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Ghana is second biggest donor to Haiti - Tue, 09 Feb 2010
Ghana has been noted as the second biggest donor to Haiti after Guyana, based on donor countries' Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Details of financial aid and other assistance to the people of Haiti, being tracked by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), were released recently by the Data Blog hosted on the website of the UK newspaper, the Guardian.
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UN to help educate, employ former Nigerian militants - Tue, 09 Feb 2010
The United Nations has offered to take a lead role in educating hundreds of former Nigerian rebels and providing graduates with job opportunities in the Niger Delta, a U.N. official said on Monday.
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Malawi approves extra $76 mln budget for drought woes - Tue, 09 Feb 2010
Malawi's parliament approved an 11.5 billion kwacha ($76 million) supplementary budget on Monday to aid families hit hard by a drought and support its new commitments after taking over the African Union chairmanship.
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Chad leader extends olive branch to Sudan's Bashir - Tue, 09 Feb 2010
Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno paid a landmark visit on Monday to Khartoum, in a bid to consolidate a thaw in ties and boost efforts to bring peace to Sudan's war-torn Darfur region.
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Botswana predicts return to growth in 2010/11 - Tue, 09 Feb 2010
Botswana's economy should return to growth in the financial year to June 2011, lifted by a gradual recovery in global diamond sales, Finance Minister Kenneth Matambo said on Monday.
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Everything on track in SA - Tue, 09 Feb 2010
Infrastructure projects are all on track and all work will be completed in time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ says the host nation’s Inter-Ministerial Committee.
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Legends fuel FIFA World Cup fever - Tue, 09 Feb 2010
With anticipation building over South Africa 2010, all-time greats Beckenbauer, Charlton, Milla, Pele and Sanchez have told FIFA.com of their passion.
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Mavric: We can reach last 16 - Tue, 09 Feb 2010
Slovenia defender Matej Mavric spoke to FIFA.com about his country's road to South Africa 2010 and chances of reaching the last 16 at the tournament.
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All Whites name best for Mexico test - Tue, 09 Feb 2010
New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert has named a strong 17-man squad for the All Whites match against Mexico in Los Angeles next month.
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Spain set for Poland friendly - Mon, 08 Feb 2010
Spain will complete their preparations for this summer's FIFA World Cup with a friendly against Poland, the Spanish FA confirmed today.
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To stay or not to stay, that is the question - Tue, 09 Feb 2010When you enter the surgery department on 9th floor of the Orange Block at the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in Johannesburg, you'll find photographs from cities across the globe posted on the walls, an upmarket doctor's quarters, sparkling floors and friendly staff. I enter the reception to find the man leading this troop of healthcare professionals, ready and waiting. Prof. Ken Boffard, Head of Surgery at Charlotte Maxeke (formerly Joburg Gen) Hospital, has recently been appointed President of the International Society of Surgery. It's the first time in the organisation's 150-year history that the position has been filled by a surgeon from Africa.
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Newtown festival to thrill 2010 tourists - Tue, 09 Feb 2010Newtown, the cultural hub of Johannesburg, is hosting a festival for the duration of the Fifa World Cup in June, to show the world what Joburg - and South Africa - has to offer. The festival will offer a month of music, dance, theatre, spoken word poetry, literature, craft, film, photography, science, outdoor performances and visual art held in a variety of indoor and outdoor venues.
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Busa and govt to collaborate on climate targets - Tue, 09 Feb 2010Business Unity South Africa (Busa) and Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica have agreed to collaborate to meet national greenhouse gas targets, Busa said on Monday.
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Cape Town receives UN award for fight against TB - Tue, 09 Feb 2010The Health Portfolio Committee was delighted to receive feedback that the City of Cape Town, in partnership with the Provincial Department of Health and TB/HIV Care Association has received a UN award for its fight against Tuberculosis (TB).
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Unicef asks Protektorvest to remove advertisement - Tue, 09 Feb 2010The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) will ask the company marketing stab-proof vests to visitors of the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa to remove Unicef advertising from its website.
Salon will provoke your thinking by giving you access to Africa's luminaries in politics, economics, literature, arts and sciences.
"Invictus" tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela (Freeman) joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team, Francois Pienaar (Damon), to help unite their country to win the World Cup in Rugby in 1995.
