Archive For: The Crunch
10th March 2015 As part of efforts to boost internet connectivity, the Western Cape government in South Africa has approved about one point two billion Rands to help those living in the area get internet access for next to nothing. The e-learning programme will also hook up one thousand two hundred and fifty schools to ... Read More
9th March 2015 A major discovery in Ethiopia is causing waves. Scientists have found a 2.8 million year old human specimen, and are now beginning to contemplate the possibility that human beings first emerged four hundred thousand years earlier than researchers originally thought. The discovery also points to Africa as the place of birth of ... Read More
9th March 2015 President Uhuru Kenyatta is dead serious about his fight against wildlife poaching, and especially preserving the elephants in his country, estimated to be about thirty thousand. To demonstrate this seriousness, he recently set fire to about 15 tonnes of elephant ivory. One ivory or elephant tusk is valued at about two thousand ... Read More
9th March 2015 President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania is not a happy man at the moment because of the recent rise in attacks and even killings of albinos in the country. He has vowed to end the killings, saying the wicked acts had brought shame on Tanzania. The President gave a TV address and is ... Read More
6th March 2015 Firefighters have been battling to put out wildfires in the mountains around Capetown. With forests, accommodation and business destroyed, it has been a truly uphill battle. The fire started on the 1st of March, but escalated rapidly due to strong winds. Although these fires are common around this time of the year, ... Read More
6th March 2015 If you are into recreational betting or gambling, or you are a full blown addict, you might want to skip Gambia as a holiday destination, as government has now condemned the activity as detrimental, and have effectively banned it in the country. The new law which is not favorable to gaming shops, ... Read More
6th March 2015 Nyinbali in Ghana will be the location for Africa’s biggest solar project according to Home Energy Africa limited, the company in charge of the project. The company constructing the energy project valued at two hundred million dollars and expected to produce 100 megawatts of solar energy on completion. The solar plant will ... Read More
6th March 2015 In Nigeria, some prominent filmmakers and even some musicians such as veteran filmmaker, Chief Eddie Ugbomah, Emeka Ossai, Ralph Nwadike, Francis Onwochei, Obi Osotule and reggae music star, Ras Kimono, have converged, and decided that they will move their art to Asaba, the Delta state capital in Nigeria. They have plans to ... Read More
6th March 2015 The African Higher Education Summit kicks off on Tuesday the 10th of March in Dakar Senegal. EL Reports will be at the event, so you can look forward to our report coming up on the show. Remember to follow @AfricanheSummit on Twitter for details and updates
4th March 2015 From TimesLive SA, we hear that Namibia’s outgoing president, Hifikepunye Pohamba, is this year’s honoree for the Mo Ibrahim Foundation’s African leadership prize, an award valued at $5 million and meant to recognise good governance. Since its inception in 2007, the award, set up by telecom tycoon Mo Ibrahim, has been presented ... Read More
