JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s development finance institution, will dedicate a senior staff member for South Africa in 2013, aiming to leverage the country’s position as a business hub and strategic U.S. partner into new investment opportunities for American and African companies. In the past two years OPIC has made significant efforts to expand its work in Africa, resulting in an extraordinary 300 percent increase in the agency’s commitments to the region last year. Whereas Africa comprised only four percent of OPIC’s global portfolio of loans, guarantees and political risk insurance in... Continue Reading
By Nyasha Chingono – Civic society groups in Bulawayo have blasted hate speech on ZBC saying it does not unify people of Zimbabwe ,encouraging Zimbabweans to learn from mistakes of other African countries like Rwanda where hate speech the infamous genocide. Speaking during a National Indaba on Minority Languages in Bulawayo on Wednesday, said that media play a pivotal role in promoting languages and misuse of language has political implications. “Civil wars have been fought as a result of derogatory language use on public platforms. In Rwanda people were butchered due to being labeled as cockroaches. “Likewise in the 80’s... Continue Reading
Harare, October, 2012: The US Public Affairs Section is supporting the United Nations first International Day of the Girl on October 11, 2012 at Glen View 1 High School with a program that incorporates theatre, dance, and motivational speeches to educate youth about the status of girls and the positive results that can be obtained by investing in them. Blossoms Children Community and the New York-based 10×10 organization, with the support of the U.S. Embassy, are collaborating to recognize the importance of this day. “The United States is proud to be celebrating this first-ever International Day of the Girl Child... Continue Reading
…As GOL Suspends PUPs Logging Activities – By: Augustine N. Myers – In the wake of the suspension of logging activities of Private Use Permits (PUPs) by the Liberian government, over ten thousand timber workers are now out of jobs and said to be experiencing hardship. The Liberian government, t hrough the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) recently announced with immediate effect the suspension of all logging activities of all Private Use Permits (PUPs) in Liberia, and constituted an eleven-man technical committee to review the regulations regarding the PUPs. The Acting President of the Liberia Timber Association, Mr. John S. Deah... Continue Reading
By Emeka Umejei – Shout-Africa Correspondent, Lagos – Medical practitioner and Former President of Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), comrade Chris Ekiyor has tasked the federal government to extend palliatives to victims of flooding in the coastal communities of the Niger Delta. Ekiyor, who was reacting to the rampaging flood that ravaged every part of the country, says most of the people in the coastal communities have resorted to self-help. The former youth leader, whose Rahi Medical Services Outreach has set-up relief camps in Kabowei Kingdom including, Patani, Adagbabiri, Abari, Aven, Kolowarein Delta state to ameliorate the impact of the flooding on the communities, urged government agencies... Continue Reading
