By Shout-Africa News – JOHANNESBURG,– Imagine the thrill of standing beside a football star, feeling the roar of the crowds in front of millions of fans – all before turning the age of eleven. From June 11 through July 11, the McDonald’s Player Escort program will give 1,408 children, ages six to 10 from 47 countries, the chance to walk hand-in-hand onto the pitch with their football heroes at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa(TM). It is just one way McDonald’s supports children’s well-being as an Official Sponsor and the Official Restaurant of the FIFA World Cup, as announced... Continue Reading
Shout-Africa/ Herald – Harare — CULTURE Fund Trust executive director Farai Mpfunya was awarded the Zimbabwe Institute of Management National Contribution Award at a function held at Rainbow Towers last Friday. The award is given to individuals have remarkably contributed to the nation in one way or the other. Previous winners include Betty Makoni, a child rights activist, and eye surgeon Dr Solomon Guramatunhu for his Eyes for Africa initiative. The late Ariston Chambati and Econet founder Strive Masiyiwa are among corporate heads that have won the prestigious award. “I am honoured to receive this recognition, but I would like... Continue Reading
By David Tumusiime – I have been an arts and culture reporter for six years with four newspapers and a magazine. That should tell you something. Perhaps even more telling, in those six years I have sometimes found myself struggling to pay the rent. As for the basic necessities, let’s not even go there. But I’m still an art and culture reporter. Though I have often thought of quitting, I know I never will. Arts and culture are an absolute necessity for life to have any meaning. To me at least. The few times I have tried to quit reporting... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa News – KIGALI, — Young people from across Africa called on world leaders on World Environment Day to act now to protect biodiversity. In a statement addressed to global leaders for the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB), the young delegates, aged 14 to 24, expressed their frustration that no government has met the 2010 biodiversity targets, while pressures driving biodiversity loss are either constant or increasing in intensity as indicated by the Global Biodiversity Outlook report. The statement, which culminated a four –day Tunza African Youth Environment Network (AYEN) Conference – also emphasized the need for strong vision... Continue Reading
By Shout- Africa News – SINGLE TO BE OFFERED AS FREE DOWNLOAD THROUGHOUT CONTINENT STARTING JUNE 2nd TO COMMEMORATE UNPRECEDENTED EVENT LOS ANGELES, — Five-time Grammy winning artist and reggae icon Ziggy Marley, motivated by the historic occurrence of the World Cup being played in Africa for the first time, took the opportunity to write his current single “Africa Land.” The song is an anthem to unity, freedom and new beginnings; well known principles championed by the legendary Marley family. “Africa Land” falls on the heels of Marley’s 2009 Grammy-winning Children’s album, “Family Time.” For this song, Marley recruited Grammy... Continue Reading
