Posts Tagged ‘ parliament ’

Hollow Men author demands apology from Nats

Apr 19th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Information

Detective Inspector Harry Quinn confirmed yesterday that police had ruled out a hacker and said it seemed likely that the emails had been printed out over a period of time.
There are strong indications that the e-mails were in printed form at the time of the theft but with the thefts happening at any time over [...]



Zimbabwe court rejects poll result bid

Apr 14th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Information

As the court dealt a major blow to its efforts to reveal who won the March 29 vote, the Movement for Democratic Change said one of its supporters had been stabbed to death by members of President Robert Mugabes ZANU-PF party. Police said the killing, by three people, did not appear to be political.
In his [...]



Clark censures party president

Apr 14th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Information

A closed-door workshop at Labours annual congress raised the idea of distributing pamphlets on KiwiSaver, produced by Inland Revenue, and on Working for Families, produced by Work and Income.
Delegates were advised to tell voters when handing out the pamphlets that National had voted against both measures.
Williams, who led the session, reportedly endorsed the plan. But [...]



Zimbabwean court to rule on election result appeal

Apr 14th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Information

The ruling ZANU-PF party says neither President Robert Mugabe nor his rival, Morgan Tsvangirai, won the necessary absolute majority and a run-off will be necessary.
Tsvangirais Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) says it won both the presidential and parliamentary elections. It accuses Mugabe of rolling out military forces across Zimbabwe to try to extend his 28-year [...]



A Fraction Of The Whole

Apr 7th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Culture

Who or what is God? Does he, she or it exist? What happens after
you die? Is there any meaning to life? What does the wisdom of the
ages teach us? And what about love? These are some of the questions
canvassed in this rambling monster of a novel, a family saga (of
sorts) spanning three generations.
All this sounds [...]



PCB stands firm as opinion divided over Shoaibs ban

Apr 7th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Sports

%26quot;The appellate panel would be headed by the board chairman and Shoaib can have the ban reviewed,%26quot; Shafqat Naghmi, the PCBs chief operating officer, said today.
%26quot;But we dont think it is an unjust decision of the disciplinary committee,%26quot; he said.
Shoaib, who was banned after a string of disciplinary violations, said he would be filing an [...]



Online Lotto first of two stage plan says chairman

Apr 1st, 2008 | By admin | Category: Information

Retailers expect NZ Lotteries to begin selling tickets to its Saturday Lotto and Big Wednesday draws online by the end of April. But NZ Lotteries chairman John Goulter told MPs that was only the first stage of a plan to offer a wider range of Lotto products on the Web.
The belief and understanding we have [...]



Kenya looks to music to heal the rifts

Apr 1st, 2008 | By admin | Category: Travel

On a small stage under an inky Kenyan sky, a Samburu tribesman stands opposite a Canadian Inuit woman imitating the sound of a lion. She responds, note perfect, and they bounce sound back and forth. The two cultures may not be able to communicate with words, but with similar ‘throat singing’ techniques they can jam [...]



Keys wealth hit by crunch

Apr 1st, 2008 | By admin | Category: Foods

Im worth less than I was, Mr Key said.
The National leader would not be drawn on the amount carved out of his personal fortune by falling share prices, but said it was not a huge loss.
I wouldnt describe it as material.
Mr Key built his wealth as a top trader and then as head of global [...]



Zimbabwe opposition ready to take control

Apr 1st, 2008 | By admin | Category: Foods

Both opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and Mugabes government strongly denied feverish foreign media speculation that a deal had been reached to arrange the departure of Mugabe after 28 years of uninterrupted power.
There is no discussion and this is just a speculative story, Tsvangirai told a news conference when asked about reports that his aides and [...]