JOHANNESBURG OCTOBER 14, 2016(CISA)-The Catholic Church has supported the university students’ protest citing the inequality of opportunity for poor and competent students to access third level education. The country wide students’ protest dubbed FeesMustFall has affected the major public universities in the country. The Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference noted that as a conference spread […]
Day: 17 October 2016
GERMANY: Cardinal Turkson Calls for Improved Health Care in Africa
BERLIN OCTOBER 14, 2016(CISA)-Cardinal Peter Turkson, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace has called for urgent need to invest in strong health care systems in Africa. “Too many Africans have been deprived of access to healthcare for a long a period of time, despite the significant progress in the fields of technology, […]
KENYA: Government Grants Makonde Community Citizenship
NAIROBI OCTOBER 14, 2016 (CISA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has issued a directive that all eligible stateless Makonde people be issued with national Identity Cards by December. “I seek your apology on behalf of other Kenyans because we have taken too long to consider you as our brothers and sisters,” said President Uhuru October 13, […]
GHANA: Bishop Appeals for Peace Ahead of Elections
TAMALE OCTOBER 14, 2016(CISA)-Bishop Joseph Osei-Bonsu, President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC), has called on Ghanaians to maintain peace as the country prepares to go to the polls on December 7. Speaking during GCBC Plenary Assembly in Tamale in the Northern Region of Ghana October 10, Bishop Osei-Bonsu urged Ghanaians “to protect the […]