African Cup of Nation( AFCON 2013) Matches

Africa Cup of Nations Matches

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Cape Verde	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
South Africa	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Angola	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Morocco	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1

19-Jan-13	South Africa	0 - 0	Cape Verde	Soccer City, Johannesburg
18:00
19-Jan-13	Angola	0 - 0	Morocco	Soccer City, Johannesburg
21:00
23-Jan-13	South Africa	Match 9	Angola	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
17:00
23-Jan-13	Morocco	Match 10	Cape Verde	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
20:00
27-Jan-13	Morocco	Match 17	South Africa	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
19:00
27-Jan-13	Cape Verde	Match 18	Angola	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
19:00

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ghana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mali	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Niger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Congo DR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

20-Jan-13	Ghana	Match 3	Congo DR	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
17:00
20-Jan-13	Mali	Match 4	Niger	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
20:00
24-Jan-13	Ghana	Match 11	Mali	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
17:00
24-Jan-13	Niger	Match 12	Congo DR	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
20:00
28-Jan-13	Niger	Match 19	Ghana	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
19:00
28-Jan-13	Congo DR	Match 20	Mali	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
19:00

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Zambia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nigeria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Burkina Faso	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ethiopia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

21-Jan-13	Zambia	Match 5	Ethiopia	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
17:00
21-Jan-13	Nigeria	Match 6	Burkina Faso	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
20:00
25-Jan-13	Zambia	Match 13	Nigeria	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
17:00
25-Jan-13	Burkina Faso	Match 14	Ethiopia	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
20:00
29-Jan-13	Burkina Faso	Match 21	Zambia	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
19:00
29-Jan-13	Ethiopia	Match 22	Nigeria	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
19:00

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Côte d'Ivoire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tunisia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Algeria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Togo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

22-Jan-13	Côte d'Ivoire	Match 7	Togo	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
17:00
22-Jan-13	Tunisia	Match 8	Algeria	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
20:00
26-Jan-13	Côte d'Ivoire	Match 15	Tunisia	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
17:00
26-Jan-13	Algeria	Match 16	Togo	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
20:00
30-Jan-13	Algeria	Match 23	Côte d'Ivoire	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
19:00
30-Jan-13	Togo	Match 24	Tunisia	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

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Tension at University of B’da as Chancellery, Convocation Ceremony, Leave Campus

By Fai Cassian

Prof. Tafah Edukat Edward: Vice Chancellor

As plans to transfer the Chancellery of the University of Bamenda from Bambili and the Vice Chancellor’s Residence to Bamendakwe, the race is said to assume a dramatic twist as tension started mounting within the academic community over alleged preferential treatment.  An atmosphere of uncertainty is reported at the University of Bamenda where students are threatening to go down to the streets to express their disapproval on the obnoxious decisions to move the convocation ceremony from the University Campus as well as plans to construct the Chancellery some 20 km away (precisely at Bamendakwe). Some students expressed their grievances during the convocation ceremony at the Bamenda Congress Hall last January 18, 2013. “I cannot understand why this important event could not take place at our campus” one student remarked.  According to what we gathered, it is alleged the students are aghast with the fact that the convocation ceremony has been transferred from the university campus to Bamenda Congress Hall which can not even accommodate the 1800 graduates. “I came to the Bamenda Congress Hall as early as 9am, and here I am sitting outside, I cannot see what is going in there whereas I ought to see my daughter receiving her diploma” a parent told this reporter.

“Should the university administration refuse to take the current opportunity to put back all these facilities and defend education, then it is our intention to move to escalate action, including a strike action" another student whispered.

 Public opinion however holds that the fact that the convocation ceremony has been moved out of University campus completely defeats its purpose due to the fact not all the students in the lower courses travelled to Bamenda to witness the graduation ceremony of January 18, 2013. Even those who took the pains to travel to Bamenda could not make their way into the congress hall due to lack of space whereas a convocation ceremony per se usually serves as a spur to young students.

It is not surprising that since Monday, January 08, 2013 most of the University workers have been gathering in groups discussing these developments. All efforts by this reporter to get to Prof. Educat Tafah Edward could not yield any fruits. However, as it is, a fragile peace exists in the University as many of the academics and other affiliated staff are worried about the level of injustice, ethnic chauvinism.

In a speech presented by Fon Awemo 11 of Bambili to the SDO for Mezam during his maiden tour in which he did not hide his emotions, he told the SDO, Nguele Nguele Felix, that the Head of State President Paul Biya, created the University of Bamenda with Bambili as its legitimate seat. He questioned why the Chancellery of the University of Bamenda (UBa) is planned to be set up rather at Bamendankwe, Bamenda 1 Sub-Division, as he has been reliably intimated.

According to Fon Awemo, the Chancellery is the heart of any University and must be located at the seat of the University. Beside, he disclosed that his Fondom, Bambili, and other neighbouring villages of Tubah have already allocated over 1000 hectares of land for the extension of the University. The said land is far more than the land owned by any of the state universities of Cameroon. Moreover, the fons of Tubah said they were ready to add more land if came to that.  

Confirming the rumour, the SDO disclosed that he saw a file to that effect on his table two days after his installation as the new SDO for Mezam. He promised to go through the file before deciding on what to do.

In spite of the SDO’s response, the Tubah elite were overheard cursing the Vice Chancellor of UBa, Professor Educat Edward Tafa, as the architect of the plans to locate the University’s chancellery at Bamendankwe. Some of the elite including the Fons of Tubah intimated this reporter how the Vice Chancellor openly hates Tubah elite including the fons.

They cited the case where Tubah Fons wrote to Prof. Educat Tafa indicating their plans to accord him a reception when he was just appointed as the pioneer Vice Chancellor to UBa. Hear them; “Prefessor Educat snubbed our request saying that he had no time for such an occasion because of his busy schedule”. They regretted that a week after, the same Educat received his Momo fons in his residence in Bamenda III during which his fons gave him a traditional title.

Visibly incensed, the Tubah elite said all the support staff of UBa hail from Educat’s village, Oshie, in Ngie, Momo Division, even though the youths of Tubah applied long ago before his appointment.

It was because of the show of hatred to their land that the Tubah elite intimated that they had no choice than to form a union dubbed, Tubah Union for Peace, Progress and Prosperity (TUP³) to fight for their rights shortly after the installation of Educat.  

However, if the chancellery is constructed some 20km away, it won’t be within the trekking distance and it would be difficult for students to use some of the services attached to the chancellery. The University they say is like a one-stop shop and transferring the chancellery away from the main campus will defeat that notion. But what are the reasons of transferring the university chancellery. Notwithstanding confidential sources hinted that the SDO for Mezam recently signed a Prefectoral Order appointing members of the committee for the inspection of the site to construct the Chancellery and the Vice Chancellor’s Residence at Bamendankwe. Prefectoral Order No 03 o/E.29/712/S2 of January 8, 2013 setting a site Board Commission for the selection of a parcel of land for the construction of the Chancellery and Residence of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Bamenda appoints the SDO of Mezam or his representative as Chairman. it also appoints the Divisional Chief of state lands as secretary, while other members include: The Divisional Officer for Bamenda I, The Divisional Delegate of state property, Divisional Delegate of Housing and Urban Development, Vice Chancellor, Divisional Chief of Service for Surveys, the Mayor of Bamenda I, the Fon of Bamendakwe and two notables (A suivre)

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Witches Put Biometric Kits to Test

By Michael Ndi in Bamenda

*Cameras unable to capture some prospective voters

Elections Cameroon (ELECAM) officials are worried over the mysticism showcased by some prospective voters who show up for the biometric voter registration in the North West Region of Cameroon.

These worries were expressed by the ELECAM officials across the North West Region during the 7-day consultation visits of the Divisions of the Region by the ELECAM President, Dr. Fonkam Azu’u and some board members from January 10 to 17, 2013.

                Harping on the problems encountered on the field, the ELECAM personnel said beside a good number of the biometric kits which go bad in course of registration, the cameras are unable to capture the images of some of the prospective voters. Hear them, “At times, we try all the Kits to take photographs of some prospective voters to snap the images of some persons but we ended up unable to take the images”.

                The ELECAM Chieftain, Fonkam Azu’u, corroborating the complainants, disclosed that the same incident was reported in the South Region. He said the ELECAM officials solved the matter by pleading with the concerned prospective voters informing them that they were only out to get their images to enable them register for the upcoming elections. “They told us that after pleading with those people, they relaxed and the cameras were able to take their photographs”. He however, said he could not be convinced by such allegations until he witness them himself.

                There was equally the case of some people whose finger prints are not visible but the ELECAM boss explained that such is possible of those who are involved in farm work and other tedious jobs using their hands and so there’s that possibility that the lines on their thumbs could disappear. In this case including those who do not have hands to facilitate finger prints, Fonkam Azu’u said other special marks of their bodies could be used with a report written to enable them vote.

                In a Press briefing in Bamenda on Saturday, January 13, 2013, the North West Regional ELECAM communication officer, Colday Olivier, said as of January 4, 2013, a total of 261612 people registered with women registering 53.39% more than men.

                Reacting to the fears that some overzealous politicians could convince under age people to vote, Fonkam Azu’u said the computers have been structured in a way that they can not accept to register those below age.

                Meanwhile the civil society, traditional leaders, pastors, politicians and the Press were entreated to sensitize the population to massively register taking the advantage of the free issuance of National identity cards as decreed by the Head of State, President Paul Biya. They were told that the registration exercise will wrap up on February 28, 2013 following the contract signed by ELECAM officials and their German partners. The population was warned that those who want to wait until the 11^th hour might be embarrassed at the end of the day if the Head of State convenes the pools on or before February 2013.     

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Collapse of Apartment Building in Egypt Kills 22

CAIRO (AP) - An eight-story apartment building collapsed Wednesday in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, killing at least 22 people in the second deadly accident to hit the country in as many days.

The MENA state news agency said 11 people were also injured and that rescue teams were searching for survivors under the rubble. Military police from a nearby naval base had cordoned off the area to help the rescue operation. The collapse came a day after 19 police conscripts were killed when the last car of the train they were riding in jumped the tracks and smashed into another train just outside Cairo.

It was not immediately clear what caused the building to collapse in a poor district of the Mediterranean port city, but violations of building specifications have been blamed for similar accidents in the past. The governor of Alexandria, Mohammed Abbas Atta, told Egypt's official news agency that the building was constructed without a permit.

Abul Ezz el-Hariri, an opposition lawmaker from Alexandria, warned that hundreds of buildings in the city face the same fate, but that lax law enforcement following the ouster two years ago of Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak means that no action is being taken against building violations.

Residents complain that landowners in farmland on the city's outskirts have taken advantage of the chaos and near lawlessness that followed the former president's overthrow and illegally sold their land to developers who built shoddy apartment blocks.

Similar violations have taken place across much of the country. Pointing to the magnitude of the problem, Housing Minister Tareq Wafeeq told reporters that a total of 318,000 illegal constructions went up in 23 of Egypt's 27 provinces between 2009 and 2012.

Alexandria's security chief, police Maj-Gen Abdel-Mawgood Lutfi, said the building was constructed five years ago and had 24 apartments.

That the building collapsed early in the day meant that most tenants were home. Police evacuated residents of two adjacent buildings out of concern that the collapse may have caused structural damage to them.

The collapse could stoke criticism of President Mohammed Morsi administration. Critics accuse the government of failing to carry out reforms and overhaul the nation's deteriorating public services.

Two months ago, 50 children died when a train rammed into their school bus in southern Egypt. That tragedy also sparked a storm of criticism of Morsi, who took office in June.

The latest train wreck led to protests Tuesday at railway stations in Cairo, Alexandria and a third city in the Nile Delta. The demonstrators were protesting what they said was official negligence in maintaining and upgrading the country's aging rail network.

Morsi's government has blamed Tuesday's train accident on what officials say is nearly 30 years of corruption and misrule under Mubarak. Transport Minister Hatem Abdel-Lateef told another news conference that overhauling the country's railways would cost 15 billion Egyptian pounds ($2.3 billion), a hefty sum for nation reeling from two years of political and economic turmoil.

The news conferences by the two Cabinet ministers appeared to be an effort by Morsi's government to take the initiative in the face of scathing criticism from the independent media and opposition parties.

Morsi, the nation's first democratically elected president, has struggled since taking office in June to address a host of major problems that include an ailing economy, tenuous security, a slumping tourism industry and seemingly endless political turmoil.

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