Archive For: The Crunch
June 11, 2015 It’s thanks to the bravery of firefighters that 43 residents who were stranded in flooded-buildings got evacuated alongside about 200 or more people saved from torrential rains in Duyun City, southwest of China‘s Guizhou Province. The heavy rains which lasted for over a day flooded several low-laying residential buildings, trapping residents. Eight of the people were stranded in a three-story building which ... Read More
June 11, 2015 Members of the Islamic state wreck havoc and provoke feelings of dread, yes, but can be defeated, according to the Prime minister of Libya’s unrecognized National Salvation Government. His comments came a day after Libyan politicians and activists resumed talks in Algiers aimed at forming a unity government that will end the power struggle ... Read More
June 11, 2015 Cape Town was the venue of this year’s World Economic Forum on Africa , a forum to share ideas and discuss opportunities for Africa. The event featured regional and world leaders from areas like business, government and civil society, meeting to discuss the growth rate of Africa over the last 25 years since the programme was first launched. The forum also touched ... Read More
June 11, 2015 Egypt has plans of harnessing the abundance of the sun’s rays into solar energy as the country’s leadership ventures into efforts that will boost renewable energy generation in the country. Currently, only one percent of the country’s energy needs are powered by renewable energy with Egypt relying heavily on gas and oil fuel. One of ... Read More
June 11, 2015 In Kent, Britain, there was a strange but exciting competition where a large number of people turned up to compete in, wait for this, the World Custard Pie Throwing Championship. 17 British teams and one from Japan took part in the messy competition, with Japan eventually winning. Contestants wore super hero and fairy costumes, to give them the desired ... Read More
June 11, 2015 Hawks police unit in South Africa have begun investigations into the involvement of local officials in the payment of a ten million US dollar payout to FIFA, what U.S. prosecutors have called a bribe, for the country to be selected as the 2010 World cup host. The investigations commenced after South African sports officials admitted ... Read More
June 9, 2015 Renowned scientist Ameenah Gurib-Fakim has become the first female president of Mauritius after getting the thumbs up from the country’s parliament. The 56 year old takes over from former ceremonial president, Kailash Purryag, who stepped down recently. She has high ambitions and hopes to steer the Indian Ocean Island famed for being ... Read More
June 9, 2015 There have been talks and policies drafted for an integrated East Africa, and quite a lot of buzz generated for a while now. It seems that East African ministers are very enthusiastic about this, at least that’s what we can deduce from a comment made by Uganda’s minister for General Duties in ... Read More
June 9, 2015 The Science and Technology University Bill which will upgrade the Polytechnic of Namibia into a University of Science has been passed by the National Council. According to the provisions of the new bill, the institution will function as a university through a new governance structure and description of its aims and objectives. ... Read More
June 9, 2015 Two Nigerian children, Abba Ahmed and Jordan Ubah have been selected as official mascots in the UEFA Champions league final in Berlin after winning a contest by MasterCard. The contest had parents, teachers and football coaches share videos of their children and students performing goal celebrations on social media, to stand a ... Read More
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