The guy interviewed on NPR this day said that once our “credit crunch” is resolved in America, people will race out and buy homes. He’s wrong, as are economists who believe this. Rapidly increasing numbers of consumers are finding themselves irreparably strapped financially — and market profits dominoes have already begun to fall. But this […]
African bloggers’ reaction to ICC charges against Sudanese President al-Bashir
Bloggers from around the world are reacting to the International Criminal Court’s recent announcement to charge Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir with multiple counts of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Many of those bloggers are criticizing the indictments, claiming they are difficult to enforce and that they will bring more unrest to an […]
Unsettling Times for Zimbabweans in the UK
Britain is home to hundreds of thousand of economic and political exiles, who follow developments in Zimbabwe with a mixture of fear and dread. By Jennifer Koons in London The large-scale migration of Zimbabweans to the United Kingdom in recent years has earned London the nickname “Harare North”. The exact number varies but experts suggest […]
Southern Zimbabwe Hit by Food Shortage
Residents say maize meal from the state grain agency is being given out only to friends of the regime. By Benedict Unendoro in Masvingo The food situation in Zimbabwe’s arid southern province of Masvingo has reached crisis point, with many families unable to access even basic foodstuffs. In early June, social welfare minister Nicholas Goche […]
Boy Employed in Begging by Kidnappers Rescued After 3 Years
West Bengal police returned a seven-year-old boy Ganesh, who was kidnapped from Calcutta and employed in begging by a family, to her mother Manju on 11th June’08. Ganesh has been begging in Chapra in Nadia district, 140 Km from Calcutta, for past three years. He told some local youths that he was from Kalighat (South […]
Tsvangirai Facing Critical Choices
No one is quite clear what the opposition’s next step will be, but any delay will benefit the president most. By Mike Nyoni in Harare Zimbabwe’s political stalemate looks set to continue as President Robert Mugabe settles in for another term and Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change, MDC, struggles to respond to […]
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