Quantcast
 

Thabo Mbeki


Front Page: Congress May Add Stimulus, South Africa's Mbeki Resigns, Militants Kidnap 155 in Afghanistan

Sep 22 2008 - 6:00am by CitizenSugar
142 Views - 19 comments
Front Page: Congress May Add Stimulus, South Africa's Mbeki Resigns, Militants Kidnap 155 in Afghanistan
  • Congress May Add Stimulus: Congress is likely to raise the cost of the $700 billion rescue deal by adding more economic stimulus for taxpayers, according to Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee Barney Frank. The cost of the current plan could reach $1 trillion. Senate Banking Chairman Chris Dodd urged caution this morning and praised Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson as "the right man."
  • South Africa's Mbeki Resigns: South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki resigned yesterday after his political party demanded that he step down.
    on Yahoo!

South Africa's Xenophobic Violence Displaces Thousands

May 22 2008 - 5:00am by LibertySugar
287 Views - 6 comments
South Africa's Xenophobic Violence Displaces Thousands In South Africa, xenophobic attacks on foreigners have left at least 20 people dead and 30,000 displaced. For the first time since apartheid ended, South Africa has deployed its army on its own streets, in an attempt to quell the attacks which began about 10 days ago, and have spread throughout the country. Taking out their frustration with a 40 percent unemployment rate, inflation, and crime, mobs of locals around Johannesburg are targeting Nigerian-owned businesses, or those who have fled turbulent and nearby Zimbabwe to settle in South Africa.
on Yahoo!



Morsels of goodness, delivered daily.

Enter your email below:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 









©1976-2008 Sugar Inc. | Privacy (updated July-4-2008) | Terms of Use | Copyright Policy | Advertise | Contact Us