By Seyi Oduyela
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, DC Public Schools (DCPS) Chancellor Michelle Rhee, Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization (OPEFM) Director Allen Lew, and Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) Director Jesús Aguirre joined Ward 3 youth for the ribbon cutting of Stoddert Elementary School, 4000 Calvert Street, NW.
By Shamsydeen Badmus
South African police are investigating the possibility that a syndicate in Pretoria is hiring out children from creches to beggars, African Interest Online has discovered. On Friday police took 20 children into care as part of a general crackdown on the use of children to beg in Pretoria, the capital. Since then 13 have been returned to their families.
By Johnson Eniku
An international human rights group claims in a new report that corruption within the Nigerian police force is so institutionalized that officers are expected to share their bribes with superiors. The Human Rights Watch report, published on Wednesday, claims officers are also expected to pay bribes within the force to get certain posts and that some even have to meet monetary targets.
Zanzibar to Join Tanzania in Coalition Government |
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By Tayo Adelaja
Zanzibar's Electoral Commission announced on Sunday that 66.4 per cent of voters in the semi-autonomous territory support the formation of a unity government with mainland Tanzania. The results of Saturday's referendum will see a coalition government formed after the October 31 election.
By Seyi Oduyela
Attention District Residents!! On Friday, September 3, 2010 from 8am - 7pm at Walter E. Washington Convention Center we will be accepting applications from District of Columbia residents ONLY.
By Shamsydeen Badmus
South Africa Develops Cheap Tea Bag That Purifies Water |
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Researchers at a South African university have developed a tea bag that sucks up toxic contamination from highly polluted water to make it safe to drink. Science news website SciDev.Net reported on Thursday that the new filter has been successfully tested on river samples and could be on the market in the next few months if approved by the South African Bureau of Standards.
By Tayo Adelaja
The first public sale of diamonds from Zimbabwe's controversial Marange fields was held on Wednesday at Harare airport. The body that regulates the global diamond trade, the Kimberley Process, said that approximately 900,000 carats of rough diamonds were valued at around 72 million US dollars during the auction. Zimbabwe lost its license to sell diamonds last November over alleged human rights abuses committed by army troops that run the Marange fields, but in July the Kimberley Process allowed it to resume limited exports.
By Johnson Eniku
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi unveiled a five-year development plan on Wednesday that he claims will end the country's dependence on international food aid. Mr Meles' plan envisages economic growth of between 11 and 14.9 per cent.
By Adebayo Somuyiwa
The United Kingdom's National Union of Journalist plans to hold a demonstration on Monday in Glasgow to protest against the forced deportation of Cameroonian journalist Charles Atangana. Atangana has lived in Glasgow since 2004, when he fled Cameroon after being harassed, detained and tortured by government forces as a result of his work in the media.
By Seyi Oduyela
The National Night Out campaign involves citizens, law enforcement agencies, civic groups, businesses, neighborhood organizations and local officials from 9,500 communities from all 50 states, US territories, Canadian cities and military bases worldwide
By Tayo Adelaja
New and existing customers on Etisalat network are set to enjoy enhanced service as the innovative telecommunications company is now live on the submarine fibre optic cable system provided by Main One. Etisalat is the first telecommunications company to switch on its network on the strength of the cutting-edge technology recently launched in the country.
By Seyi Oduyela
Murder Suspect Arrested in Washington, DC |
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Metropolitan Police Department Homicide Detectives announced that an arrest has been made in the June 2010, fatal shooting of Victor Chigoziri MBA-Jonas, Jr., which occurred in the 2500 block of 17th Street, NW.
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