afrol News, 19 October – A new survey reveals that over 14 percent of Kenyans receive substantial money transfers from abroad each year. For Africa as a whole, remittances currently reach up to US$ 30 billion annually. Continue reading One in 7 Kenyans receive money from abroad
Daily Archives: October 29, 2010
Draft Bill Is ‘A Charter for Rogues’
By Erna Curry
CAPE TOWN, Oct 27, 2010 (IPS) – A coalition of civil society groups marched to South Africa’s Parliament on Oct. 27 to protest against the draft version of a new Protection of Information Bill. “This bill is a betrayal of all the democratic principles we fought for,” anti-apartheid stalwart Kader Asmal told the crowd. Continue reading Draft Bill Is ‘A Charter for Rogues’