RedTram News Search Engine
Русский  English Українська  Français  Polski  Deutsch  Italiano  Español  中文   
28 September 2008 year (time zone GMT 00:00)  Number of sources in English: 4957
Navigating the themes
Navigating the regions
All Themes World Africa
All Themes (Africa) RSS 2.0

Obama Hails Those Who Paved His Way

28.09.2008 22:07    washingtonpost.com
At the end of a tumultuous week that had him wrestling with dire economic warnings and preparing for his first presidential debate, Sen. Barack Obama seemed pleased, even relaxed, last night as he paid homage to political forebears and took


Kenya: Competence of Staff At Water Firm Questioned

28.09.2008 22:06    allafrica.com
Water and Irrigation minister Charity Ngilu has given the Mombasa Water and Sewerage Company six weeks to provide her office with employment records for scrutiny after claims of irregularities in hiring workers were raised.

Nigeria: Anambra Assures Community of Employment Opportunities

28.09.2008 22:06    allafrica.com
The Anambra state government has assured two communities of employment opportunities for acquiring their land meant for erection of refineries as soon as the project kicks off.

Rwanda: Investments Will Spur Development

28.09.2008 22:06    allafrica.com
President Paul Kagame Wednesday called upon multinational companies to invest in Africa and other developing countries to help them achieve prosperity. He was speaking at the launch of the Business Call to Action, a function held on the sidelines of


Nigeria: Power - Lagos to Invests N34 Billion in Wind Energy

28.09.2008 22:06    allafrica.com
To address the constant power failure in the state, Lagos state government is set to launch a project which will see the state employing wind energy as its alternative source of power supply.

Kenya: City Council Seeks Loan to Pay Staff

28.09.2008 22:06    allafrica.com
Nairobi City Council is broke and has had to resort to seeking a hefty bank loan to sustain staff salaries and councillors' allowances, the Sunday Nation has established.

Uganda: NSSF Sues Sheraton Hotel Over Shs1.5 Billion

28.09.2008 22:06    allafrica.com
The National Social Security Fund has sued Sheraton Kampala Hotel over failure to pay shs1billion being contribution for its employees.

Uganda: Hundreds of Kinyara Sugar Workers Fear Dismissal

28.09.2008 22:06    allafrica.com (2)
Hundreds of workers at Kinyara Sugar Works Limited in Masindi District are living under a cloud of fear and uncertainty.

Kenya: Teachers Vow to Go Ahead With Strike

28.09.2008 22:06    allafrica.com
Kenya Post Primary Education Teachers Union (KUPPET) has asked parents to withdraw their children from secondary schools countrywide before their strike planned for October 3.

Uganda: Cabinet Rejects Suruma Wish to Fire Fund Bosses

28.09.2008 22:06    allafrica.com
Cabinet on Wednesday turned down a request by Finance Minister Dr Ezra Suruma that it approves his wish to sack the two top managers of National Social Security Fund (NSSF).

Nigeria: Encourage Local Textiles Industry, Don Tells FG

28.09.2008 22:06    allafrica.com
The federal government has been urged to encourage the evolution of an indigenous textiles technology as a means of enhancing national development.

Nigeria: Why I Sold One of Our Jets - Gov Amaechi

28.09.2008 22:06    allafrica.com
Governor Rotimi Amaechi says he sold one of the three aircraft owned by the government because funds required for their maintainance was enormous, and that since they were of lesser priority, the only reasonable thing to do was to sell

Nigeria: FG Re-Opens 3rd Mainland Bridge Today

28.09.2008 22:06    allafrica.com (2)
Lagosians will heave a sigh of relief Monday when the third Mainland bridge which was closed to traffic on August 2, 2008 for critical repairs re-opens at midnight on Sunday.

Nigeria: FRSC Seeks RTEAN's Support Against Overloading

28.09.2008 22:06    allafrica.com
The Corps Marshal and Chief Executive of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Osita Chidoka, has urged the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) to support the commission's campaign against overloading.

Kenya: Start Using Technology in Elections

28.09.2008 22:06    allafrica.com
The Kriegler Commission's report on the 2007 elections is making Kenyans think harder on how to enhance poll integrity.

Kenya: E-Government Good, But Are We Equal to the Task?

28.09.2008 22:06    allafrica.com
Six years ago, the government promised "to make e-government a reality" by June 2004.

Uganda: KCC's Bitter Lesson And a Lot of Egg On Its Face

28.09.2008 22:06    allafrica.com
When I sat down to watch the evening TV news on Friday, September 19, one of the news items was the announcement by Ms Florence Namayanja, the deputy mayor of Kampala City Council (KCC), banning boda boda (motorcycle taxis) from

Somalia: Ships Sailing On Pirate-Prone Gulf Had Been Warned

28.09.2008 22:06    allafrica.com
The attack by Somali pirates would have been avoided had the owners heeded warnings of insecurity along the Gulf of Aden.

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 ... 15 »