Botswana’s new government will have to hit the ground running after booting out a party in power for six decades on a tidal wave of supporters expecting change, analysts say.”End of an error,” quipped a headline in the independent Mmegi newspaper in its coverage of the whirlwind change of power in which lawyer Duma Boko …
New start for Botswana, now comes the hard partSat, 02 Nov 2024 09:30:26 GMT Read More »
Ahmed Othman’s farm has been spared from the deadly fighting that has spread across Sudan, but the war’s toll on the economy and labour market has still reached him.”I had to sell two vehicles” to afford to harvest this season’s crops, he told AFP from his large sesame farm in eastern Sudan’s Gedaref state.A year and …
War decimates harvest in famine-threatened SudanSat, 02 Nov 2024 02:40:03 GMT Read More »
Rohit Bal, one of India’s most acclaimed fashion designers, has died, his colleagues said Friday.Media reports said he died at the age of 63 after a long illness.”We mourn the passing of legendary designer Rohit Bal,” the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) said in a statement on Instagram.”Known for his unique blend of traditional patterns with modern sensibilities, Bal’s work redefined Indian fashion, and inspired generations.”According to his website, Bal graduated from St. Stephen’s College in New Delhi with a degree in history.He then worked in his family’s export business for a few years before launching his label and designer line in 1990.In his work Bal”draws from influences, wide and varied,” says a promotional statement on his site.”From the village crafts and traditional methods of design that India is so rich in, to the transient phenomenon of the subcontinent’s urban landscape, the designer brings them all to life.”FDCI chairman Sunil Sethi said on Instagram that the passing of Pal, popularly called Gudda, “will leave a void in the fashion design space forever.””Everyone admired him for his attention to detail, how beautifully his lotus bloomed on modern shapes and his understanding of what modern women desired,” Sethi said.
Botswana’s new president took office Friday in a whirlwind transfer of power following elections that saw a historic defeat handed to the party that had governed the diamond-rich country for nearly 60 years.Human rights lawyer Duma Boko, 54, was sworn in during a closed session at the office of the chief justice three days after …
Kenya plans to reintroduce some of the tax hikes that sparked deadly protests earlier this year, the government announced Friday, while a new deputy president was sworn in after weeks of high political drama.President William Ruto scrapped an unpopular finance bill in June after the protests. Rights groups accused police of a brutal and illegal crackdown …
Kenya reintroduces tax reforms with new deputy presidentFri, 01 Nov 2024 16:24:32 GMT Read More »
