Students to demonstrate

 
Students from all higher learning institutions will take to the streets on Saturday to protest against corruption in the government system and hiked power tariffs.
Speaking to journalists in Dar es Salaam yesterday, the Secretary General of the Tanzania Higher Learning Institutions Organization (TAHLISO) Mtatiro Julius said they would pressure the government to reduce power tariffs [...]

Champions League rising stars

 
Manchester United will come up against Lyon striker Karim Benzema, who is being hailed as the new Zinedine Zidane. 
 
Lyon will trouble United with the pace, trickery and guile of another 20-year-old, Hatem Ben Arfa. 
 Giovani dos Santos is only 18 years old but Celtic must not underestimate Barcelona’s prodigiously talented teenager

Death threats

 

Anti-Semitic death threats have been sent to Chelsea football boss Avram Grant in a package containing a white powder, police said.
A note addressed to Grant was opened by a member of staff. It was found to contain anti-Jewish insults as well as claims that the powder was lethal.
A police source said it used the [...]

Renewed threat of Kenyan protests

  
Kenya’s  opposition has warned it will relaunch mass protests in a week’s time if talks do not break Kenya’s political deadlock over disputed elections.
It demands parliament be recalled to pass constitutional changes that would allow a power-sharing agreement.
The opposition say MPs have one week to meet but the president remains opposed to any constitutional [...]

Obama’s Winning Streak Continues

 
Barack Obama has gained more ground over his rival, Hillary Clinton, in the contest to win the Democratic nomination to run for US president.
Mr Obama, the senator for Illinois, has won the primary in Wisconsin, and is also projected to take victory in Hawaii – his 10th win in a row.
This puts huge pressure [...]