Is Gaddafi giving the hawks a pretext for another war?
As the ferocious flames of revolt lick the seams of his paper-thin tent, Gaddafi surrounds himself with a battery of mercenaries, the last front in what could yet be the worst attempt at beating back people power. Does Libya need more force than its own people can muster?
What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets – A Must Read
A WOUNDED Iraq veteran recuperating in Los Angeles, Sudanese refugees receiving food rations in eastern Chad, U.S. and Russian astronauts sharing dinner in space and a Palestinian taxi driver living outside the Israeli security wall unite to shed light on the widening caloric gap between the rich and the poor in a new book What I Eat, Around the World in 80 Diets by journalists Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio.
Tough Choices for Namibian President as he Takes Helm at SADC
WINDHOEK: INCOMING Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community, President Hifikepunye Pohamba faces the uphill task of tackling political problems afflicting one of Namibia’s closest allies, Zimbabwe, and addressing the prolonged conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Copenhagen Speeches: Deceit, Denial and Betrayal
THE Global Climate Change Summit recently held in Copenhagen, Denmark, is symbolic of the deep-seated divisions that characterise global efforts to push back the effects of global warming.
Harare water plant needs more chemicals, urgent refurbishment
EXPERTS working at Zimbabwe’s largest water treatment plant, blamed for the 2008 cholera outbreak that infected nearly 100,000 people and killed over 5,000 Zimbabweans, say the plant needs an urgent overhaul, just as Harare officials announced that they had procured chemicals worth $450,000. ZiaNetwork this week established that the Morton Jeffray plant, which uses 4.0 [...]
Harare water plant needs more chemicals, urgent refurbishment
EXPERTS working at Zimbabwe’s largest water treatment plant, blamed for the 2008 cholera outbreak that infected nearly 100,000 people and killed over 5,000 Zimbabweans, say the plant needs an urgent overhaul, just as Harare officials announced that they had procured chemicals worth $450,000. ZiaNetwork this week established that the Morton Jeffray plant, which uses 4.0 [...]
Who Feeds Africa’s Dogs of War?
Investigations into the aborted Equatorial Guinea coup d etat have begun to unveil the hand feeding Africa’s “dogs of war”, with recent revelations sucking high profile British figures and global security companies into the controversy.
The plot, which has since emerged to have been conceived by a coterie of global oil magnates, sought to oust President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo overnight and replace him with exiled opposition leader Mr Severo Moto in almost customary coup style.
Who Feeds Dogs of War?
Who feeds dogs of war? The Southern Times, September 2004 By Tawanda Kanhema and Max Hamata Harare- INVESTIGATIONS into the abortive Equatorial Guinea coup d etat have begun to unveil the hand feeding Africa’s “dogs of war”, with recent revelations sucking high profile British figures and global security companies into the controversy.The plot, which has [...]
U.S. commandos spark regional anxiety
By Tawanda Kanhema, Zimbabwe Bureau Chief, The Southern Timeswebsite: www.southerntimesafrica.com Sub-Saharan Africa is on the militarisation path, as the United Sates rolls out a quasi-military command strategy aimed at pre-empting China’s growing political and economic influence in the region.The U.S recently announced the establishment of the United States African Command (AFRICOM or USAFRICOM), a special [...]
U.S. commandos spark regional anxiety
By Tawanda Kanhema, Zimbabwe Bureau Chief, The Southern Timeswebsite: www.southerntimesafrica.com Sub-Saharan Africa is on the militarisation path, as the United Sates rolls out a quasi-military command strategy aimed at pre-empting China’s growing political and economic influence in the region.The U.S recently announced the establishment of the United States African Command (AFRICOM or USAFRICOM), a special [...]
US warned against attacking Iran
A group of nuclear physicists, military experts and diplomats has warned the United States and its military allies against launching an Iraq-style pre-emptive war on Iran to cripple its purported nuclear arms programme, saying such an attack would escalate the global risk of a nuclear holocaust.