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Pictures of SA President Zuma and the Bride

4. January 2010

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South African President Zuma and his fifth wife Thobeka Madiba.
The bride and her maids.
Real African Man.

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FIFA orders age test for players at the U17 World Cup in Nigeria

2. September 2009

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FIFA has ordered age test to be performed on players at the Under 17 World Cup in Nigeria to catch teams who field over-aged players. This follows reports that hosts Nigeria were going to select a number of over age players for the October 24 to November 15 finals..FIFA said it would conduct magnetic resonance [...]

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Google SMS – Internet giant unveils SMS service for Africa

30. July 2009

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Internet search and advertising giants, Google has unveiled an SMS service that would help provide information via SMS texts to mobile phone users in Africa. Google SMS will be available first in Uganda and will provide information via SMS on a number of topics including health and agriculture tips, news, local weather and sports. [...]

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Monkey urinates on Zambian President

25. June 2009

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A monkey urinated on Zambian President Rupiah Banda during a press conference outside his office in Lusaka.It has been reported President Banda took the unfortunate incident in good humour. ‘You have urinated on my jacket,’ Mr Banda told the monkey. He also added, ‘I will give this monkey for lunch to Mr Sata,’ he joked [...]

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Free University Scholarships for virgins

14. June 2009

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Free University Scholarships are being provided for girls who can pass their virginity test in Birwa Chiefdom, Northen Sierra Leone.The Biriwa Youth Association for Development says that they have hundred of scholarships for girls who are especially in their teens and who can prove to the community nurse in the town that they are indeed [...]

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Bono and Bob Geldof – Are they good for Africa?

16. May 2009

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Bono and Bod Geldof have always campaigned for African Aid and have helped raise millions of cash in aid of poor African families. But to some, the two Irish rockers are now associated with a poor and weak Africa which is unable to help itself and depended on donor aid. So are they really good [...]

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TAAG Angola Pilot lands at wrong airport

24. April 2009

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Angola’s flag carrier TAAG, already banned from flying to Europe, said Friday it had suspended a pilot and his co-pilot for landing at the wrong airport in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia.
Surely how can a serous error like this be allowed to happen???The pilot landed the Boeing 737 at Lusaka City Airport when he should [...]

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