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World's Most Expensive Cups Of Coffee Are...Um...Expensive
It's always fun to find posts like this, right at the point in the early evening when your energy is starting to fade and you find yourself craving a cup of java for a temporary brain boost. Considering my daily... Nelson Mandela's Life As Graphic Novel
Having been feted with a huge 90th birthday party in London several weeks ago, Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela is receiving a new honour: his life story is to become a graphic novel.What a great way to be... To Fight Food Prices, S. Africa Urges Return to Farming
The latest installment of national Geographic's series on the world food crisis focuses on the role subsistence farming can play in resolving the crisis. Smaller high value farms (that is farms that have a higher yield per acre) would reduce reliance on food imports, increase... Money makes the political world go 'round
It's "all change" in the currency world today, in what some might read as a commentary on political popularity."China's greatest Communist icon, Chairman Mao Zedong, will be dropped from new 10 yuan (75p) banknotes...200 Seek Refuge at U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe
As the saga of Zimbabwe's widely-condemned elections continues, more than 200 hundred opposition supporters have taken refuge in the U.S. Embassy in Harare, in a bid to remain protected from the state-sponsored,...Vote for Mugabe based on 'fear'
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe United Nation's finger wagging at Mugabe is pretty useless when Mugabe states his "Mommy told him God chose him to be a Great Leader". As for Zimbabweans, if they...South African police forces fire on each other
In a bizarre twist on modern policing, rival gangs of police actually fired on each other during a motorway shoot-out during rush hour in Johannesburg.Motorists fled from their vehicles and seven officers were... Zimbabwe opposition to pull out
The opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai of the MDC in Zimbabwe has decided to pull out of the presidential run-off on 27 June, his party officials say, it is not clear from Morgan Tsvangirai yet but for now it appears to be so. The Movement for Democratic Change says the... Zimbabwe set for opposition rally
A rally will be held by Zimbabwe's opposition tomorrow in the captial Harare, after a court overturned a police ban.This is a dangerous undertaking on their part but it is good that they are pressing ahead with their...Victims of Xenophobic Attacks Can Stay in South Africa
South Africa's Home Affairs Minister has stated that victims of the recent xenophobic attacks, who were then sheltered in ad-hoc camps, will not be deported.""People affected by the violence and who have sought...Zimbabwe detains opposition leaders
"The standard-bearer for Zimbabwe's opposition was twice detained by the police on Thursday, and one of his most important deputies was arrested to face treason charges. The events underscored the daunting obstacles to campaigning against President Robert Mugabe in the two... Environmental change re-draws atlas of Africa
"Africa`s rapidly changing environmental landscape, from the disappearance of glaciers in Uganda`s Rwenzori Mountains to the loss of Cape Town`s unique `fynbos` vegetation, was presented Tuesday to the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN).The Atlas,... Mandela hideaway restored for all
A hideaway used by Nelson Mandela when he was a political activist nearly half a century ago has been restored and opened as a museum. Lilliesleaf Farm in the Rivonia suburb of Johannesburg was a site used by the African National Congress from which to launch its armed... Matt Damon to star as rugby captain in Mandela film
"Johannesburg (ANTARA News/dpa) - Matt Damon will star as the captain of South Africa's 1995 World Cup-winning rugby team in a film to be directed by Clint Eastwood about Nelson Mandela and the transformative effect of the sporting win, weekend newspapers reported in South... Zimbabwe opposition leader freed
Bucking under the pressure from International community Robert Mugabe government in Zimbabwe have released oppostition leader without any charge. Mugabe has been accused of crushing democratic institutions...
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