Northern, South Africa News

The verdict by the High Court in Gulu that over 40,000 hectares of land be given to Madhvani Group of Companies to grow sugarcane and over 1,700 hectares of land to be given to the UPDF Major General Julius Oketta and Christine Atimango, a former district employee, is bad news for residents of this area.

You Are Here: Home A General News A Young people in Northern Region have first sex out of curiosity - Survey Most young people in the Northern Region have their first sexual experience either out of curiosity or pressure from partners and peers, a survey conducted in six districts of the region has revealed.

GULU, 7 February 2012 - Once a fortnight, Moses Sserwada travels from the capital, Kampala, to northern Uganda to pick up a truckload of charcoal destined for the popular Owino market in the city.

First National Bank, a division of FirstRand Bank Limited (FSR, on Thursday announced the official launch of First National Bank Tanzania Limited.

Though it is yet to official launch a national campaign to raise funds to prosecute the December 12 Presidential and Parliamentary elections, the ruling National Democratic Congress in the northern region has already raised GHA 342,500.00. The amount represents filing fees collected from 70 parliamentary candidates who contested the party's ... (more)

As Uganda celebrates the NRM victory day different members of parliament and local leaders have come out to outline what they have achieved in 26 years and what the day reminds them of.

Thousands of people displaced during Uganda's guerrilla war face a fight for survival after being ordered to leave camps Like many others, Milton Obote - who faces eviction from the camp in Gulu where he lives - cannot afford a house in his home village.

Airtel Ghana has congratulated Dr. David Abdulai, a winner of Airtel's flagship corporate social responsibility initiative "Touching Lives", for winning the 2011 Martin Luther-King Award for Peace and Social Justice .

ANNUAL inflation rate rose for the 14th consecutive month in December, as observers expressed fears that higher food and energy costs will continue to lift prices in the economy in the coming months.

The West African Network for Peace Building , has observed that the 2012 elections is likely to determine the peace situations in areas with chieftaincy disputes.

Ghana is one of Africa's great successes - a stable and thriving country that is testament to the impact of aid.