South African Airways (SAA) and Air Mauritius have reached a codeshare agreement on the routes between Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town and Mauritius. This new agreement is in addition to SAA’s present daily flights between Johannesburg and Mauritius. SAA operates between Johannesburg and Mauritius seven days a week, while Air Mauritius operates five times to and from Johannesburg, twice a week to and from Cape Town and Durban respectively.
In the book "Think & Grow Rich" Napoleon Hill lists 31 reasons why people fail. People who do not succeed have one distinguishing trait in common. They know all the reasons for failure and have what they believe to be air-tight explanations for their own lack of accomplishment. If I didn’t have a wife and family…. If I had enough "pull"….. If I had money….. If I had a good education….. If I could get a job….. If I had good health…. If I only had time….. If times were better …If other people understood me…If conditions around me were only different….. If I could live my life over again….
The 12th edition of the world 'Book and Copyright' day was celebrated nation wide under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture on April 23, 2007. In Buea, the South west Provincial capital of Cameroon, activities commemorating the day were organised at the Cameroon Cultural Centre under the supervision of the Delegate of Culture and the Governor of the Province.
About 5.5 billion FCFA has been budgeted to provide antiretroviral drugs in Cameroon for 2007. HIV screening has been free in Cameroon for Children and other categories of patients, however, the Government in collaboration with other local and international NGO’s such as the Clinton Foundation resolved on a major decision for the survival of Aids patients in Cameroon, contributing the sum of 5.5 billion FCFA to Cameroon's Aids Fund. Effectively from May 1, 2007, antiretroviral drugs will be provided free of charge to all Cameroonians tested HIV positive. About 43,000 adults and 4,000 children nation wide are HIV positive and will benefit from these donations. Minister of Public Health Mr. Urbain Olangena Owono on Wednesday April 18, 2007 made this declaration to the admiration of the general population and the HIV patients in particular
Remittances that were once only heard in local everyday conversations among migrants and their families are now on the minds and agendas of most governments, members of the civil society, the international community and, to some extent, even the private sector. Despite the growing importance and interest in remittances across the globe, this new form of investment funding and direct capital flow to many growing economies, there is still a wide gap in terms of what is known and what could be done to give these invaluable resources the place they deserve in today’s world.
Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa (CHRDA) 2007 Parliamentary and Local Government Elections in Cameroon
The government of the Republic of Cameroon on Friday 20 April officially announced that Parliamentary and Local Government elections for 2007 will be held on 22nd July 2007. This move is commended as it will invaluably contribute to the strengthening of the democratic process in the country.
Mr John Dunlop, CEO of InterNetLC.com, is set to address the Third Annual African Investment Corporation’s Forum on Projects and Finance for Cameroon , holding in Washington, DC April 23-27. Dunlop’s talk presents eCommerce solutions and alternative financial arrangements to increase exports between America and Africa , particularly emphasizing how to use on-line auctions for large ticket items. The same system works worldwide, however. InterNetLC.com finances American exports for small-to-medium sized companies unable to qualify for commercial banking loans, EXIM guarantees or SBA assistance. Their Export Transaction Financing™ program can arrange transactional short-term pre-shipment loans for the beneficiaries of Documentary Letters of Credit. Their loans range from $10,000 to $10,000,000 and can be approved in about five working days. The money is advanced by InterNetLC.com’s network of social lenders. InterNetLC.com has been successful in assisting transactions with Africa for three years using this innovative method. InterNetLC.com improves global conditions by providing trade finance services and education, plus access to pre-shipment working capital via the Internet, to small-to medium-sized entrepreneurial companies worldwide to create trade and jobs. Their products are available in countries where land reform has yet to take place, and work well in emerging markets. Established in 2003, they have offices in San Diego, CA and Beaumont , Texas, USA.
Speaking on behalf of Richard Nelson - the Charge' d' Affaires, and flanked by Mr Gordon N. Ajonina and other members of the Cameroon Wildlife Conservation Society (CWCS), the Political-Economic Officer at the US Embassy in Yaounde, Mr Micheal Roth has called on Cameroon to properly manage its natural resources. In a meeting that held at the Douala-Edea Reserve Community Hall, on Monday April 23, 2007 to mark the international Earth Day, Mr Roth highlighted the immense potential of Cameroon's natural ecology. The meeting was chaperoned by Mr. Ajonina and his colleagues at the CWCS. "The Douala-Edea wildlife reserve is one of the largest and biologically richest nature reserves in Cameroon, with treasures that include extensive mangrove forests and unique wildlife, such as the forest elephant, the chimpanzee, and the manatee. And today we also saw the thriving community that has grown up in this area, depending on those resources for their livelihood. These two facets of the reserve constitute the very essence of sustainable development: the need to preserve environmental riches, but in a manner that provides for human needs and economic development", said Roth. He thundered that 'other countries in Africa are earning substantial revenue from foreign tourists. Tourists in America will pay as much as $100 per day to “swim with the manatees” in Florida. Certainly, there is room for this kind of economic development in Cameroon."
Development speeds up when political administration is closer to the people. National policy makers and economic managers have in recent days acknowledged the need to push into high gear the political economy of Cameroon. President Biya and his advisers have heeded to the call of stakeholders requesting proactive governance and a government closer to its people. A presidential decree signed on Monday, April 23, 2007, has in this spirit, created 51 new sub divisions in some major towns and cities in Cameroon. The new sub divisions created mainly break up existing ones in 9 provincial headquarters with the exception of Buea in the South West Province. However, 11 towns considered prominent by their strategic economic importance which are not provincial headquarters were also split. Such towns include Kumba and Limbe in the South West Province, Nkongsamba and Edea in the Littoral Province, Kribi and Sangmelima in the South Province, Bafang, Dschang and Foumban in the West Province, Kumbo in the North West Province and Baffia in the Centre Province.
South African Airways (SAA) and Air Mauritius have reached a codeshare agreement on the routes between Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town and Mauritius. This new agreement is in addition to SAA’s present daily flights between Johannesburg and Mauritius. SAA operates between Johannesburg and Mauritius seven days a week, while Air Mauritius operates five times to and from Johannesburg, twice a week to and from Cape Town and Durban respectively.
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