Archive for May 25th, 2008

G8 environment chiefs discuss biodiversity conservation

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Environment ministers from the Group of Eight (G8) held their first session on biodiversity conservation Saturday, highlighting biodiversity and climate change are not isolated but closely related issues. During the session, environ ...

Xenophobic attacks indicate deep-seated South African problems: Vodacom

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

The current violent xenophobic attacks in South Africa are symptoms of deep-seated problems in the country, said Vodacom on Saturday. "While it is clear that the attacks against foreigners are the symptom of deep-seated problems in ...

Malawi unveils budget for 2008/09

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Malawi Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe unveiled Friday a 229.2 billion kwacha (1.58 billion U.S. dollars)) budget for the 2008/09 financial year, which has seen village headmen getting a 400 percent honoraria hike, civil servants walking aw ...

Chevron Nigeria joins peers in reducing gas flaring

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) recently announced to spend 8 billion U.S. dollars on projects to reduce gas-flaring in Nigeria, joining its peers of world oil majors in tapping into alternative resources and adopting new energy developing te ...

South African ministers to visit xenophobic attack hotspots

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

An inter-ministerial committee headed by South African Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula will visit Gauteng hotspots where xenophobic attacks have taken place, the safety and security ministry said on Saturday. The purpos ...

South African army kill man in self defense

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

A man was shot and killed in Springs after he pointed a firearm at a member of the South African National Defense Force (SANDF), the defense department said on Saturday. The incident happened on Friday night when the army was provid ...

Mozambicans flee back home after South African xenophobic attacks

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

More than 15,000 Mozambicans living in South Africa have returned to their country as they fleexenophobic attacks in South Africa and the numbers were expected to increase. Maputo's main bus terminal, Junta, was a hive of activity o ...

24 extremists sentenced to death in Algeria on terrorism charges

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Twenty-four extremists were sentenced to death in Algeria on Saturday on charges of terrorism and other crimes, local media reported. The extremists had also been convicted of illegal possession of weapons, use of explosives as wel ...