Category Archives: In the News

Flower farmers urged to take conservative measures on Lake Naivasha

July 15, 2012 no comments

A conservationist has urged flower farmers in Naivasha to assist in saving reserve and save Lake Naivasha’s catchment area from an already damaged state. A conservation manager Sam Weru said that onl...

The Hinga Norman family sends condolences to President Koroma

July 12, 2012 no comments

The Hinga Norman family in Sierra Leone and abroad has learned with great sadness the going home of Mrs. Rosaline Alice Koroma, the beloved mother of our president and friend, His Excellency Dr. Erne...

Saudi Arabia mourns with President Koroma

July 6, 2012 no comments

The news of the passing away of Mrs. Rosaline Koroma, mother of His Excellency President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma was received in this mission with great shock and deep sadness. With a heavy heart, the ...

High crime rate in Kenyan town of Mwingi worrying

July 2, 2012 no comments

The Mwingi county council chairman, Morris Musyoka Wanzili, has exposed the increasing crime rate in the town following the tormenting of the residents by an anonymous gang. Speaking to the press, Mu...

Hotel owners to take security precautions in the Kenyan town of Mwingi...

June 28, 2012 no comments

Mwingi acting police boss, Simon Birir yesterday called upon the Mwingi town hotel and supermarket owners to take a step towards protecting the sanctity of human life by placing metal detectors in th...

Defilers upsurge worrying, says Kenya’s Vice-President’s w...

June 19, 2012 no comments

Kenya – (Newstime Africa) – A strong support against the increasing cases of minor defilement in the country was the yesterday’s main theme from vice president Kalonzo Musyoka’s wife Paul...

Cash reward for snake that disappeared from German national’s fa...

June 19, 2012 no comments

A German national rearing snake in Malindi has promised cash reward of 10,000 to anyone who will give information leading to recovery of 14 years python lost in a mysterious condition from his farm. ...

Govenment urged to implement Children Acts in Kenya

June 18, 2012 no comments

  ”Police,provicial administrators and other relevant authories should take a frontline to formulate and implement tougher children’s Acts,”says Ms Hellen Gathongo. Hellen was reacting to the in...

Malawi’s Banda says no regrets over AU decision to move summit o...

June 15, 2012 no comments

Blantyre, Malawi – Raphael Tenthani  (Newstime Africa) -  Malawi President Joyce Banda said Thursday she respects the African Union’s decision to move next month’s summit from Lilon...

The new Sierra Leone TRC Report Website goes live on the world wide we...

May 31, 2012 no comments

The new Sierra Leone TRC Report Website went live on the world wide web today. The web address is: http://www.sierraleonetrc.org/ The site hosts the following information: 1. Both text and pdf versio...

Mrs. Agyemang Rawlings claims NDC party’s logo in Ghana

May 11, 2012 no comments

It is becoming increasingly clear that Mrs. Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, the wife of Flt. Leut. J.J. Rawlings, former military dictator turned president, is determined to wrench the NDC party of which J...

GHANA – Why state Attorney keep losing high profile court cases

May 1, 2012 no comments

Losing cases once in a while in court is normal in any legal practice but to consistently lose high profile cases especially when it relates to a sovereign State is a cause of worry to any serious co...

Malawi to hold AU summit

April 19, 2012 no comments

The Malawi Minister of Information and Civic Education Moses Kunkuyu has said that the cabinet has decided to go ahead to host the African Union Summit in July in honor of the Union’s former head and...

Government spokesperson feels betrayed to denounce President Banda in ...

April 8, 2012 no comments

Lilongwe – Minister of Information and Civic Education Patricia Kaliati has come out to say that she feels betrayed by cabinet colleagues who told her as government spokesperson to announce on ...

Mauritius worried about the impact of Diabetes

March 30, 2012 2 comments

Ministry of Health has launched the “Type-2 Diabetes Prevention Project” and will spend at a cost of (MUR)Rupees 16 million or (USD) 560,420.33 over three years, in a national attempt to stem the pre...

Ethiopia is making significant progress towards improving livelihoods

February 22, 2012 3 comments

ADDIS ABABA, Mekonnen Teshome (IPS) – Ethiopia says that the double-digit economic growth the country has experienced over the last seven years has started benefitting its majority by boosting their ...