Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Tue, 2013-03-19 09:09
A suicide bomber apparently drove an explosive-laden car into a vehicle carrying security officials, including a top intelligence official.
Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Tue, 2013-03-19 09:06
Zimbabwe police arrested five people in a raid on the office of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Sunday, a move that could spark concern about a return to political intimidation ahead of an election expected later this year.
Zimbabweans voted on Saturday in a referendum expected to endorse a new constitution to trim presidential powers and pave the way for an election to decide whether Robert Mugabe extends his three-decade rule. Read more about Arrests mar Zim referendum vote count
Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Tue, 2013-03-19 09:03
The official mass to inaugurate Pope Francis as the bishop of Rome will be held today, and Catholics around the world are anticipating that ceremony.
Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Mon, 2013-03-18 09:57
The draft constitution is part of an internationally backed plan to get the country back on track and will see limits being implemented to presidential terms, as well as an increase in parliament’s powers.
Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Mon, 2013-03-18 09:54
Around 12 500 Sudanese refugees, fleeing inter-ethnic violence in the troubled Darfur region, have crossed into Chad over the last four weeks, the United Nations (UN) refugee agency said this past Saturday.
“For around a month (the border town of ) Tissi has registered a huge influx of Sudanese refugees from the Darfur region” said Aminata Gueye, the representative for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Chad.
A joint UN-government mission sent to Tissi had registered some 12 500 people, which UNHCR was unprepared for, Gueye said. Read more about Thousands of Darfur refugees flee to chad
Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Mon, 2013-03-18 09:01
WINDHOEK - STAFF REPORTER
An ex-employee of Telecom Namibia plans to sue the company, its managing Director Frans Ndoroma and a senior staff member for unfair dismissal, in a case that has dragged on for about five years now.
The matter is expected to be heard in the District Labour Court soon.
It is alleged that Lorraine Klein, was forced to resign, which amounted constructive dismissal. Read more about Ex-worker drags telecom to court
Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Fri, 2013-03-15 08:06
Tension is mounting in Omaheke where farmers from a close-knit village are involved in a grazing land
dispute that includes the son of a prominent politician and traditional chief.
Community stands up to Riruako
The drought in Omaheke Region has also started to affect human relations as an intense battle over grazing land for livestock at the tiny village of Okahiokaapa in Aminuis Constituency has pitted the community against Ovaherero Paramount Chief Kuaima Riruako.
The community has risen up against Riruako, who also has a homestead at Okahiokaapa, for al-legedly allowing one of his sons to illegally drive cattle into this village without following proper procedures. Read more about Aminuis divided over livestock grazing
Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Fri, 2013-03-15 08:06
Zimbabweans are heading to the polls to vote on a new constitution ahead of presidential elections planned for later this year.
Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Fri, 2013-03-15 08:06
VATICAN CITY - WORLD NEWS
With the pealing of bells and the honking of horns, Catholics across Latin America and other parts of the world welcomed and cheered their new pope as a people's pope who will understand their needs.
Catholic Church head urged to work for peace
World leaders and Catholics hailed the election of Jorge Bergoglio from Argentina as the first Latin American pope on Wednesday, urging him to work for religious reconciliation and peace. US President Barack Obama and Argentine leader Cristina Kirchner led congratulations from across the Americas, where Roman Catholics rejoiced that one of their own will lead the church's 1,2-billion-strong flock. Read more about World hails Pope Francis
Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Thu, 2013-03-14 08:37
Kenya’s Raila Odinga is seeking evidence from a mobile phone operator and the election commission to
support his case that last week’s voting process was flawed.
Wants to prove flaws in Kenyan presidential vote
Allies of Kenya’s defeated presidential contender Raila Odinga filed a petition on Tuesday asking the High Court to compel the electoral commission and mobile operator Safaricom to release documents to bolster their claim the election was stolen.
Uhuru Kenyatta, indicted for crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC), was declared the winner in a tightly contested election, which passed largely peacefully without a repeat of the violence that erupted after the last election in 2007, in which at least 1 200 people were killed. Read more about Odinga seeks evidence from electoral commission
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