adminLarge scale mining companies culpable in the Battlefield disaster
Large scale gold mining companies should be held accountable for the Battlefields mine disaster that left over 24 artisanal miners dead because they failed to obtain certificates of abandonment as required by the Minerals and Mines Act after they abandoned their unutilised claims.
The Foolproof Research Methodology Strategy
As an example, to present optimum instruction, it is necessary to understand the proper teaching-learning approaches and strategies applicable to a specific group of students or learners. The chapter should…
Colombian opposition rejects Guaido’s call to invade Venezuela
BOGOTA. – Former Presidential candidate and leader of Colombia Humana Movement Gustavo Petro, rejected Sunday the stand of self-proclaimed president in charge, Juan Guaido of planning a military intervention in…
Pompeo warns: Maduro’s ‘days are numbered’
WASHINGTON. – The United States will continue to pressure the Venezuelan government until it understands that its days are “numbered,” the US State Secretary Mike Pompeo said, adding that “every…
Nigeria decides: Counting under way
ABUJA. – Ballots are being counted in Nigeria’s closely fought general election, although voting has been extended to a second day in a handful of places. Due to logistical problems and…
Algerian police use tear gas in anti-govt protests
ALGIERS. – Algerian police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators on a third straight day of rare political protests against plans for rarely seen President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to…
Pope vows ‘all-out battle’ against child sex abuse
VATICAN CITY. – Pope Francis on Sunday vowed to tackle every single case of sexual abuse by priests in the Roman Catholic Church, comparing paedophilia to “human sacrifice” in a…
Minister under fire for remarks on albino killings
LILONGWE. — Malawi Minister of Homeland Security Nicholas Dausi has come under fire for downplaying the killings of people with albinism in the country, saying “there is no need to…
Experts call for efforts to eradicate Africa’s healthcare perils, commend China
ADDIS ABABA. — African healthcare experts and policymakers, who gathered in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa as part of a high-level continental meeting, called for collective efforts to effectively eradicate major…
Measles cases surge in Madagascar, Turkey
ANKARA/ANTANANARIVO. – The World Health Organisation last week said that an epidemic of measles in Madagascar has caused more than 900 deaths. According to WHO figures, there have been more…