Judgement day for Brazilians

On the face of it, this should be a Fifa World Cup made in heaven. The World Cup was made for Brazil and Brazil was made for the World Cup in many aspects.

When referee Howard Webb blew the full time whistle after 120 minutes in which Chile matched Brazil punch for punch, tension in every part of this vast country could be felt. It was in fact excruciating.

Fortaleza. Slim, spiky-haired and prodigiously talented, Neymar is the child prodigy who made good on his talent and looked poised to deliver the World Cup for an expectant host nation.

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) wound up its business yesterday after 20 years by releasing two of the six convicts who had earlier been jailed for long terms for their alleged role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide.

Anglo-Dutch oil giant shell is braced to pay up to £30m in compensation after two oil spills in Nigeria, but lawyers for the communities affected say the company has a responsibility to protects its pipelines from thieves.

Brazilians cried, cursed their president and covered their faces in shame after their beloved football team’s humiliating 7-1 thrashing by Germany in the World Cup semi-finals Tuesday.

Brazilians cried, cursed their president and covered their faces in shame after their beloved football team’s humiliating 7-1 thrashing by Germany in the World Cup semi-finals Tuesday.

The Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court has today cleared Theophil Makunga, the Business Development Manager at Mwananchi Communications Limited (MCL).In his judgement, Magistrate Walirwande Lema said the prosecution had failed to prove that the article, written by Samson Mwigamba and published by Tanzania Daima, was seditious.

Pinda's constitution petition judgement set for April
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THE outcome of constitution petition lodged by Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) and Tanganyika Law Society (TLS), challenging statements given in Parliament by Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda, allowing police to beat violent civilians, will be known ...