Monthly Archives: March 2016
16 prisoners die in cellphone raid riot
Sixteen people are dead following a prisoner riot in Georgetown’s main prison.
The violence broke out after a regular raid for illegal items conducted just...
Schoolgirl rape victim left for dead
A 20-year-old man is under arrest in India following the brutal rape and attempted murder of a 15-year-old girl at her home.
The teenager was...
Calls for Zuma to retract “outrageously sexist” comments
South Africa’s opposition party has accused President Jacob Zuma of insulting the nation’s women after he reportedly made comments interpreted as sexist.
Zuma, who survived...
Somalia-bound weapons cache stopped
A multimillion dollar cache of weapons bound for Somalia was intercepted by an Australian naval ship near the coast of Oman on Monday (March...
Kenya Athletics, Nike quizzed in “bribery” investigation
Sports apparel manufacturer Nike is raising eyebrows over cash it pays to Kenya’s athletics federation, Athletics Kenya, which appears to have been siphoned off...
IROKO Theatre invokes ‘magic’ at the Barbican
‘Shakespeare’s Ájè, The Witches’ was part of the 400 years anniversary celebration since the death of William Shakespeare at the Barbican Centre’s ‘Shakespeare Weekender:...
“Rise to the top” through apprenticeships
The message this forthcoming National Apprenticeship Week starting 14 to 18 March 2016 will be to highlight this year’s theme, “An apprenticeship can take...
Fast Track to a Civil Service career opens
The Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship programme is now open for applications. The Fast Track is an exciting scheme which allows you to earn...
IPCC to be renamed “Office for Police Conduct”
The plans to reform the governance arrangements of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) to ensure they are fit for purpose now and in...
Many first-time mums don’t know government fund childcare
A new survey reveals that nearly 50% of first-time mums either don’t know that the government offers financial help with childcare. The survey conducted...
