adminEgypt’s opposition to contest referendum result
CAIRO. — Egypt’s main opposition bloc named “the National Salvation Front” said in a Press conference yesterday that it would appeal the result of the constitutional referendum that initially showed approval of the draft constitution, claiming that it was based on fraud.Africa — The next 20 years
Given the political and economic patterns set over the last 60 years, what can Africa expect over the next 20 years? If not more of the same, what needs to be changed? Sixty years ago, emboldened by such figures as Kwame Nkrumah, Julius Nyerere and Leopold Senghor, Africans were enjoying the fresh air and the expectations of independence.Ghetto Diary and other poems
Every time that I browse through the new collection of poems called Ghetto Diary and Other Poems, I vividly remember the beguiling words of Kenneth Koch: Poetry is language within a language.Know your Author: Dr Ruparanganda
Doctor Watch Ruparanganda (Jr) is a Zimbabwean writer who authored the books “Genitals are assets?” and “Children with Adult Hearts”, (the case study of child-headed households in Highfield).Indian student protests persist
NEW DELHI/ GUWAHATI — Indian students yesterday continued their week-long protest against a horrifying gang-rape of a young woman last Sunday and asked Congress President Sonia Gandhi to immediately intervene.
Man U, Swansea draw
SWANSEA — Manchester United’s lead over Manchester City is down to four points from six after the Premier Leage leaders were held 1-1 at Swansea City’s Liberty Stadium yesterday.Shooting hoops at Senegal’s Seeds Academy
THIES, Senegal — In Senegal, a basketball academy has been fighting for 10 years to provide an education for youngsters passionate about the sport.Hard work, discipline — and the orange ball — are at the heart of the Seeds Academy, set up by the vice-president of the National Basketball Association (NBA), Amadou Gallo Fall, who is in charge of developing the sport in Africa.