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Liberia: 'A Student Brought Handgun to School' - Fatal Shooting Explained
It is with heavy hearts and much despair to inform you of a tragic incident that has occurred at our school. A student brought a handgun to school this morning. While a majority of the students were eating breakfast in designated locations, this student slipped away to show off the gun to a friend and it accidentally went off. Staff, emergency medical personnel, Police, and all responded quickly. Parents were informed of the emergency. Regrettably, the student did not survive the shooting.
Liberia: Police Identify 16-Year-Old Student As Suspect in Fatal School Shooting
Monrovia — The Liberia National Police is investigating two 11th grade students of the Cyber-ED Christian School of Excellence in connection to the shooting of a 16-year-old student on campus. The victim, Precious Ireland, is the daughter of Dr. Philip Ireland. The student perpetrator, according to the police, shot his peer in the neck using a 9mm pistol.
Liberia: President Weah Expresses Distress Over School Shooting Incident
Monrovia — President George M. Weah has expressed deep consternation at the news of the unfortunate shooting incident at the Cyber-Ed Christian School in Monrovia, which resulted in the death of the daughter of renowned Liberian Doctor, Philip Zochonis Ireland - who was also a student at the school. The President conveys his heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family and all those impacted by the tragedy.
Liberian Students in Stranded in Sudan - Say They Risk Dropping Out of School
By Willie N. Tokpah Monrovia — When Shem A. Z. Donzo landed a foreign postgraduate scholarship from the Liberian government years ago he was elated about starting a master's degree in Sudan, but, however, that dream has turned into a nightmare for Donzo who said he is now living a hand-to-mouth existence and awaiting scholarship funds that have failed to arrive for the last 10 months.
Zimbabwe: Adapt to Tech or Die - Prof Mwenje
Herald Reporter Bindura University of Science and Technology (BUSE) Vice Chancellor Professor Eddy Mwenje, says technology is the way to go and any organisation that does not adapt runs the risk of failure. Prof Mwenje said this during the Marketers Association of Zimbabwe (MAZ) graduation last week. He said since the world is changing those redundant will be flushed out either by technology or by lack of digital skills. "The issue of professional career development cannot be overemphasised.
Zimbabwe: Sangoma Accused of Raping Teenage Client
Senior Court Reporter A self-styled traditional healer yesterday appeared in court facing allegations of raping his teenage client after claiming that the encounter would heal her menstrual problem. Steven Nyasha Mabviregudo (35) of Stoneridge, Harare, appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court charged with rape. Mabviregudo was not asked to plead to the charges when he appeared before magistrate Mr Dennis Mangosi, who remanded him in custody to April 26.
Tanzania: Ministry Commends Simba for 'Visit Tanzania' Campaign
MINISTER for Natural Resources and Tourism Damas Ndumbaro has commended Simba SC for being at the forefront of promoting tourist attractions in the country through the so called "Visit Tanzania" logo on their CAF Champions League jerseys. In addition to applauding Simba for their effort in promoting tourism, he has provided an opportunity for other clubs to participate in stimulating the country's tourism.
Namibia: Union's Offer for Transnamib Hotel Still On Table
Both TransNamib and the National Union of Namibian Workers yesterday confirmed an offer is still on the table by the Swapo-affiliated union to purchase the four-star Swakopmund Hotel and Entertainment Centre for N$155 million. However, TransNamib noted it cannot yet consider the offer while a court case with its business partner in the venture is still ongoing. "Currently, there is a litigation process for the Swakopmund Hotel.
Namibia: Ondangwa Referral Hospital Still On the Cards
The health ministry has allocated N$1.3 million earmarked to compensate homestead owners at Ondangwa in order to pave way for the development of a state-of-the-art 1 000-bed referral hospital. In 2018, Cabinet gave the go ahead for the referral hospital to be constructed in Ondangwa ahead of Ongwediva in the Oshana region. The envisaged hospital will serve the six northern regions, namely Oshana, Oshikoto, Ohangwena, Omusati, Kunene and part of Kavango West.
Nigeria: Police Dismiss Sergeant for Shooting Lover
Police said the approval for the dismissal of Mr Aiwansoba was contained in a letter dated February 2. A police sergeant, Eze Aiwansoba, who shot his lover in the mouth in October last year in Lagos has been dismissed, spokesperson Muyiwa Adejobi has said. Mr Adejobi said in a statement Monday that the sergeant is being prosecuted at the Yaba Magistrate Court for attempted murder.
Rwanda: Ramadan Begins on April 13 as Mufti Sounds Covid-19 Warning
Muslims in Rwanda and the rest of the world will begin the holy fasting month of Ramadan on Tuesday, April 13, the Mufti of Rwanda, Sheikh Salim Hitimana has said. "I would like to inform the Muslim community in particular and all the Rwandans in general that the holy month of Ramadan will start on Tuesday April 13. I would like to wish you a fasting season filled with blessings," he said.
Tanzania: Cag Report Faults Heslb Deduction
THE Controller and Auditor General (CAG) has found out that the deductions carried out by Higher Education Students' Loans Board (HESLB), are too high and violate the recovery of Debts Act. This comes hardly a week after the government revealed its plan to review regulations to reduce monthly deductions and loan repayment charges for HESLB beneficiaries.
Zimbabwe: E-Commerce Startup Kuva Local Lets You Add a Tree On Checkout
I was born in Zimbabwe in the eastern border town of Mutare that is surrounded by a beautiful mountain range. They call that part of the country Kumakomoyo, "Land of mountains" in the local language. When I was in primary school, we used to go to church every Sunday as a family drive from our home in Greenside to Dangamvura.
Namibia: BA Blasting Win T20 Title
BA Blasting won the Richelieu Franchise T20 final in emphatic style when they beat King Price Kings by 54 runs in Sunday's final. With Nicol Loftie-Eaton in devastating form with the bat they got off to a great start, scoring at more than 12 runs to the over. When Gerhard Erasmus was the first to go for 14, they already had 57 on the board, and when Loftie-Eaton was run out for 67, they had 96 on the board off only eight overs.
Namibia: Rundu Names Youthful CEO
Rundu — The Rundu Town Council has finally appointed a CEO, almost three years since Romanus Haironga's term of office expired at the end of July 2018. Olavi Nathanael (32) is set to take up office on 3 May and will lead Rundu's administration for the next five years. He is currently the finance manager at the Karibib Town Council. Nathanael holds a bachelor's degree in business administration, majoring in banking and finance.
Ghana: WPL - Police Ladies Deepen Woes of Thunder Queens
Police Ladies began the second round of the Ghana Women's Premier League (WPL) with an emphatic 3-1 away victory over Thunder Queens at the Tema Community 8 Park on match day eight on Saturday. A ninth minute strike from Jane Ayieyam and two more from Grace Anima and El Shaddai Acheampong were enough to seal victory for the 2017 Sanford Women's FA Cup Winners after both sides played to a 1-1 draw encounter in the first round.
Ghana: Reducing Leakages in Fuel Value-Chain - SML Saves Ghana Gh¢1bn in 10 Months
Efforts by the government to increase revenue and reduce leakages in the downstream fuel-value chain is yielding positive results as Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd (SML), Ghana's-first digital project to monitor petroleum products across 16 depots in the country, recorded one billion cedis in revenue.
Ghana: Roads Are Too Important to Socio-Economic Lives to Be Ignored
Roads, including the bridges on them, help every country (and even neighbouring states) to connect to communities for travel and transportation of goods and services. In a country like Ghana, where rail transport is virtually absent, it takes only the roads for the people to get access to employment, education, tourist sites, health facilities and what have you.
Uganda: Discussions to Reopen Bars Should Start - Kyambadde
Trade Minister Amelia Kyambadde has said government will seek to find a balance that is likely to inform the reopening of bars. Speaking during the launch of the 'Raising the Bar' campaign in Kampala recently, Ms Kyambadde said government was aware of the adverse impact that closing of bars has had on livelihoods and government revenue, noting that whereas the safety of Ugandans is the top priority, the conversation to reopen bars must begin.
Rwanda, Germany Sign Rwf90 Billion Financing Agreements
Rwandan has secured €78 million (Approx.Rwf90 billion) grant from Germany to support decentralization, good governance, export promotion and vocational training Dr. Thomas Kurz, the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Rwanda, said the financing and technical cooperation agreement is the outcome of the inter-governmental negotiations that were concluded last year between our two governments.
Rwanda: Nyanza Memorial Garden to Be Completed By July 4
The final works of constructing 'Jardin de la Mémoire' (Garden of Memory) in honour of victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi will be completed within 100 days of the 27th commemoration. The 100 days which started on April 7 when the Genocide started, will last until July 4 when it was stopped by RPF-Inkotanyi. The construction of the memorial garden located at Nyanza Genocide Memorial in Kicukiro District was officially launched by First Lady Jeannette Kagame in April, 2019.
Uganda: Former Minister, Electoral Commissioner Thomas Kiryapawo Is Dead
By Yahudu Kitunzi Former minister and electoral commissioner, Dr Thomas Sisye Kiryapawo is dead. Dr Kiryapawo is said to have succumbed to intestinal cancer at TMR International Hospital, Kampala yesterday at the age of 78. Mr Micheal Kirya, a close relative told Daily Monitor that Kiryapawo had been ill for a while. He was born in 1943 in the eastern district of Budaka. His body, currently in a mortuary, will be taken to his Kampala home on April 21, 2021 for a vigil.
Uganda: Aar Set to Close Operations in Tanzania
AAR Healthcare, which also has operation in Uganda is set to exit Tanzania due to reduced visitor numbers to its eight clinics and financial troubles worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic. The healthcare provider announced in a memo to staff, it has started the winding-up process since it can no longer meet its obligations to employees and creditors in a timely manner.
Rwanda: Normal Rainfall Expected in the Next 10 Days
Most parts of Rwanda will experience normal rains associated with thunder and moderate wind until April 20, according to the forecast from Rwanda Meteorology Agency. According to a statement, the expected rainfall is in the range of long term mean rainfall in the 10 days starting from April 10. The amount of rainfall expected ranges from 30 millimetres and 120 millimetres across the country. One millimetre of rainfall is equivalent to one litre of water on soil.
South Sudan: Traders Pay the Price for Highway Attacks
South Sudanese traders are paying the price of storage, and more transportation charges, days after Kenyan and Uganda truck drivers protested over highway attacks. At the Elegu-Nimule border point, on the Uganda-South Sudan border, dozens of drivers have refused to continue with the journey into the capital Juba, demanding a security escort. This has caused a delay in delivery of goods.
Nigeria: Worsening Insecurity and the Wild-Goose Chase for Peace
There's nothing like experiencing an unvarnished, unadulterated, uninterrupted peace of mind. Peace, as a state of wellbeing, controls and contributes immensely to our emotional and psychological outfit, strength and stability, which in turn determine whether or not we'd be active participants in the social, physical and/or physiological realms.
Nigeria: Power Generation Falls Further By 27% to 3,567MW
Nigeria's power generation, Monday, dropped by 27 per cent to 3,567.30 megawatts, MW, as at 06hours compared to the 4,557.50MW peak generation at 22hours the previous day. Latest data obtained by Energy Vanguard from the Independent System Operator, ISO, showed that the peak generation on Sunday was also less than the 4,700MW recorded on Saturday at 01hours. According to the ISO data, total energy sent out on Sunday was 94,378.72MWH out of the total energy generated which was 96,115.73MWH.
Kenya: Hospitality Industry Gasps for Breath Under Current Lockdown
Kenya has time and again proven to be a resilient economy. Last year, we witnessed locust invasions, heavy rains, floods followed by an absence of rains in agrarian lands. However, the Covid-19 scourge dealt a blow that left the entire country reeling. The pandemic emerged as the greatest challenge to our nation largely dependent on the global travel and tourism sector. Kenya, with its vast vistas is a portion of earth as God intended the world to be.
Uganda: Report Pins Security Forces On Rights Abuses
The Ugandan authorities have continued to restrict the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, with security forces using excessive and unnecessary lethal force to kill Ugandans, a new report released by the Amnesty International states. The State of world's Human Rights 2020/2021 report states that at least 66 people were killed by security forces from March 2020 up to the end of the year.
South Africa: Special Economic Zones Continue to Perform Well
South Africa's Special Economic Zones (SEZs) continue to thrive despite the challenges brought on by COVID-19, says Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Nomalungelo Gina. In a statement on Tuesday, Gina said the SEZ programme continues to attract investors. "This has seen the value of operational investments increasing from R17.7 billion by the end of the third quarter of the 2019-2020 financial year to R19.5 billion by the end of the third quarter of 2020-2021 financial year.
Africa: Call for African Medical Supplies Manufacturing Facility
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the continent needs to build a vibrant and innovative African medical supplies manufacturing capability that meets the health needs of the continent's people.
Tanzania: Hoima-Tanga Pipeline Construction Starts This Month
The construction of a major crude oil pipeline from Hoima in Uganda to Tanga in Tanzania will begin this month, (April 2021), instead of July 2021 for a period of three years the parliament was told on Monday. Being the longest pipeline in the country, it will pass through eight regions, 24 districts,127 villages and 502 wards.
Liberia: Verdier Accuses Hassan Bility of Exploiting War Victims
Former Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) chairman, Cllr. Jerome Verdier has accused Rights Advocate Hassan Bility, head of Global Justice and Research Project (GJRP) through its parent organization, Civitas Maxima of allegedly exploiting Librarian war crimes victims for his personal financial gains. Speaking on Spoon Talk over the weekend, Cllr. Verdier noted that "We said greed, money and taking advantage" of the war victims in Liberia. Cllr.
Liberia Electricity Corporation Gets Modern Customer Center
Monrovia — The Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) over the weekend dedicated a reconstructed state-of-the-art modern customer service center to enhance and improve relationships between their customers and staff.
Liberia: Senator Tokpa Presents Legislative Report to Bong Citizens - Calls for Unity to Foster Development
Gbarnga — Bong County Senator Henrique Flomo Tokpa says he will continue to lobby with the Executive branch, his colleagues in the legislature, as well as his kinsmen in and out of Liberia to foster development in the county. Senator Tokpa however named division and conflict coupled with the economic hardship as challenges hindering development and unity in the County yea Liberia.
Liberia: Police Charge 34 Suspects in Maryland
-including youth leader Thomas Kumah The Liberia National Police has charged and detained 34 suspects with multiple crimes in Maryland County as part of ongoing investigation into the gruesome murder of a commercial motorcyclist, Mordecious Nyemah recently in Pleebo District, Maryland and subsequent arson attacks by angry crowd against several government properties and residence of Speaker Bhofal Chambers'.
Liberia: BCM Investment Limited Employees Threaten Company Over Five Months of Work Without Salary
Monrovia — Some Employees of BCM International, a mining company based in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County have informed FrontPageAfrica of their planned action to obstruct the company's operations due to its failure to meet up with their salaries since December last year. Some of the employees who spoke to FrontPageAfrica on the basis of anonymity said BCM's failure to settle their salaries over the last five months is causing a serious embarrassment for their families.
Liberia Consoles Britain Over Prince Philip's Death
President George Manneh Weah has sent a condolence message to the Government and people of the Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Following the death of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich.
Liberia: Heaven Eleven FC Remain Unbeaten
By Christopher C. Walker Monrovia — Run away Liberia Football Association Second Division league leaders FC Heaven Eleven continued their perfect start of the season on Friday, April 9, 2021 with a 2-3 win away from home over Mighty Blue Angels FC at the refurbished Tusa Field in Gardnerville. The win increased the Nimba-based club points at the top of the table to 12 points above BYC II. The Yekepa boys' win over Blue Angels on Friday gave them 45 points at the top of the table.
Liberia: Lies Are Stopped By Truths
The ending of chaos and resumption of stability in Hong Kong is a fact that all Chinese people, including Hong Kong compatriots, are glad to see. The so-called 2021 Hong Kong Policy Act Report issued by the US Department of State on March 31 is complete slandering.
Determine Girls Title Celebration Delayed By Ambassadors FC
Monrovia – Determine Girls will have to wait up to April 17, 2021 to be crowned Champions of the Orange Liberia Football Association (LFA) women’s League, following a disappointing 1-1 draw against Ambassadors FC at the Nancy B. Doe Sports Stadium in Kakata on Saturday. Coach Robertson Werner and his girls needed a win to take the trophy home, but Ambassador led by experienced midfielder Kebbeh Larmine proved just too strong on the day.
Liberia Electricity Corporation Gets Modern Customer Center
The reconstruction of the customer service center, which was funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) costs approximately US$336,000.00 plus vehicle training and specialized software cost US$580,000. Monrovia – The Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) over the weekend dedicated a reconstructed state-of-the-art modern customer service center to enhance and improve relationships between their customers and staff.
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