The Daily IIJ

The Chairlady of King Jimmy Market in Freetown Mrs. Nenah Sankoh has come down heavily on the central government and local authorities for neglecting them after making lofty promises. “We are still slaves… nothing has changed,” the chairlady lamented. Mrs. Sankoh said as traders they do not have suitable storage facilities for their wares and [...]

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The United Nations has estimated a budget total of $531,783,601 to execute its five-year development assistance framework action plan (UNDAF) with the government of Ghana in four strategic areas directly linked to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Read more http://www.globalnewsreel.com/2012/02/united-nations-budgets-over-531million.html

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Every morning at sunrise, Sutas Kom Sri casts his net into the river out of faith. As the fog unveils the horizon, the Mekong River looms before him, luring him into the richness of its waters. But like other fishermen in this part of the Mekong in northeast Thailand, his daily catch has been steadily [...]

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By NEWTON SIBANDA MINERALS in the ground represent potential wealth. And luckily, Africa is blessed with all kinds of ores, gems and fuels locked away, waiting to be liberated. The continental mass is a treasury of bauxite, uranium, gold, platinum, cobalt, diamonds, chromium, manganese, coal, and phosphates, to name but a few. So it is [...]

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December 14, 2011 FROM Newton Sibanda in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia A major report on all aspects of mining in Africa will be launched on the sidelines of the on going Conference of Ministers Responsible for Mineral Resources Development in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa tomorrow. Titled ‘Minerals and Africa’s Development, the report was compiled by [...]

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FROM Newton Sibanda in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia THE second African Union Conference of ministers Responsible for minerals development opened yesterday with a clarion call for the continent to ensure that it achieves economic development from its mineral wealth. African Union Commission (AUC) Director for Trade and Industry Jean Noel Francois was the first to give [...]

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Corruption afflicts all countries, undermining social progress and breeding inequality and injustice, says United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on the day of International Anti-corruption celebration. For this reason, Mr. Ki-moon has urged all governments, which have not yet ratified their United Nations Convention Against Corruption to do so without delay. Continue reading http://www.globalnewsreel.com/2011/12/ban-ki-moon-corruption-undermines.html

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November 19, 2011 By NEWTON SIBANDA LUSAKA, Zambia-IN a landmark judgment, the Lusaka High Court has ordered Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) to pay K10billion (US$2million) to 2000 Chingola residents on Zambia’s Copperbelt for polluting the Mushishima river. The Mushishima is a tributary of the Kafue River, which accounts for about 40 percent of Zambia’s domestic [...]

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December 3, 2011 By NEWTON SIBANDA LUSAKA, Zambia- GERMANY has given Zambia K592 billion (Euro 87.1 million) as continued financial support to programmes aimed at improving water supply and sanitation, poverty reduction and decentralization of the local government system. Out of the total amount, K219.6 billion will go towards improving water supply and sanitation while [...]

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Under the ruling of the Supreme Court, 4,915 hectares of the Cojuangco-controlled Hacienda Luisita must be awarded to its 6,296 farmworker-beneficiaries under the government’s Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), which was started by President Corazon Aquino in 1988.

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