The mobile phone records presented by the prosecution in the trial of six men accused of the 1999 attempted murder of lawyer Albano Silva appear to be genuine, according to an expert witness from the mobile phone company, M-Cel.
The Mauritanian government says it is trying to increase prosecutions of rape cases but poorly trained judges working with murky, outdated legal texts make for slow progress.
The Kenya Anti Corruption Commission (KACC) should come out quick and fast and explain to the country what it is doing with embattled businessman Deepak Kamani, who was a wanted man due to his dealings in the Anglo Leasing transactions.
Many people under the age of 18 were arrested and imprisoned during riots over high food prices in February and more than two months later some are still behind bars.
Using his decades of expertise as a chemical engineer, Dr Hans Hahn runs a Soutpansberg-based eco-tourism lodge entirely on alternative, renewable and sustainable energy, writes Michael Appel.
The topic of human rights encompasses the protection of the environment. Indeed, the dwindling of the earth's natural resources has led to many conflicts, which, in turn, have led to an erosion of human rights. In its annual report for
ECHO Fish Farm at Hardap wants to double annual output for fresh water tilapia by securing a foothold on key emerging niche markets in Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia where there is a high demand for fresh-water fish.
A battery manufacturing factory in Nairobi's industrial area, Associated Battery Manufacturers, regularly sends blood samples of its workers to Britain for analysis, just in case they have lead poisoning in their blood.
PROFESSOR Tarsis Kabwegyere, the disaster preparedness minister, has warned investors against polluting water bodies. The minister complained that pollution was the major factor undermining the fish sector, one of the top foreign exchange earners.
Luanda Province Governor, Francisca do Espirito Santo, on Monday here said nurses have a decisive role in the functioning of any health unit, as they are the first ones to be in contact with patients at a hospital, ANGOP has
AS THE global skills shortage starts to bite, the worldwide talent hunt is on, and Australian firms are openly fishing for engineers -- among other skills, in SA. Local firms are apparently so short of skills that they pay increases,
About 20 Cuban physicians, out of the 33 initially planned, will arrive next June in the south west Namibe province, to reinforce the medical assistance to the population, announced the local health director, Pedro Viayayauca.
The resignation of Kagiso Trust Investments COO Roger Jardine, effective 30 June 2008, was announced by Johnson Njeke, group MD of Kagiso Trust Investments (KTI), this morning, Tuesday 13 May. Jardine will, however, continue in the role of non-executive chairman
The aftermath of the annulled 1993 presidential election was particularly painful for officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces from a section of the country as they were routinely relieved of their commissioning by the late General Sani Abacha's regime because
An agreement has been reached between the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality and the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) to establish a technical team to assist in resolving the current strike by municipal employees.
WITH the fast-growing mining industry in the Erongo Region, and the labour rights challenges that go with it, members of the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) would need effective and efficient leadership to guide the way forward.
The UN Envoy in Liberia, Ms. Ellen Margrethe Løj, has commended the departing Seventh Senegalese Battalion in the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), after five years of successful peacekeeping duties in Liberia. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) was
