After criticism of projects elsewhere, a new site in northern Ghana will be independently assessed as the organisers attempt to prove the low cost of lifting people out of poverty BY: Afua Hirsch, west Africa correspondent for the guardian.co.uk, Friday 31 August 2012 12.22 BST In front of the blackboard in a classroom in Nabari […]
South African miners charged with murder of colleagues killed by police
Former ANC youth leader calls for ‘revolution in the mining sector’ after charges brought under obscure apartheid-era law Politician Julius Malema called for nationalisation of South African resources, including all iron, platinum and zinc. BY: David Batty and agencies for the guardian.co.uk, Friday 31 August 2012 01.12 BST The 270 miners arrested during violent […]
US soldiers face death penalty for murder charges related to militia group
Three serving members of US military accused of setting up group that stockpiled weapons for plot to assassinate Obama BY: Ed Pilkingtonin New York and agencies for the guardian.co.uk, Thursday 30 August 2012 23.13 BST Three serving soldiers who allegedly set up a militia group within the US army, which plotted to overthrow the government […]
Barack Obama surprises internet with Ask Me Anything session on Reddit
For a little while Wednesday afternoon, the commander-in-chief commanded the internet’s notoriously fickle attention In Reddit chat, president bypasses media to answer wide-ranging questions put forth by surprised internet users Posted by Katie Rogers Wednesday 29 August 2012 23.16 BST guardian.co.uk While a tropical storm batters the Gulf coast and Republicans make their case for […]
Mitt Romney becomes official GOP candidate at last
Ann Romney makes Tampa convention pitch to women while Chris Christie invokes a GOP-led ‘second American century’
Togo Opposition calls for sex strike starting Monday
By: Kenya Today and agencies A Togolese opposition leader is calling on women to go on a weeklong sex strike to press for release of protesters detained by government security forces. The Togolese Police is reported to have arrested more than 120 opposition members last week as they clashed with protestors in the capital Lome. […]
Obama: Romney will impose ‘extreme positions’ on US if he wins election
In interview with AP, president says he’d be willing to compromise with Republicans if he wins a second term BY: Associated Press, the guardian.co.uk, Saturday 25 August 2012 18.21 BST President Barack Obama said Mitt Romney has locked himself into “extreme positions” on economic and social issues and would surely impose them if elected, trying […]
Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, dies at 82
BY KENYA TODAY AND AGENCIES Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, has died, his family announced on Saturday morning. “We are heartbroken to share the news that Neil Armstrong has passed away following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures,” Armstrong’s family said in a statement. Armstrong 82, underwent heart surgery this month. […]
Jacob Zuma says it is not right for women to remain unmarried
BY: David Smith in Johannesburg for guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 22 August 2012 19.05 BST South African president provokes anger by saying it is important for women to have children ‘to give them extra training’ Jacob Zuma, the South African president, has provoked anger by claiming that it is “not right” for women to be single and […]
South Africa remembers shot miners on national day of mourning
BY: Associated Press for guardian.co.uk, Thursday 23 August 2012 14.21 BST More than 1,000 people attend memorial at Marikana as services are held nationwide to honour those killed in violence The families of 34 striking miners killed by police were among those who mourned as memorial services were held across South Africa for all those […]