Lecturers' union expects job cuts Aug 28, 2008
Page last updated at 05:44 GMT, Thursday, 28 August 2008 06:44 UK. Lampeter University said it was facing increased pay. (BBC News -- UK)
GP explains life expectancy gap Aug 28, 2008
Page last updated at 06:23 GMT, Thursday, 28 August 2008 07:23 UK. Dr Jamieson wants tougher curbs on junk food advertising. (BBC News -- UK)
Man convicted of converting guns Aug 28, 2008
Speaking after the case, Det Ch Supt George Turner, of Thames Valley Police, said: "Although there is no Mac-10 problem in the Thames Valley, the gun factory at The Briars appears to have been responsible for 90% of Mac-10 incidents and shootings since 2004. Bookmark with: GUN FACTORY LATEST NEWS BACKGROUND & ANALYSIS MORE STORIES RELATED INTERNET LINKS The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites E-MAILED Man's 'pants' password is changed Britain's happiest places... (BBC News -- UK)
Baby's body found at waste plant Aug 28, 2008
" The plant is operated by Viridor Waste Management Ltd. Police have asked anyone who can help with the inquiry to call 0845 456 4564. Bookmark with: RELATED INTERNET LINKS The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites FROM OTHER NEWS SITES Appeal for mother of baby found - 32 mins ago Appeal for mother of baby found - 32 mins ago Appeal for mother of baby found - 38 mins ago Waste plant body was newborn girl - 1 hr ago Waste plant body was newborn girl - 2 hrs ago... (BBC News -- UK)
Met's knife crime policy attacked Aug 28, 2008
" Its stop and search tactics had the support of the community, including ethnic minority communities, she added. The Metropolitan Police said stop and search was only one part of a wider strategy and it had taken 1,700 knives off the streets since May this year. The Met also said it has a 90% conviction rate for murders from stabbings. Bookmark with: KNIFE CRIME LATEST NEWS FEATURES & ANALYSIS CASE STUDIES HAVE YOUR SAY VIDEO REPORTS RELATED BBC LINKS RELATED INTERNET LINKS The BBC is not... (BBC News -- UK)
'Pants' password changed Aug 28, 2008
"It is very disappointing that he felt the need to express his upset with our service in this way. Customers can have any password they choose and it is not our policy to allow staff to change the password without the customer's permission. "The member of staff involved no longer works for Lloyds TSB." Bookmark with: RELATED INTERNET LINKS The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites E-MAILED Man's 'pants' password is changed Britain's happiest places mapped Spider... (BBC News -- UK)
Drug 'may slow down Parkinson's' Aug 28, 2008
Page last updated at 09:05 GMT, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 10:05 UK. Drug 'may slow down Parkinson's. (BBC News -- Health)
Treatment 'tricks' stroke victims Aug 28, 2008
Page last updated at 10:40 GMT, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 11:40 UK. Ms Powell claims patients movements have been improved with the system. (BBC News -- Health)
The UK population is projected to become the largest in the EU Aug 28, 2008
Page last updated at 12:20 GMT, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 13:20 UK. UK population 'will be top in EU. (BBC News)
Testing for a new 'Cold War' Aug 28, 2008
Page last updated at 13:50 GMT, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 14:50 UK. By Paul Reynolds World affairs correspondent, BBC News website. (BBC News -- Europe)
Review fails to save post offices Aug 28, 2008
Page last updated at 16:00 GMT, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 17:00 UK. The closures follow a further review by senior Post Office managers. (BBC News)
Secret files found dumped on tip Aug 28, 2008
" He said that inquiries were continuing as to how the files ended up on the tip but they were confident they were not put there by Merseyside police. "I will be calling for an urgent review of the procedures for the distribution and disposal of court papers to ensure that the safety of witnesses is not the subject of potential compromise in the future," ACC Matthews said. Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement Police files found dumped on a tip in Lancashire... (BBC News)
Wet and wild in Zambia Aug 28, 2008
The crocs he was referring to were the twelve-foot-plus toothy residents of the Zambezi River as it flows languidly past Livingstone, Zambia's new golden child of tourism and the spot that's fast becoming Africa's adventure capital ... Dr. Livingstone may have camped amongst the malaria and the wildlife on an island just above the Falls on his voyage of discovery, but modern day visitors are simply spoilt for choice when it comes to where to stay ... While there are a number of backpackers and... (iAfrica.com)
Zambia: I Have No Time for Detractors - VP Aug 4, 2008
The vice president was in Livingstone to officiate at the Lwiindi Ceremony of the Toka Leya in Kazungula. Mr Banda said on arrival at Livingstone International Airport yesterday that he wouldlistento the people of Zambia and not detractors ... Mr Siamweela said hunger was devastatingpeople in areas like Mandia and in other rural areas of Livingstone. (allAfrica.com)
Baobab tasted Jul 18, 2008
" If demand in Europe takes off, it will benefit some of the poorest people in Africa, says Mr Lombard. People without land or money to plant seeds can pick baobab in the wild and sell to producers. Mythical tree The adansonia digitata, which is the only baobab species in Africa, provides many forms of nourishment, says Paul Smith, head of the millennium seed bank at Kew Gardens, where one baobab tree has been grown under glass. WHERE IT GROWS Southern, central, western and north-eastern Africa,... (BBC News -- UK)
Japan to give Zambia $15 mln for ground water development Jul 5, 2008
LUSAKA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Japan will give Zambia a 15 million U.S. dollars grant for ground water development in Luapula Province and the rehabilitation of the road network in Livingstone in Southern province under an agreement signed here Friday. Zambian Minister of Finance and National Planning Ng'andu Magande signed for Zambia while Japanese Ambassador to Zambia Hideto Mitamura did so on behalf of his country, according to Zambia Daily Mail. (Xinhuanet, China)
U.S. congressional delegation assesses bilateral programs in Zambia Jul 2, 2008
According to a statement the U.S. embassy, the group led by Congress Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman visited Chirundu and Livingstone of Southern province ... The group later visited Livingstone and inspected a U.S. government-sponsored small business enterprise. (Xinhuanet, China)
Involving Children Makes Africa A Better Place: Adults Benefit from Children Being More Involved in Decision-making Jun 16, 2008
A Councilman in Livingstone, Zambia eloquently described the impact of child participation: "When an adult hears the story of a child from another adult, it does not carry weight. But when children speak out about their problems, I feel, as an adult, humiliated. As a Councilman in the Local City Council, I will carry your message to my fellow Councilmen.". Siga Rose Sne, 15 year old girl from Senegal explained the importance of child participation within the family. (AlertNet)
Zambia: Rising Levels of Resentment Towards Zimbabweans Jun 11, 2008
In April 2008, Zambian immigration officials deported about 60 Zimbabwean suspected sex workers from Livingstone, the country's tourism capital. The Immigration Department is attempting to curb the influx of Zimbabwean immigrants through Zambia's Southern Province border posts of Chirundu, Kazungula and Kariba, "but it's difficult to completely clamp down on these illegal immigrants because they don't require any visas to enter Zambia. Some of them come with a day's permit as visitors but never... (allAfrica.com)
Article: Special Report: China In Africa May 29, 2008
It was discovered in 1873, the year it took the life of missionary-explorer David Livingstone, that great champion of British imperialism on what his countrymen called the Dark Continent. I know this because, when I returned home from reporting in the sub-Sahara, the same pathogen was drilling through the walls of my gut. (FastCompany)
Tanzania: The Farthest Shore May 21, 2008
In 1871, it took Henry Morton Stanley 236 days to march twelve hundred miles from Zanzibar to Lake Tanganyika, where he found Dr. David Livingstone, missing and presumed dead, resting under a mango tree ... A dhow (the name Tanganyika derives from the Swahili words tanga, or sail, and nyika, meaning wilderness) shows up to collect me for the ninety-minute voyage to my base for the next three days Greystoke Mahale, a resort on a beach not far from one of Stanley and Livingstone's campsites. (Concierge.com)
Harare diaryRural teacher given certificate as proof he has had his beating May 10, 2008
Robson, Livingstone, Zambia. A: Can they come up with anything. (BBC News -- Africa)
Tradesmen are top of the pops in employability May 9, 2008
Gidon Novick, a joint chief executive of British Airways/Comair, said his airline already had air traffic rights to London and Livingstone, Zambia. He was not interested in buying Nationwide but might apply for its Zambian air traffic rights if they became vacant. (Business Report, South Africa)
VIDEO: MDC urges UN action on Zimbabwe Apr 23, 2008
Zambian children gesture next to a dinghy boat of the Roll Back Malaria Zambezi Expedition in Katombore village, about 60 km (37 miles) from Livingstone, April 22, 2008. Zambia will host. (AlertNet)
Soft drinks are 'inferior', Coke hears Apr 22, 2008
Livingstone, Zambia - Coca-Cola South Africa needs to move away from relying on soft drink products, which depend on the lower income group, according to Carel van Aardt, the head of income and expenditure division at the Unisa bureau of market research. Van Aardt and Andre Ligthelm, the head of the economic research division at same institution, have recently completed a study into the economic effect of the Coca-Cola system on the South African economy, which was released on Friday. (Business Report, South Africa)
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Not in Dock, Says Zambian President Apr 13, 2008
How many prostitutes must be in the streets of livingstone for you guys to admit theres a problem. How many people should be beaten for speaking up in Harare for you guys to admit theres a problem in Zimbabwe. (allAfrica.com)
Martha's weekWorld at One's Martha Kearney reflects on a week in politics Apr 12, 2008
Ken Livingstone was a thorn in the Tory government's side ... Back in 1998 Ken Livingstone had said: "If I am lucky enough to be elected as London's first mayor and, bearing in mind that I have already served five years as leader of the GLC, I would not seek to serve more than one term.". (BBC News -- UK)
Anxious for changeThe plight of women who have fled Zimbabwe for Zambia Mar 26, 2008
By Orla Guerin BBC News, Livingstone, Zambia. Some who have fled to Zambia have been driven to prostitution. (BBC News)
Zambia: Railways in Shameful State, Says President Feb 27, 2008
He said the railway line from Livingstone to Chingola had become a death trap with the destruction of the line, while wagons were in a bad state. The President advised the new minister to meet RSZ management and find out why the company had failed to deliver because at the time of concessioning Zambia Railways (ZR) it was thought that the private sector would do better. (allAfrica.com)
Zambia: Mines Reject Tax Regime Feb 12, 2008
Mr Bantubonse said at the Zambia International Business Advisory Council (ZIBAC) conference that was held in Livingstone in July last year, mining companies informed the gathering that they were ready to re-negotiate the DAs. At the same conference, Minister of Mines and Minerals Development, Kalombo Mwansa said that the negotiations would start in October last year. (allAfrica.com)
London Mayor Announces Major Cycling Scheme Feb 12, 2008
Mayor Ken Livingstone's initial announcement did not give details of how much the cycles would cost to rent in London or how Londoners would pay for them. "We will spend 500 million pounds ($1 billion) over the next decade on cycling -- the biggest investment in cycling in London's history, which means that thousands more Londoners can cycle in confidence on routes that take them quickly and safely to where they want to go," Livingstone said in a statement ... Livingstone, facing a tough mayoral... (Planet Ark, United States)
Zambia Could Open Gates of Key Dam Hit by Floods Feb 5, 2008
Zambian state television showed footage of police picking up a sixth flooding victim from the Maramba stream in Livingstone. Officials said the spillway gates of another dam, the Itezhi-Tezhi, may also be opened, possibly displacing thousands of villagers living along the banks of the Kafue, Luangwa and Zambezi rivers. (Planet Ark, United States)
Nationwide gets back on track Dec 13, 2007
Nationwide's flights to Livingstone in Zambia would resume on Monday, she said. Other services will gradually return to normal with the release into service of the airline's other aircraft Boeing 737-200s, 737-500s and 727s in accordance with SA Civil Aviation Authority approval. (iAfrica.com)
Botswana air/safari, $2,149 Dec 8, 2007
Transfer to South Africa's Livingstone airport for your departure is an extra $25 and needs to be reserved through Adventure Center in advance ... Why it's a deal: In comparison, according to a recent SideStep search, the lowest multi-city fare we could find from New York City to Johannesburg and from Livingstone to New York City, departing Feb. 23 and returning Mar ... On the morning of the last day of your trip, a taxi will take you to the airport in Livingstone to catch your connecting flight... (MSNBC -- Travel)
Are Nationwide's clipped wings due to faded ink? Dec 4, 2007
When it failed to obtain air traffic rights to fly to Zimbabwe before that country's present troubles, it started a service to Livingstone in Zambia and, later, one to London/Gatwick ... When it failed to obtain air traffic rights to fly to Zimbabwe before that country's present troubles, it started a service to Livingstone in Zambia and, later, one to London/Gatwick. (Business Report, South Africa)
ZAMBIA-ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwe's sex workers look to their neighbour for business Oct 27, 2007
Frederick Chintu, a Lusaka resident, told IRIN the sex trade was fast becoming the mainstay of employment for Zimbabwean migrants in Lusaka and Livingstone, the country's tourism capital, because "in most cases, they literally take over the entire lodge or guest house, and rent a room each". Chintu told IRIN: "If they rent the entire guesthouse, they start parading themselves at the reception. Any client who walks in at any time can just choose which woman he will sleep with for a short time,... (AlertNet)
A cheaper plan to stop animal poachers: Give them real jobs Oct 23, 2007
Earlier this year, Zambia's two remaining white rhinos, which were acquired from South Africa in 1993, were shot in a national park in the southern Zambian tourist town of Livingstone, even though they supposedly were under 24-hour surveillance. One died. (Christian Science Monitor)
Family arranging for return of daughter killed in Africa Oct 15, 2007
"On Saturday, October 13 her body was located in the Zambesi River, near Livingstone, Zambia, by family members and others close to her. "We are currently organising her return to Australia. " Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said Ms Baldock appeared to have fallen into the river without her life jacket. "Someone went over to help and grabbed her life jacket and she slipped out of the life jacket. (NEWS.com.au)
Cashing in on 2010 tourism Sep 12, 2007
The troubles of Zimbabwe have created an opening for its northern neighbour Zambia to showcase its side of the majestic Victoria Falls which can be accessed by the town of Livingstone. The authorities there are planning to run a publicity campaign highlighting that the town is less than two hours in a plane from Johannesburg and have already begun work on two five-storey hotels. (iAfrica.com)
Desperate timesZimbabweans resort to crossing into Zambia for their shopping Sep 7, 2007
By Musonda Chibamba BBC News, Livingstone. At the Livingstone border post between Zambia and Zimbabwe, a well-built Zimbabwean woman in her late 40s is standing by the roadside despite the oppressive heat of the midday sun ... "Oranges," she told the BBC. "I come here every day to sell oranges, Business is good in Livingstone. "Once I've sold off the oranges, then I use the Zambian kwacha to buy groceries for my family. (BBC News -- Africa)
Zambia: Traffic Accidents Should Be a Source of Worry [editorial] Aug 13, 2007
But visit the Lusaka city terminus, Masala bus station in Ndola or the KMB bus outlet in Kitwe, buses to Northern Province Livingstone Mongu Chipata or Samfya still leave at night, somewhere around midnight. The situation for night travelling remains the same. (allAfrica.com)
Shoppers surge out of Zimbabwe Aug 6, 2007
The immigration department in the southern border city of Livingstone said the number of Zimbabweans crossing into Zambia daily had risen from 60 to 1,000, with long lines at the border post each day. Mulako Mbangweta, an immigration official, said she feared the situation was getting out of control in Livingstone, a tourist hub because of the nearby Victoria Falls. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Zambia: Levy Promises Private Sector-Driven Economy Jul 26, 2007
He said this when he officially closed the 5th Zambia International Business Advisory Council (ZIBAC) conference in Livingstone yesterday. Through the PSRP, Government wanted to establish measures to reduce the cost of doing business in Zambia. (allAfrica.com)
City of Gold becomes Africa's shopping mall Jul 25, 2007
Online Edition Powered By IOL. Shoppers from neighbouring countries drove SA's R50bn in tourism income last year. (Business Report, South Africa)
Who said that? Jul 25, 2007
Business Report - City of Gold becomes Africa's shopping mall. Online Edition Powered By IOL. (Business Report, South Africa)
President Says NGOs Should Not Enter Politics Jul 20, 2007
Mr Mwanawasa said at Livingstone Airport yesterday that he was happy political parties had agreed on empowering the Constitutional Conference to adopt the Constitution ... Meanwhile, President Mwanawasa yesterday paid tribute to Livingstone member of Parliament (MP), Sakwiba Sikota, for being among scores of people that welcomed him at the airport ... He said the important thing was to improve people's living conditions, and added that ignoring Mr Sikota would not be fair to the people of... (allAfrica.com)
CU Lady Tigers exchange cultural experiences in Zambia, Africa Jul 5, 2007
Fran Turner, Lonnie's wife, negotiated with the minister of prisons in Zambia for basketball and volleyball courts to be built with donations at the site of their Katombora Reformatory School located 40 kilometers from Livingstone, Zambia. Wise agreed to provide basketball and literacy instruction to the young men, many of whom are AIDS orphans. (Campbellsille Central Kentucky News Journal, KY)
Zambia:Japan Commits Over 160bn to Develop Country's Cities Jun 25, 2007
JAPAN has offered to redesign Lusaka city and has committed K160 billion for the improvement and maintenance of Livingstone, Ndola and Kitwe city roads ... Japan has also committed about K160 billion for road works in Ndola, Kitwe and Livingstone cities ... Mr Miyashita said about K80 billion would be used to improve and maintain Livingstone city roads for the period 2008 to 2009 while another K80 billion would go towards improving Ndola and Kitwe city roads for the period 2007 to 2008. (allAfrica.com)
David Livingstone's Long Trek May 8, 2007
There was no stopping Scottish explorer David Livingstone ... After 25 years of exploring Africa, Livingstone set out excited to continue doing what he loved ... Five years later, after multiple presumptions in Great Britain of his death and innumerable hardships in Africa, he was greeted in the village of Ujiji with the now-famous (if historically disputed) greeting, offered by journalist Henry Stanley, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?". (Investors Business Daily)
Leaders & Success May 8, 2007
Investor's Business Daily: David Livingstone's Long Trek ... David Livingstone's Long Trek ... There was no stopping Scottish explorer David Livingstone. (Investors Business Daily)
Africa's action capital| May 2, 2007
There are daily flights from Johannesburg to Victoria Falls and Livingstone with BA/Comair, Air Zimbabwe and SAA.. Alternatively fly to Livingstone on the Zambian side with , and drive across the border. (iAfrica.com)
Victoria Falls: An Elephant's Watery Death Apr 14, 2007
Word soon spread around this town downstream, named for David Livingstone, the white Scottish missionary who discovered the falls during his exploration of Africa ... The Royal Livingstone, a Sun International property built six years ago in the Victoria Falls National Park at the top of the falls, is the only five-star establishment here, and "it would be fair to say, widely resented," said a tour guide ... "Zambian Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) Ranger Kenneth Nyambe, who is stationed on the... (MSNBC -- Technology)
In Zambia, battle over future of Victoria Falls Mar 21, 2007
LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA - For Nalumino Ifunga, a security guard at a quiet campsite and lodge just down the road from Victoria Falls, afternoons often consist of watching vervet monkeys frolic in the trees ... The surrounding town of Livingstone named for David Livingstone, the 19th-century British missionary and explorer who was the first white man to lay eyes on the Falls has sought to cultivate an image as the "adventure capital of southern Africa," with bungee jumping, white-water... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Zambia:Legislators Debate Media Bill Feb 27, 2007
However, United Liberal Party (ULP) Livingstone MP Sakwiba Sikota and PF's Given Lubinda for Kabwata argued that while the issue of ethics was paramount, the two issues should be separated because the FOI law concerned all citizens. Mr Sikota however laboured to convince his fellow MPs on the matter as they kept on interjecting his contribution after he presented a paper on the need for MPs to support the FOI.. (allAfrica.com)
Seeking shelterHunger and disease stalk flood victims in Mozambique camps Feb 20, 2007
Previously, it was notable only for holding the remains of Mary Livingstone the wife of the explorer David Livingstone. Now a makeshift camp has been established there and the numbers arriving are swelling by the day. (BBC News)
Safaris on the cheap Feb 11, 2007
Escaping the protection of a luxury camp on an overland trip will ensure you immerse yourself in Africa and release your inner Livingstone ... Overland adventure specialist (01728 861133) cheapest safari is the 28-night, African Genesis 100 per cent camping trip through Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia, from Nairobi to Livingstone, with time on beaches and lots of wildlife spotting. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
SA firm to build two Vic Falls hotels Jan 11, 2007
The hotels are to be built on the outskirts of Zambia's tourist town of Livingstone which borders Zimbabwe and is also close to Botswana and Namibia. "Legacy is confident that once the revised project design has been formulated, Livingstone will still have a world class eco-friendly resort," Sikazwe said. (iAfrica.com)
