Henkel, the German maker of Persil washing powder, said on Wednesday it was selling a stake in its South African unit to a group of black investors as part of a campaign to involve black South Africans ”more fully in their country’s economic activity”.
The United Nations Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has urged the Botswana government to reopen negotiations with the San community, who are contesting their relocation from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR). After meeting last week, the Geneva-based committee said it was oncerned.
In summer, in the mountains of southern France, storytellers accompany visitors on night-time walks, enthralling them with enchanting tales in magical surroundings. Storytelling is an age-old tradition in France with hundreds of professional storytellers, and thousands of amateurs, still captivating audiences around the country.
A fine of R2 000 for motorists throwing cigarette butts from their cars may soon be a reality in Cape Town, the Cape Times reported on Wednesday. A devastating fire season in the Cape Town area left a British tourist dead, several homes damaged and extensive tracts of fynbos destroyed.
The Ugandan authorities have shut down a radio station that allegedly aired a talk show critical of the country’s military and ruling party, media watchdog Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said on Wednesday. The New York-based CPJ said police shut Choice FM based in the northern town of Gulu on Monday after it aired the show in which an opposition politician criticised local civilian and military authorities for alleged corruption.
Darius Vassell knocked former club Aston Villa out of the FA Cup on Tuesday, scoring to lead Manchester City to a 2-1 victory in a fifth-round replay and into the quarterfinals. After Greek striker Georgios Samaras put City ahead, Vassell — who left Villa at the start of the season — made it 2-0 four minutes into the second half.
Dejan Stankovic scored in the 57th minute and Inter Milan beat Ajax 1-0 on Tuesday to take the last spot in the Champions League quarterfinals. Inter advanced on 3-2 aggregate and will face Spain’s Villarreal in the last eight. ”I’m pleased with the way we played,” Inter coach Roberto Mancini said.
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Smaller political parties, including the African Christian Democratic Party, were meeting on Wednesday morning to cobble together a deal ahead of a council meeting which will elect the Cape Town mayor and executive committee. ”After this meeting we will definitely know. There will be some clarity,” said ACDP mayoral candidate Pauline Cupido.
The Ethiopian legislative elections that were held last year, sparking violence that resulted in the death of at least 84 people, fell short of international standards, the European Union said on Wednesday. In a report critical of the May 15 elections, the EU said the whole exercise fell short of required democratic standards.
The middle of January is probably the worst time of the year for everybody. New Year’s resolutions have already been broken; people are experiencing back-to-work blues while counting the days to the next public holiday, which is unbelievably a whole three months away. Then there are the bills.