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'Dr Beetroot' dies of liver transplant complications

Johan — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:49:49 +0000

Along with Thabo Mbeki, the former president, she bears key responsibility for the African National Congress government’s delaying for years the distribution of anti-retroviral drugs to patients with HIV and Aids.

Mr Mbeki publicly questioned the link between the virus and the disease , while Tshabalala-Msimang advised patients to treat themselves with wild garlic, lemon juice, the African potato and other vegetables, earning herself the derisive nickname “Dr Beetroot”.

Thousands say 'I do' in global mass Moonie wedding

Johan — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:51:36 +0000

Brides in white wedding gowns and Japanese kimonos joined bridegrooms in black suits and red ties today for one of the biggest mass weddings in a decade — a spectacle officials that said involved some 40,000 people around the world from São Paulo and New York to Seoul.

It was the largest “blessing ceremony” by the Unification Church since 1999, and may well be the last on such a grand scale officiated by the 89-year-old Korean religious leader the Reverend Sun Myung Moon, the controversial founder of the church, whose followers are known as Moonies.

Nearly a half-century after arranging the marriages of 24 couples in his first mass wedding, the Mr Moon today blessed more than 10,000 couples who had gathered at the Sun Moon University, the school that he founded in Asan, south of Seoul.

Al-Qaeda Steps Up Raids in North Africa

Johan — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:40:06 +0000

Al Qaeda’s affiliate in North Africa has carried out a string of killings, bombings and other lethal attacks against Westerners and African security forces in recent weeks that have raised fears that the terrorist group may be taking a deadlier...

A Whiff of Controversy and South African Wines

Johan — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:08:36 +0000

Suppose the wine label said: This fruity red blend is full-bodied with tastes of sweet mulberry, spicy mocha and burnt rubber. The aroma lingers like the skid marks at an auto...

Eleven die in stampede at Morocco concert

Johan — Mon, 25 May 2009 10:47:08 +0000

Eleven people were killed in a stampede at a stadium in the Moroccan capital Rabat when thousands of spectators hurried to leave at the end of a concert early on Sunday, police and local officials said. The stampede caused a fence to give way,...

Nigerian parliament urges wider oil delta offensive

Johan — Fri, 22 May 2009 09:45:39 +0000

Nigeria’s lower house of parliament has passed a resolution urging President Umaru Yar’Adua to extend the biggest military operation for years in the Niger Delta into neighbouring states.

The security forces launched a campaign a week ago to dislodge rebel fighters in Delta state, one of three main states in the oil-producing Niger Delta, bombarding militant camps from the air and sea before sending in hundreds of ground troops.

The army says the offensive is targeting fighters loyal to Government Tompolo, leader of a faction of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), whose “Camp 5″ is seen as a focal point of criminal activity.

Liberia: The Women Who Ended a War

Johan — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:46:13 +0000

One night, in a country swept up in a long and harrowing armed conflict, Liberian social worker Leymah Gbowee dreamt that she gathered women together to pray for peace.Her dream was realised in 2003 at St. Peters Lutheran Church in Monrovia, when women of all walks of life gathered there to demand peace, a peace that Liberia hadn’t seen in years. In the months that followed, Gbowee’s dream would gain momentum.A new documentary,

Kunyaza, the secret to female orgasm

Johan — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:46:23 +0000

Experts confirm that 70% of women do not achieve orgasm from vaginal penetration alone. To help them achieve sexual satisfaction, Nsekuye Bizimana has decided to bring an african ancestral practice, known as “kunyaza”, to light. In “Le secret de l’amour à l’africaine » [the secret of african lovemaking] he reveals this ancestral sexual practice from the Central and Eastern African regions.

Sex for grades in Africa : Necessity or choice

Johan — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:14:46 +0000

Sexual exploitation in African schools is becoming a serious issue and needs to be addressed immediately. Such slang’s as ‘sexually transmitted grades’ commonly heard amongst students nowadays, is an indication of the pervasiveness of the...

Kenya: MPs disown finance minister

Johan — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:26:08 +0000

The Kenyan Parliament has passed a vote of no-confidence against Finance minister Amos Kimunya over his role in the controversial sale of the Grand Regency Hotel, paving way for President Mwai Kibaki to sack him or appoint a commission to look into his conduct.mwai_kibaki1However, the law does not require the President to do either, while on the other hand the Finance Minister can choose to resign.Ikolomani MP, Bonny Khalwale introduced the motion when he questioned the minister\’s role in the Safaricom Initial Public Offering, the sale of the Grand Regency Hotel and the controversy over the money supply contract with De La Rue, among other transactions. Dr Khalwale\’s motion was seconded by Budalang\’i MP Ababu Namwamba.On his part the Finance Minister defended himself by saying that he was clean and cited his past record in fighting corruption for more than two years during which he has served in that post.