Issued on: 08/05/2023 – 22:38 In tonight’s editionJudges in Nigeria hear crucial petition seeking to annul the results of the presidential election. Sudanese pin their hopes on peace talks in Saudi Arabia delivering a humanitarian truce. And Guinea looks into an outbreak of chemical burns amongst fishermen.
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Issued on: 08/05/2023 – 21:19 A Senegalese court on Monday handed opposition figure Ousmane Sonko a six-month suspended sentence in an appeal of a defamation case that could jeopardise his run for president next year. Sonko came third in the 2019 presidential election and intends to stand again in 2024, but two court cases could ruin his candidacy.He received a two-month suspended sentence and a hefty fine in March for defaming Tourism Minister Mame Mbaye Niang and a Dakar appeals court increased the term to six months on Monday, potentially making Sonko ineligible for the vote.Baboucar Cisse, a lawyer for…
The death toll of last week’s deadly floods and landslides in the Democratic Republic of Congo climbed to more than 400 people, the government said on Monday, as rescue workers and family members searched through debris and mud for victims and survivors of the disaster.The flooding began on Thursday, as heavy rains pushed rivers to overflow their banks, causing rushing water and mud to flow into villages, washing away homes and ravaging farmland.“The situation is catastrophic,” said Remy Kasindi, a representative for a civil society group in South Kivu, where the floods took place. “It’s a humanitarian crisis that troubles…
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The Moseley Igloos – Dining Out in Glenelg The Moseley igloos are back for winter and will be open from 12 May – 4 September 2023. Dine out in an igloo featuring a cosy and warm fireplace and room for eight people. Located outside at The Moseley Bar and Kitchen Glenelg, you can choose between relaxed lounge seating or a round table dining setting. Bookings are for exclusive use and include full table service from your personal waiter. Session times: The Igloo daily sessions run for 2.5 hours with the following session times: 11am – 1:30pm 2pm – 4:30pm 5pm…
Issued on: 08/05/2023 – 17:28 Dead bodies were still being recovered on Monday from two villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where floods killed more than 400 people last week in one of the country’s deadliest disasters in recent history. Survivors looked on as humanitarian workers piled corpses into freshly dug mass graves over the weekend, in videos posted online.The workers have spent days recovering mud-caked bodies from the villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi, both in South Kivu province, where days of torrential rain triggered landslides and caused rivers to break their banks on Thursday.”We left everything behind,” said Bushushu resident Bahati Kabanga,…
Find the best activities, events and experiences for kids and families during the April school holidays in our Adelaide School Holiday Guide. Go on an exciting family adventure, get creative at a school holiday program or try a new sport. This is your handy guide to keeping the kids busy and having some family fun during the school holidays. South Australian Winter School Holidays: Saturday 8 July – Sunday 23 July 2023 Check out our Ultimate Adelaide School Holiday Guide below, featuring some of the most popular, and some not-so-well-known activities on offer. Find workshops, programs, fun things to do,…
By Melissa StollerThis month, focus on picking ideas that MAY blossom and turn into manuscripts.Here are a few prompts to help you get started.1) Use the word “MAY” as a prompt. Write the word on a sheet of paper or on your computer screen and see what springs to mind. Also write the word “MAYBE” and see if you conjure up a different list of story possibilities. Image from Canva2) Do an internet image search using the words “MAY” and “IMAGES.” Maybe some of the images will spark inspiration for a story title, line, or plot point. 3) Check out…
2023 Pioneer Women’s Trail Walk Experience the amazing journeys taken by our early German pioneer women as they carried their produce on foot from Hahndorf to Adelaide through the Adelaide Hills. The Pioneer Women’s Trail is approximately 26km long and mainly follows country roads, laneways and bush tracks through a delightful section of the Adelaide Hills with historic homes, deciduous trees and native bushland. In the early years of European settlement, the Prussian migrant women carried their produce from Hahndorf through the Adelaide Hills to market in Adelaide. The labour of these women and girls who regularly made this 26km…
Issued on: 08/05/2023 – 04:52 Fighting could be heard in south Khartoum on Sunday as envoys from Sudan’s warring parties met in Saudi Arabia for talks that international mediators hope will bring an end to a three-week-old conflict that has killed hundreds and triggered an exodus. The US-Saudi initiative is the first serious attempt to end fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that has turned parts of the Sudanese capital into war zones, derailed an internationally backed plan to usher in civilian rule following years of unrest, and created a humanitarian crisis.”Pre-negotiation” talks began on…