Labour experts are warning of increased cases of workplace disasters globally as employers cut spending on occupational safety and health in the wake of the global financial crisis. As one of the cost-cutting measures,...
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Nov 25, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has bought 10 metric tonnes of gold for 375 million US dollars from the International Monetary Fund, following in the wake of India and Mauritius, the international monetary watchdog said. The IMF...
‘In the late 1950s around a billion people—about one-third of the world’s population—were estimated to go hungry every day. Famines were threatening millions in Asia and Africa in particular, and prospects for feeding the...
Source: Reuters * RDP to emerge as new official opposition * Unemployment, poverty seen as main challenges By Agnieszka Flak WINDHOEK, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba is expected to ...
When I was in Kenya in July 2008 with Camara teaching people how to use Ubuntu Linux, I brought a hard drive mirror of apt with me. Over in Africa bandwidth is slow and expensive, I was able to use this apt mirror to install...