Friday, 29 June 2012

MADONNA earmark 'TO MALAWI TO WIN HIS SUPERENALOTTO

Over 100 thousand euros for the project already announced the construction of 10 new schools for children of Malawi. And 'this tell what sites gossippari London. After the notorious failure of the initiative for opening a school for poor girls, the star has decided to use the proceeds from winning Italian Superenalotto to finance the project that will aim to educate 1000 children a year, especially girls , as reported by the Daily Mail.

During his recent stay in Rome for dell'MDNA Tour, in fact, the former Material Girl has sent a trusted assistant to buy from the central Tobacco Modern Gallery, near Piazza della Repubblica, usually frequented by celebrities including international, well- 100 lottery tickets and 14 SuperEnalotto SiVinceTutto, number dictated by the luck of the famous singer, who actually planned the birth of their daughter Lourdes Maria precisely on the day October 14, 1996.


 Madonna has thus made it known early on that Malawi will donate to the cause of the sum of 120,000 euros to put an end to the numerous criticisms emerged so far for pledges not honored.

The passion for the game of Miss Ciccone is well known. As well as its commitment to joint initiatives. Already in his previous visits to Italy had tried their luck for a good purpose. In Venice last year during the Mostradel Cinema had purchased the coupons and the proceeds would be donated to charity always in favor of Malawi, one of the poorest countries of Africa, where the Italian-American singer has already participated in a program help AIDS orphans. Now it's raining in London the news of the win.


But Madonna is not the only celebrity who loves to play. Not even the rich and famous are not immune to lottery fever. Recently, the Hollywood actress Kirstie Alley has announced via Twitter that he bought over 50 tickets in the popular Mega Millions.


 Is no less the star of Mission Impossible, Tom Cruise, who, during the promotional tour in Spain last chapter in the saga known spy, became immortalized with a ticket lottery super El Gordo, the most famous in the world .

BY GOSSIP FACILE 

Home Affairs case on closing CT refugee reception centre put on hold

An  international human rights organisation, Scalabrini has postponed the court injunction , aiming to stop the department of Home Affairs in South Africa from closing its  Cape Town refugee reception centre.

According to an inside source the case has been postponed  until the 17th of next month.

This follows an agreement between the Department and  Scalabrini. The matter was to have been heard at the Western Cape High Court today.

Scalabrini says the closure of a reception centre in Maitland, set for today 29th June 2012 , is irrational as it will add further strain to the three existing offices in the country. Two other offices in Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth have already been closed.

This means new and undocumented asylum seekers will have to apply in the Pretoria, Musina or Durban offices which is already overcrowded . It however remains unclear what is the interim arrangement pending the return court date. 

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have denied to comment on the issue but disclosed that discussing with government on the issue.

This was disclosed by UNHCR Regional Representative for Southern Africa Sanda Kimbimbi in a telephone interview.

"I am on my way to Cape Town but UN will not comment on the issue: said Kimbimbi   

Wednesday, 27 June 2012

42 Malawi migrants suffocate to death in Tazania

42 illegal  immigrants from Malawi were found dead in a truck in central Tanzania, after  perished from asphyxiation, the  interior minister disclosed
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According to the Interior Minister Pereira Silima  the immigrants  died of suffocation on Tuesday  and believe they  had no food.

According to AFP it is reported that there were more than 100 people in the truck

The driver of the truck abandoned the truck after  he had learnt of the dead bodies

The bodies were discovered in the truck in Dodoma province, about 400km (250 miles) west of Dar es Salaam.


Friday, 22 June 2012

Boat tragedies on Lake Malawi,underscore risks for migrants, asylum seekers:UNHCR

UNHCR  has expressed concern over the death of 47 Ethiopians who drowned on Lake Malawi when  the boat in which they were sailing capsized. 


 UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edward said this during a press briefing, on Friday 22 June at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Reports indicate that at least 60  Ethiopians drowned  in a boat capsizing incident on Lake Malawi. The exact number of deaths has not been determined.

 According to the reports , villagers around the lake found a dead body on Monday and buried it. On Tuesday another corpse was floating on the lake and the villagers also buried it. On Wednesday several bodies were seen floating on Lake Malawi and the police became involved and picked them up. The bodies were decomposed and were buried immediately.

According to Edward Six migrants who  survived the ordeal  are being interviewed by police at Karonga.

He disclosed that the  boat  left Tanzania on Sunday. "The government of Malawi has arrested three Malawians on suspicion that they facilitated the movement of the group, in collaboration with fellow Tanzanians." said Edward

"UNHCR has been seeing increased use of boats among migrants and asylum seekers traveling southwards from the Horn of Africa since January 2010 when a group of 106 Somalis arrived in the Cabo Delgado coast of Mozambique" said  Edward
  "Sadly, this is not the only boat disaster this week that has come to our attention. Our office in Canberra issued a statement overnight relating to a boat accident between Indonesia and Australia in which a number of people presumed to be asylum seekers lost their lives." worried Edward

PP Obtain a Court Injuction on Section 65

What goes around comes around: Using DPP old  tricks the ruling Peoples Party (PP) has obtained a court injunction retraining Speaker of Parliament  Henry Chimunthu Banda marking a ruling on Section 65.

 Speaker of Malawi parliament Friday morning failed to make a land mark ruling on Section 65 after the executive obtained a court injunction . 

According to inside sources  Speaker was likely going to declare vacant seats for about 40 MPs who left DPP to join the ruling People's Party after the DPP provided a  written evidence as demanded on Thursday. 

"Members I wish to announce that I have been served with a court injunction restraining me from making my ruling," said the Speaker. 

Banda disclosed that   the injunction, obtained by Deputy Education Minister Chikumbutso Hiwa on behalf of the other affected MPs, was served to him by Attorney General Ralph Kasambara who was  present in the chamber at that time. 

The Speaker then invited the chief petitioner, DPP leader in parliament Dr. George Chaponda, to a meeting to map the way forward.

 


Thursday, 21 June 2012

Speaker Challage DPP on Section 65

The then ruling Democratic Progressive Party officials  (DPP) are on caucus to map the way forward after the Speaker of parliament Henry Chimuthu Banba challenged the party to submit  evidence against members of parliament who are accused to have crossed the floor.

The section restrain members of parliament from   ditching their parties which voted them into power to join another that is represented in parliament.

After the death of  President Bingu Wa Mutharika many DPP MP's ditched the party to join the party of Malawi new president Joyce Banda.

This forced DPP to petition the speaker to declare vacant seats eats of over 40 legislators 


 

Wednesday, 20 June 2012

60 Somalis feared dead after drowned on Lake Malawi

Over 60  illegal immigrants  from Somalia are feared dead after a boat they were  sailing capsized on Lake Malawi in  the area called Kapolo last  Monday due to overloading.

Only  35 dead bodies have been recovered so far and the police with the assistance of communities are searching for the remaining 25 bodies.

According to police bodies were discovered by women who went to fetch water.

Recently Malawi police arrested about 70 Ethiopians and Somalis for entering the country illegally 

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