Prof Tlou appeals BDP December 22 elections

31 December, 2007 in Botswana, Palapye

source: BOPA 31 December, 2007 PALAPYE – Minister of Health, Prof. Sheila Tlou and loser in the recent Botswana Democratic Party(BDP) primary elections for the Palapye Constituency has appealed the December 22 elections results. Prof. Tlou told BOPA Thursday in Palapye that she was appealing the results because she believed that the regulations were violated. [...]

BPC Tariff Hike Spells Tough Times Ahead for Consumers

31 December, 2007 in Botswana, Business

source: allAfrica The Voice (Francistown) 26 December 2007 Posted to the web 27 December 2007 Chedza Simon Francistown The Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) has announced an increase in electricity tariffs with effect from the 1st of January. BPC increased tariffs for domestic use by 9% from 6% in March 2004 while the tariffs for commercial [...]

Kenya: President`s Acceptance Speech

31 December, 2007 in Africa

source: allAfrica The Nation (Nairobi) DOCUMENT 30 December 2007 Posted to the web 30 December 2007 Mwai Kibaki Acceptance speech by His Excellency Hon. Mwai Kibaki, C.G.H., M.P., President And Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kenya following his re-election to server a second term, State House Nairobi, 30th December, 2007. Fellow [...]

Zimbabwe: Mugabe takes a break from building his great nation

31 December, 2007 in Zimbabwe

source: ZimNews author/source:Sundya Indepepdent (SA) published:Sun 30-Dec-2007 “The Reserve Bank and the police are defeating the course of justice” Harare – Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has left for an unnamed eastern Asian country for his annual holiday as thousands of ordinary Zimbabweans queue to exchange their old banknotes before they became worthless. “President Mugabe and [...]

Mogae sends message

31 December, 2007 in Africa

source: BOPA 31 December, 2007 GABORONE – President Festus Mogae says it was with deep sorrow and profound sadness that he learnt of the assassination of the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mrs Banazir Bhutto. The message is directed to the bereaved family, the President of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf and the people of Pakistan. [...]

SA:Teaching quality `must improve`

31 December, 2007 in South Africa

source: SouthAfrica.info Luyanda Makapela and Gabi Khumalo 31 December 2007 The South African government and its partners should find ways to put effective measures in place so that better results could be achieved at all school levels in future, says Education Minister Naledi Pandor. Addressing the media in Pretoria after announcing the matric results on [...]

Mosadi calls for consultation on community development

31 December, 2007 in Botswana

source: BOPA 31 December, 2007 RAMOTSWA – Kgosi Mosadi Seboko of Balete has advised local authorities to work jointly and consult the community about implementation of development in the village. Kgosi Mosadi said at a Malete Land Board-organised stakeholders consultative meeting to create a harmonised working relationship with all key stakeholders and share plans currently [...]

Zimbabwe MP flees to UK over currency probe

30 December, 2007 in Zimbabwe

source: ZimNews author/source:Mail & Guardian (SA) published:Sun 30-Dec-2007 “I can assure you that when authorities get the documents absolving me, I will definitely come back” Harare – A legislator in Zimbabwe’s ruling party has fled to Britain, fearing arrest in a police probe of foreign-currency payments he made last month, official media reported on Sunday. [...]

Road projects on the cards

29 December, 2007 in Botswana

source: BOPA 28 December, 2007 MOLEPOLOLE – Work on the 24 months re-construction of Metsimotlhabe-Molepolole Road will start in May next year, an acting chief roads engineer has disclosed. In response to BOPA questions over the status of Metsimotlhabe-Molepolole and Molepolole-Letlhakeng Road reconstruction projects, Mr Boitshwarelo Mokgethi said the former project was at tendering stage [...]

SA: Zuma charged

29 December, 2007 in South Africa

source: IOL December 28 2007 at 06:26PM Papers have been served on ANC president Jacob Zuma by the National Prosecuting Authority, 702 Eyewitness News reported on Friday. The radio station said it could confirm that papers were served on Zuma. Several sources have told Eyewitness News that the papers outlined charges which Zuma will face. [...]

South Africa: Could Water Meters Be Unconstitutional?

29 December, 2007 in South Africa

source: allAfrica Inter Press Service (Johannesburg) 28 December 2007 Posted to the web 28 December 2007 Steven Lang Johannesburg More than 300 residents of Phiri, one of the poorest suburbs in Soweto, demonstrated outside the High Court in Johannesburg earlier this month to show support for a campaign to have pre-paid water meters declared unconstitutional. [...]

Enhance decentralisation

28 December, 2007 in Botswana

source: BOPA 28 December, 2007 MOLEPOLOLE – Kweneng District Council ended its full meeting last week after adopting a motion requesting Ministry of Local Government to release all revenue support grant funds at the beginning of each financial year to the district council to enhance decentralisation, efficient planning, management and better service delivery. The mover [...]

South Africa: Johannesburg Stock Exchange Faces a Tough Year

28 December, 2007 in South Africa

source: allAfrica Business Day (Johannesburg) EDITORIAL 28 December 2007 Posted to the web 28 December 2007 Johannesburg WHICHEVER way you look at it, 2007 has been a good year for the JSE. It had its first anniversary as a listed company, and it became the world’s biggest single stock futures market. Turnover was up. And [...]

South Africa`s Trade Deficit Narrows From Record

28 December, 2007 in South Africa

source: Bloomberg By Nasreen Seria Dec. 27 (Bloomberg) — South Africa posted its smallest trade deficit in 11 months in November, as oil imports plunged, easing pressure on the current account gap. The deficit narrowed to 608.7 million rand ($88 million) last month from 14.7 billion rand in October, the South African Revenue Service said [...]

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe reckons 2007 inflation totaled 24,000%

28 December, 2007 in Zimbabwe

source: ZimNews author/source:VOA News published:Wed 26-Dec-2007 By Blessing Zulu The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has estimated that inflation over the past 12 months has totaled 24,000%, compared with its last estimated of 14,000% in October, this in a circular sent to financial institutions to help them close their 2007 books. Zimbabwe’s Central Statistical Office stopped [...]