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12 students injured in attack at Nyala university
17 Mei 2012
Nyala
On Wednesday 12 students of Nyala University in South Darfur were injured after being attacked by National Congress Party affiliated students, supported by security personnel.
Students told Radio Dabanga that on Tuesday, NCP students attacked a pro Sudan Liberation Movement led by Minni Minawi activist, Abdullah Genki with batons and sticks causing him serious injuries.
As a reaction to the attack other students began fighting with the NCP students, burning down an NCP office at the university and two motorbikes.
On Wednesday, the NCP students, supported...
Two IDPs wounded in militia attack
17 Mei 2012
Mornei
On Wednesday morning, five pro government militants seriously wounded two displaced people in an assault near Mornei camp.
An eyewitness told Radio Dabanga that five owners of horse drawn carts went to fetch firewood from the Arrowo Mountains 10 km south of Mornei camp.
As they left the camp five gunmen on camels intercepted them and beat them with sticks and whips before opening fire and seriously injuring two of the men.
The witness said Yahya Ramadan Ismail was shot in the leg and Yasin Sharif sustained several injuries.
The armed men fled to an...
Mugabe holds adultery evidence
17 Mei 2012
President Robert Mugabe is holding evidence of adultery against two unnamed Catholic Bishops, according to Wiki leaks.
Two Uzbeks detained after attempted murder of religious leader
17 Mei 2012
Police in Sweden have arrested two Uzbek citizens on suspicion of organising an attempt on Imam Obid-kori Nazarov in the town of Stromsund.
Chaos reigns in Chitungwiza primary schools
17 Mei 2012
Government schools are entitled to send primary schoolpupils home over non-payment of the $5 tuition fee, a cabinet minister has said.
Are there any good cops left?
17 Mei 2012
“Outstanding cops should be decorated at open ceremonies so the public can appreciate their selflessness.” These were the words recently attributed to Senior Assistant Commissioner Ronald Muderedzwa.
Zim sliding back into chaos?
17 Mei 2012
Recent political, economic and social trends could signal a reversal of the gains Zimbabwe has made since the unity government began in 2009, observers say.
Russian embassy backs Uzbek rights activist's daughter
17 Mei 2012
The Russian embassy on 14 May sent a note regarding the illegal seizure of the passport of Uzbek human rights activist Adelaida Kim's daughter, Svetlana Kim, to the Uzbek Foreign Ministry, as the passport is a property of the Russian Federation.
Farm workers exposed to serious hazards
17 Mei 2012
Last week’s death of a Marondera farm worker in a tobacco barn explosion exposed the serious neglect of health and safety regulations in the agriculture industry, according to a farm welfare union.
MPs priorities questioned
17 Mei 2012
Since coming to power in 2008 MPs from across the political divide have tabled one demand after another - ranging from all-terrain vehicles to increased sitting allowances and exemption from paying ZESA bills. Recently, they implored government to give them residential stands.
Soccer gambling takes hold in SA
17 Mei 2012
While horse betting and lotto are favourites for people looking to line their pockets using luck, in South Africa soccer betting is emerging as a new.
U.S. supports Cross-Border Transport Agreement between Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan
17 Mei 2012
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake hailed transportation agreement between Afghanistan and its two Central Asian neighbors.
“Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan have just formalized their own Cross-Border Transport Agreement. We see these types of developing trade relationships as win-win situations, and we are working hard to support them,” Blake told U.S. lawmakers during a Congressional hearing at the House Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia on Wednesday.
Old people’s home saved from collapse
17 Mei 2012
Since voluntarily taking over the running of Entembeni Old People’s Home in Bulawayo’s Luveve high density suburb, Catherine Chiponda has transformed the institution from a near slum to a decent and comfortable care centre for the inmates.
Symbols of the Fight Against Homophobia
17 Mei 2012
Today is May 17, "International Day against Homophobia". Baki Koşar and Ahmet Yıldız cases are important symbols as well as many undisclosed LGBT murders in Turkey.
Symbols of the Fight Against Homophobia
17 Mei 2012
Today is May 17, "International Day against Homophobia". Baki Koşar and Ahmet Yıldız cases are important symbols as well as many undisclosed LGBT murders in Turkey.
Thank Mugabe for not bombing Harvest House : Madhuku
17 Mei 2012
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC should thank President Robert Mugabe for not bombing the party’s Headquarters even though he has the capacity to do so, constitutional law expert, Lovemore Madhuku, has said.
Top Tajik drug-control official meets with Pakistani ambassador
17 Mei 2012
Director of the Tajik Drug Control Agency Lieutenant General Rustam Nazarov met today with Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Tajikistan Amjad Hussain Sial.
The sides have discussed opportunities for organization of joint counter drug trafficking efforts from Afghanistan, DCA told AP.
“Pakistani Ambassador offered to conduct a meeting with representatives of countries which border Afghanistan in Pakistan in the second half this year to elaborate joint drug-control efforts,” the source reported.
Tajik authorities provide humanitarian assistance to Tavildara
17 Mei 2012
Tajik authorities provided humanitarian assistance to quake-affected Tavildara region.
140 tents, foodstuffs, including 15 tons of flour, 3.750kg of sugar and rice, 1.500 liters of oil, 1.500kg of macaroni and construction materials were allocated from the Government’s reserve fund for disaster-affected Tavildara region, a spokesperson for Tajik Government’s Emergency and Civil Defense Committee Munira Nazarieva told AP.
Zuma Insists On Adoption Of Election Road Map
17 Mei 2012
South African President Jacob Zuma, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) appointed mediator in the Zimbabwe crisis, insists on the adoption of an elections roadmap before Harare calls for fresh polls.
People turn to craft as industry fails to revive
17 Mei 2012
As most industries remain closed, people out of formal employment have resorted to handiwork as source of living.
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