Life in prison for Rwanda Ex-women’s minister: Pauline Nyiramauhuko

Pauline Nyiramauhuko, former Rwanda women’s minister has been sentenced to life in person for her role in the massacres and the rape of Tutsi women and girls during Rwanda genocide.

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The 65 years old Pauline was handed life sentence after 10 years trial together with her son and four other former officials.

Pauline Nyiramasuhuko was born in Ndora community, in the province of Butare. Life was not a silver of gold for her and her other member of her family.  Pauline started her education life at the Ecole sociale de Karubanda high school. There, she meets Agathe Habyarimana, who later became President of Rwanda in 1973.

In the 1986, Pauline attended the National University of Rwanda were she study law. She was Minister for Family Welfare and the Advancement of Women in Habyarimana's government from 1992.

During the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, Pauline is said to have orchestrated a trap in the city of Butare, where she allegedly promised besieged residents food and shelter in a local stadium. Refugees’ were raped, tortured, and killed by Hutu paramilitary group the Interahmwe after arriving at the stadium. Pauline is said to have told the militiamen "before you kill the women, you need to rape them". She left Rwanda in 1994 following the Genocide and went to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She was arrested in 1997 in Nairobi, Kenya along with her son, Arsene Shalom Ntahobali, the former Prime Minister, Jean Kambanda and eight others.

Chiwe George made it to top 30 in Idols 7

The seventh season of Idols South Africa started on Sunday 5 June. The contestants have been entertaining South Africans with their amazing and extraordinary voice since the start.

At the City of Cape Town audition come the new face and talented young singer Chiwe George. I came across this sensational singer in the fingerofgodministries.org International Church where she almost bring angles down from heaven with her unbelievable voice.  I’ m not surprise that she is among the top 30 contestants of Idols SA.

Tomorrow -Sunday 12, June on M-Net and Mzansi Magic the contestants will battle it come for top 10. Don’t forget to watch and vote for this rising star. Although it still early to say who will go home with the ultimate prize (a recording contract from Universal Music SA, a new Ford Fiesta, as well as other prizes valued at over R1-million).

Chiwe George, I can only say go out there and shine. Africa IS WATCHING!

Idols SA: New level

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It’s another moment for South Africans to brace themselves for another round of the sensational idols competition, which will uncover South Africa’s latest music sensation.

Idols is a South African reality competition talent show host by the most watched cable TV-M-Net and a platform where the South African’s latest music young stars unleash their talents.  This year season (Season Seven) kick off yesterday, after weeks of auditions and months of preparations in most of South African major cities.

This season is a must watch because the controversies that disrupt the season six has been sorted out. According SA Entertainment, the Season seven of SA Idols will be greatest even seen in the history of SA Idols. New judges, new venues, new season and most importantly will be free of controversy.

Let’s go and support young stars as they battle to achieve their dreams.

The New Face of May 29: Goodluck Jonathan

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May 29 is the beginning of a new government in Nigeria. On this particular day and month after elections the President and Vice President will be inaugurated into office. The forefathers had chosen the date of May 29 after the independent from Britain because it took weeks to collect and count the votes and to allow those who will go to Presidential Election Tribunal to challenge the outcome of the elections results before those elect get into office. In a tradition dating to the 1960, Presidents are not publicly inaugurated on Sundays but this year inauguration fall on Sunday, which marked it a historical inauguration.
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and Vice President, Arc. Namadi Sambo, were the new face of this year inauguration following their victory in April general election. At the Eagle square in Abuja hopes were very high as 150 million Nigerians watched the first man from South-South/ South-East to be inaugurated as the President of the most populous black nation on earth.
Although this year polls were the very first both national and foreign observers “ever considered free and fair” but not free from violence. An Islamic group from the Northern Nigerian called Boko Haram during the time of the election unleashes bombing to disturbed the poll. They claim that the poll was not free and fair that it was rigging to favour Jonathan.
Immediately after he was declared the win, Jonathan addresses the post-election violence and bombing of some part of the country by Boko Haram Islamic group and warns that the violent could threaten and plunged the country into instability.
Before he was elected into power, millions of Nigeria has put their faith to the man they called “new face of faith”- the luckiest man and new breed in Nigerian polities. They think he had answer to thousands of problems that deviating progress and development in the county. According to All Africa.com report, Jonathan was voted into power in his capacity as a person and not out of love for his party, the PDP. This voter behaviour should compel him to exercise independent judgment in his actions.
Nigerians believe that their assorted problems can be sort out by Jonathan and his government. Now they have elected him (fulfill their heart desire) and can he bring the faith to life or can he flop like those before him and all their promises. Nigerians were looking forward to Mr. President to demonstrate that he has the power and capacity to bring life and hope to them.