Eight die in Malawi football stadium stampede
A deadly stampede at Malawi’s national stadium has killed eight people, mostly children. Forty people were injured in rush that occurred as Malawians celebrated their independence day celebration yesterday. ends intro The disaster happened at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe ahead of a soccer match between two local teams. The dead include children between five […]
Migration battles to find as spot on G20 summit
President Jacob Zuma is at the G20 summit in Hamburg today where the issue of migration struggles to find its way onto a crowded agenda. Host Angela Merkel is among those trying to give this prominence as Germany projected to pay $107 million a year for the increasing number of refugees its taking in. ends […]
Merkel has her work cut out hosting G20 summit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has her work cut out hosting the G20 summit now underway in Hamburg. She’ll have to swallow her own fury at President Donald Trump pulling the United States out the Paris Climate Change Agreement and play referee in the heavyweight contest expected between the US leader and Russian President Vladimir Putin. […]
Follow the money to understand the food of migrants from Africa
Is massive investment in Africa the answer to curbing the growing number of migrants leaving the continue to find a better life in Europe? This argument will be tried at the G20 summit underway in Hamburg. The question is will it find currency with those industrialized countries that have the means to take this bet. […]