February 2015

Secretary-General Appoints Damian Cardona-Onses of Spain Director of United Nations Information Centre in Dakar, Senegal [document]

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is pleased to announce the appointment of Damian Cardona-Onses of Spain as Director of the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Dakar, Senegal. The Information Centre in Dakar covers Cape Verde, CĂ´te d’Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Senegal. Mr. Cardona assumed his new duties on

Shonubi Partners International Law Firm

Shonubi Musoke and Company Advocates, one of the leading law firms in Uganda, has partnered with a global law firm, Norton Rose Fulbright. In a press release issued by Norton Rose Fulbright, the partnership will enable the two law firms to “collaborate on selected client matters to provide seamless legal

Joint Press Release By the ONS and MOHS [press release]

JOINT PRESS RELEASE BY THE ONS AND MOHS SHIPPING OF SERUM SAMPLE TO THE MAXIMUM SECURITY FACILITY (BIO-CONTAINMENT LEVEL 4 – BSL4) IN SOUTH AFRICA FOR LONG TERM SECURITY AND SAFE STORAGE The Office of National Security (ONS) in collaboration with Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS) wishes to draw

Quo Vadis Reconciliation? [column]

This column is so titled and headline this week questioningly. This is partly in tribute to the Namibian freedom fighter, Gerson Hitjevi Veii, who was put to rest at Heroes’ Acre on Wednesday. And also as a follow up to last week’s focus on the same subject, racism and reconciliation,

Retail Sales Video Marketing Creates Incredible Opportunities

Marketing strategy I have a client who retails high fashion clothing branded goods in Johannesburg and they have built a database of thousands of people from an online newsletter. The objective is to invite these people at a certain date and time to a preview of the latest fashions. They

Singer Convicted of Plot to Kill President

A court has sentenced popular singer and composer Kizito Mihigo to ten years for conspiring against the government, including plans to assassinate President Paul Kagame. Mihigo has pleaded guilty to the charges. Appearing before Rwanda’s High Court on Friday, the 33-year-old musician Kizito Mihigo was also convicted for inciting hatred

Tunisia-South Africa – Ways to Combat Cross-Border Terrorism Discussed

Security challenges faced by Tunisia and the entire region including rising terrorism were discussed at a meeting Friday between Minister of National Defence Farhat Horchani and South Africa’s Ambassador in Tunis Mrs. Nonceba Nancy Losi-Tutu. The Minister of Defence stressed Tunisia’s commitment to cope with the phenomenon of terrorism and

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