Ghana and African Support
admin | July 5, 2010
Football has a way to bring people together….. What more can I say?
People Died For This!
admin | July 2, 2010
“MPs in Kenya have voted to boost their own salaries, making them among the world’s best paid politicians.” http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/10476388.stm.
Nairobi – One Of The Most Expensive Cities
admin | July 1, 2010
Nairobi has made it into the list of the worlds most expensive cities for expatriates, according to a new survey. The continued slide in the Nairobis ranking, experts warn, could make the East Africas hub less attractive to international workers.The cost of living index compiled by Mercer, an international human resource consultancy, has ranked the [...]
Hate Father’s Day.
admin | June 21, 2010
On Father’s Day (at least in most parts of the world) , one of the popular hashtags on Twitter was #FuckFathersDay and a search of the words ‘hate’ and ‘father’ or ‘daddy’ would have displayed a frighteningly growing results list.
British Firms Buy Chiadzwa ‘Blood’ Diamonds
admin | June 19, 2010
British and Belgian companies have been buying diamonds from the Chiadzwa fields while their governments claim the gems are “bloody” and Zimbabwe should not be given Kimberley Process Certification to export them.
Jailed for breaking into Jail
admin | June 19, 2010
A Mozambican man, Macamelo Antonio, 28, was sentenced to 1 year for destroying state property after he used a hammer and crowbar to break back into prison. Mr Antonio had just been released for good behaviour from a 10 year sentence.
MSP quits over ‘attractive girl’ remark
admin | June 17, 2010
“To be blunt, it is the job of the convener to ensure his committee is running smoothly and efficiently – not to ogle members of the audience.” Brian Taylor,Political editor, BBC Scotland BBC News – Frank McAveety quits over ‘attractive girl’ remark.
Seriously? What is the matter with this world? You now lose your job because you [...]
Get A Life, It Is The World Cup!
admin | June 15, 2010
“Allowing people to take time out to watch football during working hours is simply too costly, untimely, and unfair,” so says Willem Smit, a researcher at the Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland.
Headline Figures Don’t Make Happy People
admin | June 8, 2010
Exactly who are these people? Who are these analysts, forecasters and experts that come up with this kind of talk that dominates our news stories?
“Some Things Were Better Under Apartheid”
admin | June 4, 2010
Ian Smith , rebel leader of then Rhodesia, was reported to take great delight in telling all and sundry about the fact that many Zimbabwean ‘Africans’ he met told him that life was better under his regime than under the new independent Zimbabwe.