bosumtwi-Sam, which seeks to address the problem of the over-exploitation of fisheries resources, and the decline of fish stocks, the threat of biodiversity assets, including wetlands and lagoons among others.
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