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Banks appear to be the next target in Zimbabwe's indigenisation process (link). Kasukuwere said last week that "he was targeting the banks namely Barclays, Stanbic and Standard Chartered which are still to comply with the indigenisation law". Reserve Bank Governor, Gideon Gono and Finance Minister, Tendai Biti have both called for caution in dealing with the banking sector. Zimbabwe is still
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Bullets demolish Escom as Silver go top : Revived Bullets FC winger Fischer Kondowe guided the Peop... http://t.co/yd7VYtgM
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Malawi frees all witches from jail: Liviness Elifala and her friend Margaret Jackson, of Lodzanyama... http://t.co/a69hEJrM
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Trust in politicians is vanity: The Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) on Thursday took to the ... http://t.co/y4k5tyQY
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Last year, Andrew Dosunmu's Restless City generated quite the buzz on the festival circuit, securing a limited release in theaters and establishing the former fashion photographer as one of the most exciting new voices in film. At Sundance, the Nigerian-born Donsunmu continues in this tradition with Mother of George, his second feature film, once again examining the complicated lives of African immigrants in America. The film begins in a swirl of color and movement with the traditional Nigerian wedding of Adenike (Danai Gurira) and Ayodele (Isaach De Bankole), who receive a special blessing from the groom's outspoken mother (Bukky Ajayi) for the future conception of a...
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Oprah Winfrey's much publicized and talked about two-part interview with disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong was the all time ratings hit that OWN expected it to be. Or maybe it wasn't... The first part of the interview, on Thursday, pulled in 3.2 million viewers, with the second part on Friday night pulling in 1.1 viewers, for a total of 4.3 viewers for the entire interview. However, media sources are saying that the champ still is Winfrey's interview with Whitney Houston's family, a month after her death in March, in which the single show (not a two-parter like Armstrong's) pulled in 3.5 million viewers. But since the Armstrong interview...
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n Haiti-Haitii? Jean-Bertrand Aristide writes of religion first in general terms but then he goes on to state "there is religion and there is religion" in which he criticizes the Catholic church - an important weapon in colonization.
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Director Dawn Porter's Gideon's Army is summarized as follows: 3 young, idealistic public defenders in the Deep South - Travis Williams, Brandy Alexander and June Hardwick - struggle against long hours, low pay and staggering caseloads to ensure justice is served for America's forgotten poor. There's a melancholy that runs through the entire documentary, as we get to know, quite intimately, 3 of the 15,000+ men and women public defenders in this country, as well as the many clients each represents. Despite the courtroom wins (obviously not all the time), the film paints a rather sobering portrait of the lives of these 3 young black women and man. Over-worked...
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Information Nigeria reports
Mystery: 50 Bodies Found Floating On Anambra River.
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No goals on Day 1, but they were flying in on Day 2! Great goals they were too: Agyemang-Badu's box-busting team goal, Kwadwo Asamoah's crafty back-post header (he's only 5'8"), graceful Eto'o-like precision from Tresor Mputu, and the colossal Seydou Keita's dramatic last gasp winner for Mali. Davy Lane posted two delightful match-report nuggets: Ghana [...]
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Banks appear to be the next target in Zimbabwe's indigenisation process (link). Kasukuwere said last week that "he was targeting the banks namely Barclays, Stanbic and Standard Chartered which are still to comply with the indigenisation law". Reserve Bank Governor, Gideon Gono and Finance Minister, Tendai Biti have both called for caution in dealing with the banking sector. Zimbabwe is still
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No goals on Day 1, but they were flying in on Day 2! Great goals they were too: Agyemang-Badu's box-busting team goal, Kwadwo Asamoah's crafty back-post header (he's only 5'8"), graceful Eto'o-like precision from Tresor Mputu, and the colossal Seydou Keita's dramatic last gasp winner for Mali. Davy Lane posted two delightful match-report nuggets: Ghana [...]
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This edition of the Africa Cup of Nations promises fans of Ghana's Black Stars potential thrills but also raises the specters of recent failures. The Black Stars (they play the Democratic Republic of Congo today in their opening match of Afcon 2013) must be seen as one of the favored teams and are under a [...]
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In the Diaspora
In response to the situation in Mali, Fatoumata Diawara has gathered together over 40 of the Country's most renowned musicians to record a video and song calling for peace. The group collectively called 'Voices United for Mali' includes Amadou and Mariam, Oumou Sangare, Bassekou Kouyate, Vieux Farka Toure, Djelimady Tounkara, Toumani Diabate, Khaira Arby, Kasse Mady Diabate, Baba Salah, Afel Bocoum, Tiken Jah, Amkoullel and Habib Koite amongst many others. The track is called 'Mali-ko' (Peace / La Paix).
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A central component of digital humanitarian response is the real-time monitor-ing, tagging and geo-location of relevant reports published on mainstream and social media. This has typically been a highly manual and time-consuming process, which explains why dozens if not hundreds of ... Continue reading →
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Guest Post by Samira Sawlani* We won't be surprised if Malians don't care much for football right now as conflict ravages through the country's north and east (separatists and Islamists are occupying much of the north of Mali, engaged in a standoff with French and Malian government troops). So I asked a friend who lives [...]
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