AFRICA News, Aug 30, 2011

FTSE as it happened: August 26, 2011 Telegraph.co.uk Randgold Resources gained 70p to £63.40, Petropavlovsk perked up 13½ to 822p andAfrican Barrick Gold put on 14 to 544p. The FTSE 100 has been fluctuating wildly since Ben Bernanke made his speech, revealing that there would be no new stimulus measures ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

VWSA set sights on toppling Toyota in local market by 'at least' 2018 Creamer Media's Engineering News Volkswagen Group SA (VWSA) wanted to be the best-selling vehicle brand in South Africa, on a sustainable basis, by 2018 “at the latest”, said MD David Powels on Monday. This ambition – which would mean toppling Toyota from more than 25 years of local ... See all stories on this topic »

The Colonel Invades Kenya: KFC, Fast Food Debut in East Africa Investorplace.com ... in recent years during a push for democratic reforms, it is much better off than other nearby African nations, such as Somalia. There's no secret as to why YUM is opening up shop in Kenya. This KFC is just the latest item in its global growth plan.... See all stories on this topic » Investorplace.com

Study: Hispanic media faring better than mainstream media Poynter.org But internet usage among Spanish-dominant internet usage has increased from 36% in 2009 to 47% in 2010. • The digital divide between Latinos and whites remained in 2010. About two-thirds of Latino (65%) and African American (66%) adults went online in ... See all stories on this topic »

SDSU Expands Course List To Offer Secular Studies KPBS Claremont college recently announced their latest bachelor's program devoted to secular studies, UC Irvine now offers courses on Atheism and Secularism, and San Diego State University is debuting its first course on Atheism, Humanism and Secularism ... See all stories on this topic »

Uganda Tea Exporters Protest Kenya Plant Permit Charges Middle East North Africa Financial Network Aug 29, 2011 (The East African/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- Uganda is planning to lodge a complaint against Kenya at the East African Community headquarters over what it terms unfair trade practices. The landlocked country is against the ... See all stories on this topic »

WikiLeaks Leaves Names of Diplomatic Sources in Cables New York Times Among those named, despite diplomats' warnings, were a United Nations official in West Africa and a foreign human rights activist working in Cambodia. They had spoken candidly to American Embassy officials on the understanding that they would not be ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Can the symphony be saved? Salon In this episode of Quick Hits, we visit with Seun in Lagos and capture exclusive performances centered around his second album, "From Africa with Fury: Rise." "Rise" is the title song on Seun Kuti and Egypt 80's new album. ... See all stories on this topic » Salon

Teens Target Cyclists In 'Knockout' Game KMOX.com Trailnet says the latest attack was last Thursday (8/25) afternoon near Missouri Botanical Garden where a group of 10 to 15 African-American teens charged and attacked a cyclist. “They weren't really interested in robbing me. ... See all stories on this topic »

Cloudy with a Chance of Insurgency - by Charles Kenny Foreign Policy (blog) In 2009, University of California, Berkeley, economist Marshall Burke and colleagues looked at temperature and conflict data from Africa and found a positive association between warmth and war. They went as far as to argue, "When combined with climate ... See all stories on this topic »

Taking a Close Look at Art Litchfield County Times Some would say it is the complexity of human relationships that brought Ms. Close to create her mosaic works, but she would tell you several factors that led to her latest body of work. She was inspired by mosaics and became fascinated with new ... See all stories on this topic »

Neglected Diseases Group Seeking Child-Friendly AIDS Drugs Inter Press Service Another challenge in treating HIV-positive children is malnutrition, a problem that has gotten worse inrecent months in Kenya and other countries facing drought and food shortages in East Africa. "For children who are malnourished, the nutrition ... See all stories on this topic »

The First-ever RWC match, NZ's Lowest Test Scores and missed kicks ESPN.co.uk Wales and South Africa will face both Fiji and Samoa in their pool in the forthcoming World Cup. Tonga are in the same pool as New Zealand and France. In the recent Tri-Nations Test in Port Elizabeth the All Blacks only managed to score one try and a ... See all stories on this topic » ESPN.co.uk

Psychological Rugby World Cup warfare under way AFP But significantly for Australia the latest win was their second in their last three encounters and they appear to be peaking at the right time with a youthful squad moulded in quick time. In contrast, defending champions South Africa have stuck with... See all stories on this topic » AFP

John Nkomo shows up alive in Zimbabwe SW Radio Africa The rumours are believed to have been sparked by his recent public appearance as he was looking very ill at the funeral of the later Solomon Mujuru, and it was reported that he had to immediately fly to South Africa for treatment after that. ... See all stories on this topic » SW Radio Africa

Hana Mining Ltd.: Infill Drilling Continues to Encounter Consistent High-Grade ... MarketWatch (press release) The latest results continue to confirm the continuity of copper-silver mineralization at the South Limb South area of the Banana Zone. -- Core lengths intercepts of -- 2.26% Cu and 27.0 g/t Ag over 4.4 metres within a wider mineralized interval of ... See all stories on this topic »

PATRICK BULGER: Rocket-firing Toyota leads the way Business Day For aficionados of the motoring history of North Africa, the war in Libya is the latest instalment in the "Toyota Wars", fought in the 1980s and also involving Muammar Gaddafi, but that time against his neighbour, Chad's Hissène Habré. ... See all stories on this topic »

Gas price spikes ahead of holiday News-Press Now Weather and political climates appear to be responsible for the latest jump at the gas pump. As St. Joseph-area travelers prepare for the busy Labor Day weekend, the cost of filling up doesn't show any sign of abating. Analysts said it's going to be ... See all stories on this topic »

China's consumerism 'latest threat to ivory' Independent Online A CITES report released in Geneva last week said the highest levels of elephant poaching since 2002 were recorded in 2010, with central Africa of most concern. CITES officials announced the creation of a $100 million fund to enhance law enforcement and ... See all stories on this topic » Independent Online

UMass Lowell Announces Dream of Perfect Games: A Celebration of Sport GoRiverHawks.com UMass Lowell's For the Love of Sports Award is Ms. MacMullan's latest honor in recent years. On May 12, 2010, she became the first female to receive the Curt Gowdy Media Award from the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, presented to members of print and ... See all stories on this topic »

Q&A: Mario Van Peebles on New Film and the Decline of Black Movies BET His latest movie, Redemption Road, starring Michael Clarke Duncan, is in theaters now. BET.com spoke with Van Peebles about his latest film, Wesley Snipes' imprisonment, the reason for therecent boom of Black stereotypes in movies and why the prospect ... See all stories on this topic »

The business of settling in Sydney Morning Herald Modern businesses such as Lalumba, an East African restaurant in Dandenong, and Rezah Afghan Kebab in Sydney Road, Brunswick, are places that more recentmigrants come to link in with festivals, language and moral support as they find their feet. ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

Bjørn reborn at 40 The Copenhagen Post After finishing level with Spaniard Pablo Larrazabal, Austria's Bernd Wiesberger, South AfricanGeorge Coetzee and England's Mark Foster, Bjørn eventually secured victory at the fifth extra hole with his third birdie of the showdown. ... See all stories on this topic »

Litchfield County Comprehensive, Aug. 28, 2011 Torrington Register Citizen Madoff's transition from investment genius to pariah is outlined in New York Times investigative reporter Diana Henriques' latest book, “The Wizard of Lies.” She tells the story of a man desperate to please, who, like Dr. Frankenstein, eventually lost ... See all stories on this topic »

Australia's gold production jumps 10% on record prices Creamer Media's Mining Weekly In its latest quarterly production figures, Surbiton stated that Australian gold production for the three months to June had increased by 5% to 68 t, or 2.1-million ounces, compared with the 65 t produced in the previous quarter. ... See all stories on this topic »

What happened to school choice? MercatorNet (blog) Here's how he expressed it in his latest column for the Center for Vision and Values at Grove City College. In a recent editorial, The Wall Street Journal calls 2011 the “year of school choice.” Parents and the legislators who represent them, ... See all stories on this topic »

'Underworld' Directors Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein Believe in the Buddy System FEARnet.com Their latest, Underworld Awakening is their first 3D project. During a recent set visit, the dynamic duo tell us about adhering to the buddy system, making Underworld Awakening dark, and how their vision fits into the Underworld universe. ... See all stories on this topic » FEARnet.com

Election 2011: Meet Debbie Bertlin, Running for Mercer Island City Council ... Patch.com I have worked with many governments including those of South Africa, Poland, and Thailand in developing programs to build educational curriculum, accelerate economic development and improve citizen services. Throughout my career I have had to adapt and ... See all stories on this topic »

Fair play in and off the pitch Times of Malta And then there is the player transfer market, a never-ending saga that keeps the fans surfing the internet in search of the latest rumours. The in-word this summer is Anzhi. To be exact, it is Anzhi Makhachkala and it is no uttering from the latest ... See all stories on this topic »

More than 1000 ivory tusks seized in Tanzania WWF International According to the most recent full analysis, published in 2009: “Malaysia has progressively gained prominence in successive ETIS analyses as a transit country for African ivory.” TRAFFIC is a joint programme of WWF and IUCN. ... See all stories on this topic »

Clearing the paper trail The National Investments such as these are helping to drive spending on IT products in the Emirates, which is projected to reach US$3.5 billion (Dh12.85bn) this year, according to the latest UAE information technology report. But experts warn there are a number of ... See all stories on this topic » The National

Chen Lin: Betting on Gold and Silver Stocks ETF Daily News In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Lin reveals his latest finds in undervalued gold miners, and why he has high hopes for silver, too. The Gold Report: With gold trading around $1800+/ounce (oz.), famous precious metals investor Eric ... See all stories on this topic »

MEET NEW ISLAND BIG BABES Modern Ghana Eku who is a graduate of New York Film Academy hosts a new show on Studio 53 Extra, the new exciting African entertainment show, which focuses on bringing all the hottest gossip and entertainment news from African continent and abroad. ... See all stories on this topic » Modern Ghana

Persecuting a dying man Morning Star Online It is a record that continues to the present day, as recent revelations about British arms sales to repressive regimes in north Africa and the Middle East confirm. One suspects that Scottish Prime Minister Alex Salmond is fully aware of the likely ... See all stories on this topic »

Michelle Obama's Ballooning Vacation Tab: $10 Million and Counting Sunshine State News (blog) "Her vacations, the cost of which are mostly borne by taxpayers, include trips to Panama City; Martha's Vineyard; Hawaii; South Africa; Latin America; Vail, Colo.; and a recent visit to her brother in Corvallis, Ore.," the Telegraph reported. ... See all stories on this topic »

Young guns gunning to get going Cherwell Online (blog) The former Palermo midfielder is the latest star to emerge from Switzerland following the likes of Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka. He has been hailed by Fulham manager Martin Jol as a “great talent” – a sentiment echoed by those in the Swiss FA. ... See all stories on this topic »

IAR's Comic Book Corner: Brandon Thomas talks 'The Many Adventures of Miranda ... I Am Rogue.com So here at IAR, any time we have the opportunity to speak with someone in the comic book industry about their latest project, comic book adapted movies and the marriage of Hollywood and comics, we're going to jump at the chance. ... See all stories on this topic »

Deadly new strain of bird flu set to cause havoc in Europe this winter Metro It was eliminated from most of the 63 countries infected at its peak in 2006, but it remained endemic in six countries in Asia and Africa. A Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs spokesman said it constantly monitors for disease threats. ... See all stories on this topic » Metro

Cairo University: Launch of fourth FIFA/CIES programme NewDesignWorld (press release) It offers the students a chance to know like-minded persons sharing the same interest for sport, to learn about the latest information and developments in sports, to meet international specialists and consultants coming to teach us. ... See all stories on this topic »

America Reaches a Demographic Tipping Point New Republic (blog) The latest wave of 2010 Census data, released this week, confirms what earlier surveys have strongly hinted: Virtually half of recent births in the US are minorities. We are becoming a more globalized nation than most Americans have ever experienced. ... See all stories on this topic »

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China consumerism latest threat to Africa's - Nigerian Social News ... Posted by News Updates on August 29, 2011 at 10:36am in Africa News · Back to ... are the latestthreats to wild elephant populations, said an author of a recent ... www.gbooza.com/xn/detail/5506827:Topic:271810?xg...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Bolide over Hout Bay ... Bolide Meteor over Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa 11:00 pm 23AUG2011. 11 o'clock last ...August (53). The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 26AUG20. .... (click on image ) -- Cochlea Wave by Richard F. Lyon 2009, Wikipedia ... lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../bolide-over-hout-bay-c...

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