Yearly Archives: 2013
AUC urges partnerships to boost agriculture yield
African Countries have been called upon to strengthen partnerships that would provide the needed resources and technologies to support farmers on the continent to...
Be sure it’s a cough, not cancer – NHS warns
The Department for Public Health England has started an awareness campaign to educate all and sundry about the damage that lung cancer is increasingly...
Lauryn Hill starts prison sentence
Having reported for prison last Monday (July 8), Lauryn Hill has completed week one of a three-month sentence for failing to pay her...
Jamelia keen to Voice her opinion
British RnB singer Jamelia has said she would be keen to take the position of judge vacated by Jessie J on BBC’s The Voice.
The...
Why is big fish Serena suddenly swimming with sprats?
Following her disappointment at Wimbledon, Serena Williams will compete at The Collector Swedish Open in Bastad this week.
The Swedish Open is a relatively low...
UK heatwave warnings extended
The Met Office have extended the UK’s heatwave warning to “Level Three” for the South West, South East, London and the Midlands, as temperatures...
British charity boss charged with Kenya child sex offences
Police in Herefordshire have charged the director of a gap-year charity with a number of sexual offences said to have taken place in Kenya.
Police...
Ethiopian fleet to keep flying after Heathrow fire
Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it intends to continue flying its fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners, despite last week’s dramatic incident in which one...
UK gov to focus Africa HIV spending on prevention among teenage girls and prisoners
The UK government is set to invest £10.7 million in researching how to prevent female adolescents and prisoners - two of southern Africa’s most...
Isn’t it time Africa harnessed renewable energy?
While a renewable energy revolution has yet to take off in Africa, the seeds of a possible revolution are finally being sown. Large-scale wind...
