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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Africa Leader.com http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/cat/02c92c8485dca4db/ en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 03:38:39 -0400 Mon, 20 May 2013 03:38:39 -0400 30 Accra, May 20, GNA- President John Dramani Mahama on Sunday reiterated Ghana's commitment and willingness towards ensuring peace and unity in the West African Sub-region and the entire ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214624587/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Mon, 20 May 2013 02:07:28 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214624587/scat/02c92c8485dca4db JOHANNESBURG | Mon May 20, 2013 1:10am EDT JOHANNESBURG May 20 (Reuters) - African Bank Investments Ltd : * Says H1 headline earnings per share of 125,7 cents versus 170,4 cents) * Says ordinary dividends per share of 25 cents (H1 2012: 85 cents) * Says 25% growth in advances to R59 billion * Says faves potential R300 million fine from national credit regulator * Says no provision ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214624588/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Mon, 20 May 2013 01:10:50 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214624588/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Consumers across East Africa can now get their hands on Nokia's new Windows Phone 8 powered Lumia 520 and Lumia 720. A blend of premium style and innovation for a socially active crowd, the Nokia Lumia 720 features a high end camera experience, while the Nokia Lumia 520 is the most affordable Nokia Lumia to date, bringing a fun and colourful experience to new consumers. Both devices offer ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214623962/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Mon, 20 May 2013 00:55:42 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214623962/scat/02c92c8485dca4db strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa that seeks to balance long-term interests with immediate future concerns. The long-term strategy is to work closely with an economically strong and resilient Africa as part of a global coalition for inclusive economic growth and international peace and security. The near-term goal is to strengthen the capacity of Africa to address political, economic, social and ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214623964/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Mon, 20 May 2013 00:55:28 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214623964/scat/02c92c8485dca4db South Africa's justice minister on Sunday accused an Indian High Commission official and some South Africans of colluding to obtain permission for a plane chartered by a rich family close to President Jacob Zuma to use an air force base to land.The affair - dubbed "Guptagate" after the influential Indian-born Gupta family - has transfixed South Africa since the private flight ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214623388/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Mon, 20 May 2013 00:12:53 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214623388/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Very few white lions live in the wild today, but Linda Tucker is on a mission to change that. She left behind her life in Paris and founded the Global White Lion Protection Trust, dedicated to saving the African white ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214623380/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Mon, 20 May 2013 00:06:48 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214623380/scat/02c92c8485dca4db South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers said it would seek pay rises of up to 60 per cent from gold and coal producers, raising the prospect of fresh strikes as firms battle higher costs and falling prices in an already heated labour climate.Africa's biggest economy is hoping to avoid the 2012 wildcat strike action at platinum and gold mines that cost billions in lost revenue and ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214620650/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Sun, 19 May 2013 20:10:30 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214620650/scat/02c92c8485dca4db ST. LOUIS and DES MOINES, Iowa - The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and DuPont announced a $4 million grant from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation to bring healthier sorghum to underserved communities in ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214619578/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Sun, 19 May 2013 17:58:49 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214619578/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Mauritius , situated in the central plateau of the island is seeking dynamic and talented Kenyan healthcare nursing professionals to join its multicultural team. The hospital said the recruitment exercise which goes on until Friday 24, would help it grow and to pursue its vision to become the World's leading healthcare institution. Among the professionals required includes Paediatric Nurse, ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214618569/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Sun, 19 May 2013 16:52:35 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214618569/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Minister Michael Sik-Yuen, the Mauritius Minister responsible for Tourism, has been quoted in his island's L'Express newspaper as having come back on an earlier decision he has stated in Parliament just weeks ago. He said that now he will be organizing a festival in Mauritius this year. Robert Desvaux, the dismissed Chairman of the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA), whose ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214618603/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Sun, 19 May 2013 16:30:47 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214618603/scat/02c92c8485dca4db This week on CNN's Inside Africa they're venturing off the coast of Kenya and heading to smallest nation in Africa - the Seychelles. This once uninhabited island chain is much more than a tourist destination. It's home to rare and exotic plants and animals like the coco-de-mer and the black parrot. Join Inside Africa as the show delves into Seychellois food, music, and art - all ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214618172/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Sun, 19 May 2013 15:39:56 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214618172/scat/02c92c8485dca4db ACCRA, Ghana - A rising star in Britain's Labour Party, described by some as the "British Barack Obama," Chuka Umunna urged the United Kingdom to more aggressively forge ties with West Africa's fast-growing economies. During a trade mission to West Africa last week that included a stop in his father's home country Nigeria, Umunna, a member of the British Parliament, ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214616040/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Sun, 19 May 2013 12:13:58 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214616040/scat/02c92c8485dca4db South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Sunday it would seek pay hikes of up to 60 percent from the country's gold and coal producers in upcoming wage talks which are expected to be among the toughest ever.NUM said it was seeking an entry-level minimum monthly wage of 7,000 rand ($750) for surface workers and 8,000 rand for those underground in a submission to the ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214615462/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Sun, 19 May 2013 11:38:19 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214615462/scat/02c92c8485dca4db South Africa: Press Statement of the JCPS Ministers On the Report of the Investigating Team Examining the Landing of a Chartered Commercial Aircraft At Air Force Base Waterkloof On 30 April ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214615468/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Sun, 19 May 2013 11:19:13 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214615468/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Two independent studies by the Automobile Association of South Africa (AA) and the Southern African Bitumen Association (Sabita) confirm that the South African Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) is misleading the public. SANRAL has argued that a fuel levy to fund road infrastructure and maintenance is insufficient, and that e-tolling is therefore necessary. However, two independent studies confirm ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214615473/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Sun, 19 May 2013 11:19:11 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214615473/scat/02c92c8485dca4db It is with shock and sadness that the IFP has learned of the passing of the popular and renowned SABC journalist, Mr Vuyo Mbuli. The IFP's National Council said that his untimely passing is a loss to the entire journalism fraternity. "Mr Mbuli deserves to be praised. He was always a true professional; talented, insightful and passionate. Mr Mbuli was an admired and respected ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214615016/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Sun, 19 May 2013 10:29:04 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214615016/scat/02c92c8485dca4db By Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers said it would seek pay rises of up to 60 percent from gold and coal producers, raising the prospect of fresh strikes as firms battle higher costs and falling ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214614551/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Sun, 19 May 2013 09:46:53 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214614551/scat/02c92c8485dca4db President Jacob Zuma, political parties and the broadcasting community expressed shock and sadness on Sunday at the death of SABC television and radio presenter Vuyo Mbuli. The SABC reported that Mbuli, 46, collapsed while watching a rugby match between the Cheetahs and the Reds at the Free State Stadium on Saturday night. He was treated at the scene before being rushed to the Mediclinic ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214614625/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Sun, 19 May 2013 09:38:46 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214614625/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Accra, May 19, GNA - The Reverend Professor Enoch Immanuel A. Agbozo, Head Pastor of Ghana Evangelical Society (GES) said on Saturday that God has chosen Ghana as new model for ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214611657/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Sun, 19 May 2013 03:10:30 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214611657/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Accra, May 19, GNA - The Reverend Frederick Barnacle Dadson, Assistant Head Pastor of Ghana Evangelical Society on Saturday observed that God has a new vision for Africa to reconcile the people with ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214611658/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Sun, 19 May 2013 03:10:30 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214611658/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Rwanda 's president is famously direct with his critics. His contempt for governments he's crossed swords with, led by the French, is only marginally less vitriolic than his view of human-rights groups daring to lecture him, the rebel leader whose army put a stop to the 1994 genocide of 800,0000 Tutsis. But now even friends are regarded with suspicion to the point of hostility. Take ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214611656/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Sun, 19 May 2013 02:57:06 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214611656/scat/02c92c8485dca4db "Every day around the world, we hear of how journalists and media workers are being harassed, intimidated, tortured and killed by individuals, governments and forces that wish to censor and silence them. This calls for us to join hands in the safety and protection of journalists because one individual tragedy in any country collectively becomes an assault and infringement on the right of all ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214611215/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Sun, 19 May 2013 02:02:03 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214611215/scat/02c92c8485dca4db According to the International Energy Agency, Algeria's oil is still suffering from the four-day siege on the In Amenas gas plant in January. (Photo: ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214611161/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Sun, 19 May 2013 02:01:49 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214611161/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Twenty-three youths have died in the past nine days at initiation ceremonies that include circumcisions and survival tests, South African police said ... http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214607749/scat/02c92c8485dca4db Sat, 18 May 2013 20:19:31 -0400 http://www.africaleader.com/index.php/sid/214607749/scat/02c92c8485dca4db