Topic: News

Libya: Gadaffi captured and wounded

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News coming from sources in Libya say that Gadaffi has been captured alive but is suspected to be injured on both legs. He has been captured at his home town. We will be updating the article as we get more information and confirmation about the story as we receive it.

South Africa: The Cape Wine Academy reaches 100 000-student milestone

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SOUTH AFRICA, JOHANNESBURG, 19 OCTOBER 2011 – Since its inception 32 years ago in 1979, over 100 000 students have enrolled for various Cape Wine Academy courses throughout South Africa. Approximately 50 000 of these students attended various tertiary institutions at which the Cape Wine Academy teaches the wine module. These institutions include cookery and hospitality schools as well as universities. For most of the 18-25 year olds attending the wine courses, this is their first exposure to many of the wine brands. The Wine Service Course, the Preliminary wine course and Wines of the World course are all offered... Continue Reading

Médecins Sans Frontières seeks swift release of two abducted staff without use of force and continues medical activities to assist Somali population

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18 October 2011 – Following the abduction of two MSF staff in Dadaab, Kenya, on 13 October, the international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières MSF (Doctors Without Borders) has no verifiable information on the identity or motives of the abductors. MSF firmly and clearly disassociates itself from any armed activities and related declarations launched following the abduction. MSF is actively and fully engaging with all relevant actors in order to seek a safe resolution of the abduction. Abductions are extremely complex and need to be handled with care, therefore MSF is very concerned that security and the resolution of the... Continue Reading

Liberia: Global Forum on Sanitation and Hygiene ends

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…As Sanitation Considered Economic Benefit – By: Augustine N. Myers, returning from India – The much talked about Global Forum on Sanitation and Hygiene in Mumbai, India has come and ended. It was indeed an exciting Meeting with exclusive focus on one of the world’s crucial but overlooked issues, “sanitation”. It is estimated that about 2.6 billion people around the world lack access to adequate sanitation. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there will be 2.7 billion people without sanitation, if the current trend continues. The Global Forum on Sanitation and Hygiene organized by the Water Supply & Sanitation... Continue Reading