Shout-Africa News (PHOTO tag and credits- Shimon Peres (left) and Ariel Sharon. Peres wrote a letter to Rhoodie in 1974 praising South Africa’s ‘co-operation’. Photograph: Keystone/Getty Images) An apartheid-era cabinet minister carried a “nuclear trigger” to South Africa from Israel as part of Pretoria’s efforts to build an atom bomb, according to a report in a Johannesburg newspaper. Two renowned South African journalists have revealed that Eschel Rhoodie, the apartheid government’s information minister who played a central role in establishing military ties to Israel, privately described in 1979 how he had transported “the trigger” as hand luggage on a flight... Continue Reading
By Xan Rice in Nairobi A severe drought is causing increasing hunger across the Eastern Sahel in West Africa, affecting 10 million people in four countries, aid agencies warned today. In Niger, the worst-affected country, 7.1 million are hungry, with nearly half considered highly food insecure because of the loss of livestock and crops coupled with a surge in prices. In Chad, 2 million require food aid. The eastern parts of Mali and northern Cameroon have also been badly affected by the failed rains, says the UN World Food Programme, which described the situation as critical. The Sahel, a largely... Continue Reading
South Africa- President Jacob Zuma who is facing fresh speculation over his personal life amid claims he had been cheated on by one of his wives reports Ilanga newspaper, has issued a response defying the allegations. A statement issued on behalf of the president by Vincent Magwenya of the Office of the President, reads that “the Presidency has noted with great concern reports that violate the privacy of President Jacob Zuma and his wife Mrs Nompumelelo Zuma, published in the media on 3-4 June 2010.” “The reports appear to be part of an ongoing and malicious campaign to undermine the... Continue Reading
By Ronald Mureverwi – The just ended week is arguably the most significant time in the history of Zimbabwe if not the moment of destiny following a series of historic events that took place ushering a wave of new positive energy towards the nation’s destiny. Beginning with the maiden appearance of one of the best football teams in the world, five time world cup winners, the Brazilians to play Zimbabwe at our home soil to the coming of one of God’s most powerful annointed ambassador to the Kingdom in preaching the Gospel- Joice Meyer, these events have inevitable made a... Continue Reading
Shout-Africa Business News – WASHINGTON, June 7 — A new survey being released for the ninth annual National Tire Safety Week (June 6-12) shows that millions of drivers around the country are failing to properly maintain their tires and are putting themselves at risk while wasting gas and money. The nationwide survey, conducted by the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA), found that fifty-five percent of vehicles had at least one under inflated tire and only one in six vehicles had four properly inflated tires. RMA is the trade association for tire makers who manufacture in the U.S. The group worked with... Continue Reading
