Analysis: West Africa – Unbroken line
Financial Times
In Sierra Leone in July, police seized a light aircraft containing 700kg of cocaine, then launched an overnight manhunt through the villages around Lungi airport. South Americans were among those caught in the dragnet. The aircraft bore Red...
Councillor defects to Cope, saying ANC is a mad house
Mail & Guardian Online
The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. The African National Congress (ANC) has degenerated into a "mad house", said eThekwini ANC councillor Lungi Cele on Monday as she ...
Honeymoon In Sierra Leone
Forbes
Once through customs--no need to bribe agents nor be alarmed if they chalk a large dollar sign on your suitcase, which seemed to mean nothing at all--the most harrowing part of the journey is the trip from Lungi to the mainland. Visitors mu...
Bet even Farhan doesn’t consider himself a singer: Sonu Nigam
Zee News
But there have been times when most of the songs that were dished out would make you cringe – like songs that go on about 'lungi', 'choli', 'khatiya', 'chaddi', and what not! Why don't we make that kind of music now? It is because we got ca...
U.S. Festival Repeats Handel’s Cosmopolitan Tradition
The Epoch Times
The program of the festival will be further enriched with The Harp Concerto Op. 4 no. 6, a Cantata for soprano, “Dolc'é pur d'amor l'affano,” Oboe Sonata, “Ho fuggito Amore” and “Lungi da me, pensier tiranno.” Among the soloists will be ......
Hey Ram: Why politics gets my goat
Sify
A lungi-clad gent standing on the doorstep, about to get off, cleared his throat loudly before spitting straight on the front of my shirt. Election special: The great Indian poll tamasha The bus stopped, and I caught up with the unperturbed...
ANC a 'mad house' - Cele
Post South Africa
Durban - The African National Congress (ANC) has degenerated into a "mad house", said eThekwini ANC councillor Lungi Cele on Monday as she announced her defection to the Congress of the People (Cope). "The movement that was once renowned fo...
Arik Air now S/Leone’s flag carrier, opens Lagos-Freetown-London ...
Businessday Online
Appealing to Sierra Leone’s President to designate Arik as its flag carrier, Arumeni–Johnson said at the Freetown International Airport, Lungi: “This aircraft is yours, as well as the B737-800 named Eddington after my father, as well as ano...
'Cope needs code of conduct'
Beeld
Just hearing of Lungi Cele joining Cope because "the movement that was once renowned for its high level of discipline has degenerated into a madhouse as, day in day out, senior leaders of the ANC unashamedly and publicly tarnish the image o...
India shifts stand on Sri Lanka
Daily Times
Eight MPs from Tamil Nadu, including top Communist Party of India leader D Raja, turned up in black shirts and white lungi to register their protest at the government for not having a clear policy on the Sri Lankan conflict. The Tamil Nadu ...
When Gulzar refused to bow to Shah Rukh's lyrical pressure
Zee News
... wanted a word to be substituted by another. "But the funniest incident occurred when I wrote the children's song 'Chaddhi pehan ke phool khila hai' for 'Jungle Book'. Someone said the word chaddhi (underwear) was vulgar. Could I change...
A Great Divide
Time
... Bodo homeland, who have clashed violently with local Muslims, are to blame. In this environment, no one bothers to differentiate between the earlier, legal migrants from Bangladesh and newcomers. Says Goswami: "In Assam, if you're wear...
Number of abandoned kids rising
Cape Argus
Department spokesperson, Lungi Mbude, said from January until March 2009 there had been 871 children registered on the Child Protection register. "This figure is the total amount of children in our register who are abandoned, orphaned and n...
Sierra Leone seizes 700 kg of cocaine at airport
Kenya Today
Sierra Leone made its biggest catch of cocaine yesterday when it seized 700 kilogrammes of the drug on a plane which landed at Lungi international airport, a senior official said. West Africa, with its unguarded coastline and sparsely popul...
Untold 'blade' stories
Mid Day.com
A man in our neighbourhood woke up to the bad news, and hurried in his lungi to Rajendiran's shop. He picked up a steel bucket, and heaved a ceiling fan on to his shoulder. He was hurrying home when the police arrived. They caned him till h...
