Over 20 ACP Press Clubs Meet In Kigali To Discuss Media Development
The first ever Congress of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) press clubs, bringing together media and other stakeholders from more than 20 countries world over, are meeting in Kigali to discuss different issues affecting the media and learn from each other on best practices, challenges and opportunities in their trade. The two-day congress opened, yesterday, […]
Kenya: Uhuru Releases 7,000 Inmates To ‘Free Space For The Corrupt’
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday released 7,000 offenders who were about to clear their sentences to “open space to jail the big corrupt government officers.” President Kenyatta asked Chief Justice David Maraga to crack the whip on the anti-corruption cases before courts and jail those he said had been stealing from Kenyans. During Tuesday’s charged […]
How The Future Depends On A Girl At The Decisive Age Of Ten
13-year-old Lilliane lost her childhood when her stepfather took it upon himself to rob her of her dignity. A man who disguised himself as a guardian and protector to her and her family chose to hurt her by raping her almost every night. The most alarming bit of it is that her mother came to […]
Sabiny Women Blame FGM For Frigidity In Bed
If Viola Chebet could turn back the hands of time on one event in her life, the 28-year-old mother of three knows exactly where she would go. The day she was “circumcised” in order to conform to the cultural demands of her Sabiny community in Bukwo district. That day came seven years ago, by which […]
Pollution Killing More Than Aids And TB, Report Says
More than 14,000 annual deaths in Kenya can be averted if the country embraces clean environment and inclusive green growth, a conference has been told. Household pollution caused by smoke emitted from energy sources used mostly in rural and informal settlements in Kenya contributes to more deaths than AIDS and Tuberculosis combined. This is according […]
Rwanda: WASAC Gives Back To Gihara Women During International Day of Rural Women
Women give life, are the backbone of families, beacons of strength and great contributors to National development. As they carry out their time-honoured activities, mothers face a number of challenges, one of which is access to clean water for; drinking, washing, cooking, cleaning, among others. They walk long distances, carry heavy Jerry can store wait […]
East Africa: EALA Passes Anti-Trafficking Bill
East African Community (EAC)’s citizens encountering violent crimes in foreign countries will get support from their country embassies, thanks to EAC Anti-Trafficking in Persons Bill, 2016. Before the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) passed the Bill here yesterday, several members debated it extensively, with Ms Susani Nakawuki asking embassies abroad to increase efforts in helping […]
Kenya: Uncle Questions Trump Debate Invitation To Obama’s Half-Brother
President Barack Obama’s half-brother Malik is attending Wednesday’s final presidential debate, as a guest of Republican nominee Donald Trump. The president’s paternal uncle in Kenya tells VOA that he believes Malik has allowed himself to be used as a political tool by the Trump campaign. Sayid Obama also says Malik is the only family member […]
ExxonMobil Exits Nigeria’s DownStream Sector, Sells Stakes To NIPCO
ExxonMobil, United States-based international oil company has divested its downstream operations in Nigeria, following the acquisition of 60 percent equity at Mobil Oil Nigeria (MON) Plc, by Nipco Plc, an indigenous downstream oil and gas company. In a message to the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, yesterday the management of Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc said the […]
Uganda: Education Ministry To Probe Schools Turned Into Lodges At Night
The Education ministry has promised to investigate circumstances under which residents of Kisima, Masese Division in Jinja District, have turned schools into lodges at night. The State minister for Primary Education, Ms Rosemary Seninde, when contacted over the issue, said she was not aware of the development but promised to work closely with education officials […]
Salesgirl Docked For N226,976 Prepaid Card Theft
A 23-year-old salesgirl of Eko Electricity Distribution Company, Vera Festus, was yesterday arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court in Lagos for alleged theft of prepaid card worth N226,976. The defendant is standing trial on a count charge of theft. According to the prosecutor, Sergeant O. Balogun, the defendant sold some prepaid cards worth N226,976 and […]
South Africa: Huge Student March Planned For Union Buildings
Hundreds of students are expected to march on the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Thursday to call for free tertiary education. The Tshwane Metro Police were informed of a possible Fees Must Fall march between 08:00 and 13:00, Senior Superintendent Isaac Mahamba said. They were expected to start their walk from Church Square. About 3 […]
UKZN Female Students Gather To Support Arrested Peers
A small group of female University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) students have gathered at the Westville campus, pleading for the release of their arrested peers. About 100 students held up placards while singing and chanting that they wanted free education. UKZN student Londiwe Makhanya said the reason only female students had gathered was because when male […]
South Africa: All-Girls Clubs Get Off The Ground In KwaZulu-Natal
Two thousand girls from the clubs run by the DREAMS project came together at a Community Media Trust event in uMngungundlovu in KwaZulu-Natal at the weekend. The event held at KwaCaluza hall and playground hosted girls from the Girls Clubs around uMgungundlovu and uMsunduzi district. DREAMS (Determined, Resilient, AIDS free, Mentored and Safe) is a […]
Uganda: Anti-FGM Campaigners Use Schools To Fight Vice
Schools in the Sabiny sub-region are championing a cultural behavioral change to eradicate the female genital mutilation (FGM) practice. FGM is the painful removal of the external female genitalia for non-therapeutic reasons and the practice is aligned to the Sabiny culture in the remote mountainous districts of Kapchorwa, Kween, Bukwo, Nakapiripirit, Moroto and Amudat. In […]