Nyapokototo Bags International Excellence Award

[263Chat] Zimbabwe’s rising solutions technocrat, Clive Nyapokoto of Shift Organics has scooped the Excellence Award at the ongoing International Telecommunications Union (ITU 2017) Conference in Busani, South Korea.

[263Chat] Zimbabwe's rising solutions technocrat, Clive Nyapokoto of Shift Organics has scooped the Excellence Award at the ongoing International Telecommunications Union (ITU 2017) Conference in Busani, South Korea.

source: AllAfrica News: Zimbabwe

Anger Over Police Brutality at Khayelitsha Dialogue

[GroundUp] Members of the Khayelitsha community expressed their anger during the third annual Policing and Social Justice Dialogue Series when the focus turned to police brutality.

[GroundUp] Members of the Khayelitsha community expressed their anger during the third annual Policing and Social Justice Dialogue Series when the focus turned to police brutality.

source: AllAfrica News: South Africa

Six Suspects Behind Bars for Vigilantism

[SAPS] Pinetown detectives arrested six suspects aged between 20 and 63 for the murder of a 27-year-old victim in Wyebank near Pinetown. It is alleged that on Wednesday 27 September at about 21:00 the victim was at his residence in Canna Crescent, Wyeb…

[SAPS] Pinetown detectives arrested six suspects aged between 20 and 63 for the murder of a 27-year-old victim in Wyebank near Pinetown. It is alleged that on Wednesday 27 September at about 21:00 the victim was at his residence in Canna Crescent, Wyebank when a group of people came to fetch him. The victim was accused of theft and was assaulted with sjamboks and was later rescued by the members of his family who rushed him to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. A case of murder was registered at Pin

source: AllAfrica News: South Africa

We Shall Not Be Spectators As Our Country Is Killed – Bobi Wine

[Monitor] Kampala -After being hosted on Al Jazeera television last evening, Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Mr Robert Kyagulanyi Sssntamu popularly known as Bobi Wine has spoken out on what he feels about what happened in Parliament on Wednesday.

[Monitor] Kampala -After being hosted on Al Jazeera television last evening, Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Mr Robert Kyagulanyi Sssntamu popularly known as Bobi Wine has spoken out on what he feels about what happened in Parliament on Wednesday.

source: AllAfrica News: Uganda

Limpopo On Service Delivery in the Province

[Govt of SA] The Executive Council met on the 27th September 2017 to discuss a wide range of issues pertinent to delivery of services to the citizens of the province. This meeting comes less than a week after a succesful investment trip to Europe. The …

[Govt of SA] The Executive Council met on the 27th September 2017 to discuss a wide range of issues pertinent to delivery of services to the citizens of the province. This meeting comes less than a week after a succesful investment trip to Europe. The following are highlights of discussions and decisions taken:

source: AllAfrica News: South Africa

The Law vs Jonathan Moyo – How Does He Avoid Prosecution?

[allAfrica] Cape Town -“Perennial wisdom from divine revelation and human experience dictates that all earthly things great or small, beautiful or ugly, good or bad, sad or happy, foolish or wise must finally come to an end. It is from this sobering re…

[allAfrica] Cape Town -"Perennial wisdom from divine revelation and human experience dictates that all earthly things great or small, beautiful or ugly, good or bad, sad or happy, foolish or wise must finally come to an end. It is from this sobering reality that the end of executive rule has finally come for Robert Mugabe who has had his better days after a quarter of a century in power".

source: AllAfrica News: Zimbabwe

Could Common ‘Fake News’ Be Traditional Media’s Canary in the Coal Mine?

[Daily Maverick] When referring to “fake news”, there is a strong argument for stopping using the label “news” at all given the implied endorsement the word gives the content. However, instead of closing ranks and distancing themselves from the phenome…

[Daily Maverick] When referring to "fake news", there is a strong argument for stopping using the label "news" at all given the implied endorsement the word gives the content. However, instead of closing ranks and distancing themselves from the phenomenon, traditional media could interrogate the content of common or garden "fake news" to find out why it so often appeals to readers.

source: AllAfrica News: South Africa

8 Leadership Skills That Cannot Be Taught

[263Chat] “Everyone wants to be one, but not everyone is born to be one,” my accomplished uncle would boast, stroking his own ego. But, if leadership was a biological lottery ticket, “Why aren’t many of the children of extraordinary men and women great…

[263Chat] "Everyone wants to be one, but not everyone is born to be one," my accomplished uncle would boast, stroking his own ego. But, if leadership was a biological lottery ticket, "Why aren't many of the children of extraordinary men and women great?" I would counter. It would shut him up for a while, but predictably, hours or days later, he would recant and reiterate his "leaders are born, not made" mantra.

source: AllAfrica News: Zimbabwe

‘There Will Be Less Violence If Our Children Have Something to Do After School’

[GroundUp] The lack of resources for young people in poor communities often leads to them to joining gangs and doing drugs. This was the view of several people who spoke out at the third annual Policing and Social Justice Dialogue on Thursday.

[GroundUp] The lack of resources for young people in poor communities often leads to them to joining gangs and doing drugs. This was the view of several people who spoke out at the third annual Policing and Social Justice Dialogue on Thursday.

source: AllAfrica News: South Africa