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cents700m Shoe Deal Rocks CEPS.
July 31, 2003... (From Ghanaian Chronicle - AAGM) Byline: Owusu Agyapong The cost of a thousand five hundred pairs of shoes and socks supplied to some officers of the Customs, Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) has raised eyebrows over it and...

Kingswood Schoolboy Comes Back As a Battle-Hardened Royal Marine.
July 31, 2003... (From East Cape News (South Africa) - AAGM) Byline: Steve Kretzmann A Kingswood graduate who fought with the Royal marines in Iraq says Saddam Hussein was an absolute tyrant who suppressed his people. Visiting his Grahamstown...

Kids Most Affected By Water-Related Diseases.
July 31, 2003... (From Ghanaian Chronicle - AAGM) Byline: Katherine Avorseh CHILDREN HAVE been identified as being the most affected by water-related diseases. Most of the children affected are found in areas where the community's level of...

Lawyer Remanded Over $25,000 Alleged Fraud.
July 31, 2003... (From Ghanaian Chronicle - AAGM) Byline: Bismark Bebli A LAWYER AND consultant, John Abugri, was on Monday remanded in custody by an Accra circuit court for defrauding one Bridget Asafu-Adjaye, a business woman, to the tune of...

In the Matter of the $60m GPHA Scandal Project.
July 31, 2003... (From Ghanaian Chronicle - AAGM) Byline: Raymond Archer The phone of the Director General of Ghana Ports and Harbours rang last Tuesday afternoon. He picked up the call, its Chronicle on the line and his voice sounded tetchy....

Charles Taylor to Know Fate Today.
July 31, 2003... (From Ghanaian Chronicle - AAGM) Byline: Eva Okyere Two-time most valuable player in the local league, Charles Taylor will know by todaywhether he can play competitive football organised by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) this...

Minority Boycotts Health Insurance Bill Discussion.
July 31, 2003... (From Ghanaian Chronicle - AAGM) Byline: Linda Akrasi The Minority in Parliament are reported to have boycotted the sittings of the health and finance committee of the House on the national health insurance bill, which started...

Forestry Commission Starts First Timber Rights Bidding Sept. 30.
July 31, 2003... (From Ghanaian Chronicle - AAGM) Byline: Sebastian R. Freiku The Forestry Commission is to start the first bidding for timber rights for Timber Utilization Contracts (TUCs) by September 30, this year on the directive of the Ministry...

Farmers Market At Texpo Soon.
July 31, 2003... (From Ghanaian Chronicle - AAGM) Byline: George Antwi and Asubone Rails IN ORDER for farmers get fair prices for their produce, a farmers market would be established soon at TEXPO, near Tema, where farmers will sell their produce...

Gold Production Nose Dives.
July 31, 2003... (From Ghanaian Chronicle - AAGM) Byline: Racheal Amakye and Linda Akrasi Total gold production by Ashanti Goldfields Company (AGC) reduced marginally from 1,656,784 ounces in 2001 to 1,621,919 ounces in 2002. The reduction was...

Decentralisation and Conflict in the Fourth Republic.
July 31, 2003... (From Ghanaian Chronicle - AAGM) Byline: Harrison Kofi Belley The introduction of the decentralisation programme in Ghana led to conflicts over roles and functions. Although PNDC Law 207 of 1998 tried to define roles and functions...

NDC Youth Leader Finds Office of Accountability Too Many.
July 31, 2003... (From Ghanaian Chronicle - AAGM) Byline: Linda Akrasi The National Youth Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Iddrisu Haruna, has stated that instead of the president setting up an office of accountability,...

Key Labour Bodies Struggling to Stay Afloat.
July 31, 2003... (From Mail & Guardian (South Africa) - AAGM) Byline: Renee Grawitzky Many of South Africa's key labour market institutions, operating under the jurisdiction of the Department of Labour, have come under the spotlight in recent months...

Judges' Indaba Rises Above Brouhaha.
July 31, 2003... (From Mail & Guardian (South Africa) - AAGM) Byline: Serjeant At the Bar Recently our judiciary held its first meeting in more than 70 years. Not since 1930 have judges met as an institution to discuss matters affecting this...

Bweyogerere, Lufula Out.
July 31, 2003... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas Bugingo Bweyogere FC and Lufula FC are out of the race for the Nile Special Super League next season. In group A, Lufula has not collected a single point from three games and so has...

Jamming On the Green.
July 31, 2003... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Kenneth Kimuli For those who have spent their Monday evenings listening to live music at the National Theatre, this might not be something new. But for those not familiar with it, the...

Fufa to Act On Pasculli Latest Allegations.
July 31, 2003... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Muhammad M. Dhakaba Local soccer governing body - Fufa will reprimand former Cranes tactician Pedro Pablo Pasculli if the latest allegations leveled against him are proved to be true. ...

Burundi President in Crisis Meetings.
July 31, 2003... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Badru D. Mulumba The presidents of Uganda and Burundi yesterday expressed optimism that calm would return to war-torn Burundi, saying progress was being made in the peace process. "We...

Diouf Agent to Handle SC Villa Players.
July 31, 2003... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Moses Mugalu SC Villa players tipped to play professional football in Europe have been linked with the agent of Senegalese star El-Hadji Diouf. Diouf's agent Alexander Kristic is one of...

Toasting to Gae's Luck With New Hit.
July 31, 2003... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Elizabeth Kameo If anybody appreciates where public attention is focused right now, it is Bebe Cool. Last week he came up with a composition for Gaetano Kaggwa, the Ugandan representative in...

Power Boss Admits Poor Power Billing.
July 31, 2003... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emma Mutaizibwa The acting Managing Director of Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Ltd, Ms Irene Muloni, has admitted to the company's poor billing system. "I admit services we are...

Lumala to Be Flagged Off Second.
July 31, 2003... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fredrick Musisi Kiyingi Uganda's Moses Lumala will be flagged off second in this weekend's Mountain Gorilla Rally in Rwanda. Twenty-four drivers have registered for the event - the...

Government to Fight Poll Challenge.
July 31, 2003... (From The Namibian - AAGM) Byline: Petros Kuteeue GOVERNMENT has indicated it will oppose a High Court application in which the Congress of Democrats (CoD) is seeking to have the current registration of voters nullified. ...

Protesters Demand to See Minister.
July 31, 2003... (From The Namibian - AAGM) Byline: Maggi Barnard USAKOS residents are continuing to demand an audience with the Minister of Regional and Local Government and Housing, Joel Kaapanda, over the alleged abuse and mismanagement of Council...

Double Murder Trial Ends With 45-Year Jail Term.
July 31, 2003... (From The Namibian - AAGM) Byline: Werner Menges THE murders that claimed the lives of farm residents Moses Gowaseb and Naftalie Boois 10 years ago will cost their confessed killer, Phillip Herbst, 45 years of his life. Herbst...

Unions Nominate Ekandjo for Eviction.
July 31, 2003... (From The Namibian - AAGM) Byline: Lindsay Dentlinger THE Namibia Farmworkers Union (Nafwu) yesterday demanded that Home Affairs Minister Jerry Ekandjo quit his post , charging he is intolerant when it comes to the rights of workers....

Tax Evasion: Revenue Authority Blames Politicians.
July 31, 2003... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Dorothy Nakaweesi And Esther Nakkazi Usually accused of abating tax evasion, Uganda Revenue Authority says political interference and high tariffs are to blame for the high incidence of...

Off-Road Tourists Agitate Jumbos.
July 31, 2003... (From The Namibian - AAGM) SERIOUS accidents will happen if the behaviour of off-road tourists in sensitive areas do not receive urgent attention. Tour operator in the Kunene region, Koos Verwey, says catastrophic incidents with wild...

21 Refugees Charged With Public Violence.
July 31, 2003... (From The Namibian - AAGM) Byline: Tangeni Amupadhi OVER 20 refugees appeared in the Otjiwarongo Magistrate's Court yesterday after they were arrested on Monday while protesting against reduced food and paraffin rations. ...

Country Ranks in Top Four On Poverty Reduction.
July 31, 2003... (From The Namibian - AAGM) Byline: Christof Maletsky NAMIBIA has been ranked fourth in combating poverty in Africa, according to the latest Economic Report on Africa released by the Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA). The...

Trial Date Set for Food Aid Suspect.
July 31, 2003... (From The Namibian - AAGM) Byline: Absalom Shigwedha A MAN accused of stealing drought aid appeared in the Ohangwena Magistrate's Court yesterday. Moses Namholo (40) was arrested on April 16 for allegedly stealing 39 bags (12 kg...

Sex Crimes 'Will Erode Image of Traditional Leaders'.
July 31, 2003... (From The Namibian - AAGM) Byline: Christof Maletsky A SENIOR Damara leader says the image of traditional leaders will be damaged if they commit rapes and other violent crimes. Chief Immanuel /Gaseb, leader of the !Oe#Gan, a...

Women Make All the Difference.
July 31, 2003... (From The Namibian - AAGM) Byline: Maggi Barnard WOMEN play a very important role in community-based natural resource management (CBNRM), says Tsukhoe Garoes, Head of the CBNRM Sub-Division in the Ministry of Environment and Tourism....

City Mulls Building New Pool.
July 31, 2003... (From The Namibian - AAGM) Byline: Lindsay Dentlinger THE Windhoek City Council is considering relocating the Jan Jonker municipal pool to the southern suburb of Olympia. Last night's monthly council meeting heard that the pool,...

Rugby: Botswana Names Team for Africa Cup Match.
July 31, 2003... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Owino Wene Botswana have named a 22-man squad to meet Kenya in an African Rugby Confederation Cup on Saturday. The team includes Jerome Alabu, a Kenyan wing-back who is also Botswana...

Goldenberg Inquiry: Philip Moi Signed for Goldenberg's Billions.
July 31, 2003... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Mugomo Munene and Mugo Njeru A son of retired President Moi was yesterday identified as a signatory for a mysterious bank account through which billions of shillings from Goldenberg...

Heed Health Minister's Plea.
July 31, 2003... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Health Minister Charity Ngilu's passionate appeal that her ministry should be exempted from the blanket freeze on employment deserves serious consideration. Here is a ministry which is expected to...

Africa's Top Economies Named.
July 31, 2003... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Botswana, South Africa, Mauritius, and Namibia have the lowest poverty levels in Africa. A report by the Economic Commission for Africa, ranks Congo as the highest, followed by Zimbabwe, Chad, Guinea...

Why AIDS Body Belongs to the Ministry.
July 31, 2003... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Edward Karanja If the war against Aids scourge is to be won, it is imperative that the National Aids Control Council (NACC) be moved from the Office of the President (OP) to the Ministry of...

Lethal Weapons, Fatal Shoot-Out.
July 31, 2003... (From The Namibian - AAGM) Byline: Werner Menges A SECURITY company officer who survived being shot five times by suspected armed robbers recounted his experience in the Windhoek Regional Court this week. Theuns Prinsloo told...

Appointees to Anti-Graft Board Now Confirmed.
July 31, 2003... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Muriithi Muriuki The House approved the appointment of 11 people to the Kenya Anti-Corruption Advisory Board. MPs unanimously endorsed the names of six men and five women, saying they...

Mbugua And Bride Mobbed At Mother's Burial Service.
July 31, 2003... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Watoro Kamau Young newly-wed Peter Mbugua and his 67-year-old bride Wambui were mobbed by 5,000 mourners at his mother's funeral yesterday . . . and had to be given a police escort to leave in...

Buddha's Ashes to Be Displayed in Nairobi.
July 31, 2003... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) The urn carrying Buddha's ashes and relics will be exhibited in Nairobi next week. It will be on display on August 3 and 4 at Nairobi's Theravada Buddhist Centre, on Loresho Ridge Road, Nairobi,...

Cricket: Under-19 Team to be Selected at Simba Union.
July 31, 2003... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Richard Mwangi The under-19 cricket team for the World Cup qualifiers in Namibia will be selected at Simba Union from tomorrow. The qualifiers in Namibia in September will involve...

Golf: Limuru Tourney Changes Format.
July 31, 2003... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) The annual Limuru High Handicap Open golf tournament will be played over 18 holes on Saturday. The tournament is traditionally a two-day medal affair and is open to players from all over the country...

Parliament: Sh250m to be Spent on Expanding KBC Scope.
July 31, 2003... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Odhiambo Orlale The Treasury has allocated Sh250 million to expand the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation network. The Information and Tourism assistant minister, Mr Fred Gumo, said part of...

Amend Laws On Food, State Told.
July 31, 2003... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Food manufacturers should be compelled to fortify their products, a workshop recommended yesterday. A National Micronutrients Deficiency Council workshop yesterday proposed the establishment of a...

Kamyuka Scoops Monthly Awards.
July 31, 2003... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Fredrick Musisi Kiyingi Kenneth Kamyuka and Ghodadra Bharat scooped the quarterly Castle Lager Cricket League awards for April, May and June. The two, along with others who excelled were...

Parliament: Sh8.9b for Health Ministry.
July 31, 2003... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Odhiambo Orlale The ministry of Health got a go-ahead to withdraw Sh8.9 billionfrom public coffers for this financial year. At the same time, Health minister Charity Ngilu said she would...

6,500 Teachers About to Be Hired.
July 31, 2003... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: David Aduda Hiring around 6,500 teachers will begin at the school and district levels next month, the Government has announced. Four thousand will be taken on in primary schools in 69...

Farmers Demand Sh162m Refund.
July 31, 2003... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) A group of farmers yesterday opposed plans to privatise Chemelil Sugar Company and demanded a Sh162 million refund they allegedly paid for shares. They claimed the money was deducted from their cane...

Parliament: Four Offer to Identify Kimathi's Grave Sit.
July 31, 2003... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Odhiambo Orlale Mau Mau hero Dedan Kimathi will be buried decently only after his grave at Kamiti Maximum Prison is positively identified. Four people who claim to know the grave had...

How Clean is the Land Commission?
July 31, 2003... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Njeri Rugene The recent appointment of a commission of inquiry into unlawful and irregular allocations of public land has been welcomed by many Kenyans, because they believe it will sort out a...

Soccer: Step Down Now, Minister Tells KFF Executive.
July 31, 2003... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Onesmus Kilonzo Sports minister Najib Balala wants officials in the Kenya Football Federation (KFF) executive committee to resign so that a caretaker committee can manage the sport. ...

Uproar Over Kanu MP's Threat to Beat Minister.
July 31, 2003... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Odhiambo Orlale An MP's thinly veiled threat that he would have beaten Local Government assistant minister Betty Tett were it not for his cultural background threw the House into an uproar....

Police Chiefs Listen to MPs' Views First-Hand.
July 31, 2003... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Muriithi Muriuki Senior police officers countrywide yesterday attended House proceedings and heard first-hand the members' complaints on rising insecurity. Provincial Police Officers...

Clashes Vote Told Volumes.
July 31, 2003... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Parliament yesterday passed a Motion calling on the Government to resettle those displaced by the violence - the so-called ethnic clashes - that rocked the country 12 years ago. But why should a...

Justify Your Pay Increase, Police Urged.
July 31, 2003... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Stephen Muiruri Police officers were yesterday asked to give quality service to justify the pay rise pledged by the government. They should reciprocate the Government's determination to...

Low Turnout As Kisumu Show Opens.
July 31, 2003... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) A poor turnout marked the beginning of the Kisumu agricultural show yesterday as new entrants sought to outshine regular exhibitors. Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania are some of the countries...

Oryem Warns Ettb's Ezra.
July 31, 2003... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joyce Namutebi State minister for Sports Okello Oryem, has said that Government welcomes Michael Ezra, a businessman sponsoring athletes, but his conditions are unusual and unacceptable. ...

SDCA Fund Riles FUFA.
July 31, 2003... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Norman Katende FEDERATION of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) is planning a move that will help them tighten financial misuse amongst their affiliates. FUFA secretary Haruna Mawanda...

FC, KCC Win.
July 31, 2003... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Mark Namanya, Nicholas Kajoba And Norman Katende Express 3 Kinyara 0 Buikwe 0 KCC 3 Akol 1 Mbarara 0 Today Police v Masaka TOPSCORER Hassan Mubiru continued his emphatic form, albeit...

Review School Land.
July 31, 2003... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) KAMPALA City Council has ordered a primary school not to admit any more pupils. Education Officer, Muwonge Kewaza, also asked parents to take some of their children away from Shimoni Demonstration...

Political Suits to Be Dropped, Pledges Wako.
July 31, 2003... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Julius Bosire All pending politically-connected cases could be dropped. Attorney General Amos Wako yesterday ordered a review of the cases with a view to having them withdrawn. Those...

Mushega Petitions East African Ministers.
July 31, 2003... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Felix Osike THE East African Community (EAC) Secretary General, Amanya Mushega, has petitioned the Council of Ministers, over a probe report critical of his administration. The Council of...

UWA Gets Suspected Ivory Dealers.
July 31, 2003... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Gerald Tenywa THE Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has arrested two suspected traffickers of animal trophies and recovered an unspecified amount of ivory in Kampala, top UWA officials have...

The Ordeal of Flying to And From Lagos.
July 31, 2003... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Rahman Tajudeen Odia Ofeimun is a very prominent Nigerian poet and journalist for whom Lagos, his 'city by the Lagoon,' is the place to be. He is a normally decent, engaging and...

Teach Kids On HIV, Museveni Directs.
July 31, 2003... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Anne Mugisa President Yoweri Museveni has directed headteachers of primary and secondary schools to address pupils on HIV/AIDS every two weeks. The President's directive is intended to...

Cholera Kills Four in Kasese.
July 31, 2003... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: John Thawite FOUR more people have died of cholera in Kasese while about 170 others have been reported infected with the epidemic that seems to defy all efforts to bring it down, reports...

Scouts Stranded On UK Jamboree Trip.
July 31, 2003... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Jude Etyang A TOTAL of 120 scouts who were set to travel and represent Uganda at the jamboree annual camping event in the United Kingdom are stranded after encountering visa problems. ...

Cobra Baptised, Gets New Name.
July 31, 2003... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Abraham Ahabwe And Ebenezer Bifubyeka COBRA,' the man who recently confessed to have murdered and robbed many people of money and property, has been baptised 'Paul' after he quit Islam and...

Museveni Meets Burundi Leader.
July 31, 2003... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Felix Osike, Stuart Price And Alfred Wasike PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has said very good progress has been made in the Burundi peace process to stop bloodshed in which more than 300,000...

Presidential Bike Rider Crashes.
July 31, 2003... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Steven Candia AN outrider leading a Presidential convoy in which visiting Burundian head of state, Domitien Ndayizeye, was travelling crashed as the motorcade entered the city yesterday. ...

Minister Fears for KKL Kids.
July 31, 2003... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joyce Namutebi AFTER the vanishing in Europe of Fahad Ssekandi and Daniel Sserunkuuma of the Kampala Kids League (KKL) state minister for sports, Okello Oryem, has expressed fears that no...

Lucky Dube Jets in for Shows in City.
July 31, 2003... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Joseph Batte SOUTH AFRICAN reggae star Lucky Dube has been to Uganda three times and staged six electrifying sell-out concerts. But Ugandans seem not to get enough of him! Yesterday, he...

Teso Radio Guided Kony, Says Buturo.
July 31, 2003... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Richard Mutumba THE Government has discovered evidence incriminating Radio Veritas Kyoga in acts intended to aid the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels. The State minister for...

Sudanese Official Explains Kony Aid.
July 31, 2003... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Emmy Allio And Agencies. UGANDAN officials said on Tuesday that a visiting Sudanese minister had admitted that some Sudanese military officers had given assistance to LRA rebels and their...

Match Fixing Allegation: I Was Set Up, Says John Fashanu.
July 31, 2003... (From P.M. News (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Wale Joseph The Chairman of the Pro-League Management Committee, John Fashanu, has described the match fixing allegation levelled against him by a British tabloid as a calculated attempt to...

The Shabby Treatment of Super Eagles in London.
July 31, 2003... (From P.M. News (Nigeria) - AAGM) Last weekend, Nigeria's senior soccer team, Super Eagles, travelled to far away London to honour an international friendly tie against Venezuela. The match was one in the series of tune up matches...

20 Kids Drown in River Nile.
July 31, 2003... (From New Vision (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Frank Mugabi AT least 18 children and two men were yesterday feared dead when their tipper lorry plunged into the River Nile near Pakwach town in Nebbi district. Nebbi district Police...

Okpomo Tips Enyimba for CAF Champions League.
July 31, 2003... (From P.M. News (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Asuquo Ekeng A member of the Nigeria World Cup 2010 Bid Committee, Patrick Okpomo,has declared that Nigeria's representative in the CAF Champions League, Enyimba of Aba, has what it takes to...

Unique Ultimate, Ikeja Utd. Clash Again.
July 31, 2003... (From P.M. News (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Sunday Akintoye Organisers of the much-awaited Pre-All Africa Games Football Competition, Sports International Promotion, finally made the draws of the championship at the Nitel Club House,...

Akinloye Still Hopeful of Tennis Medals.
July 31, 2003... (From P.M. News (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Asuquo Ekeng Despite the not-too-impressive performance of Nigerian players at the on-going ITF West Africa Circuit, coach of the Nigeria tennis squad, Rotimi Akinloye, believes Nigeria...

PDP And the Ngige Affair.
July 31, 2003... (From P.M. News (Nigeria) - AAGM) Since the shameful abduction of Anambra State Governor, Dr. Chris Ngige, some weeks ago, Nigerians, worried that the event could take place at all, have been eager to see how the Peoples Democratic Party...