Carbon Footprint of South Africa 2010 Just 60 Per Cent of Projected Figure – Other Achievements Noted in Water and Waste Reduction Rio de Janeiro, 9 October 2012 – As Brazil prepares for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Tuesday released a report on the environmental performance of South [...]
Light-Weight Stadium, River Restoration and Clean-Up of Historic Docklands among Key Achievements Achim Steiner Comments on Tour of Olympic Park and Thames Barrier with UK Secretary of State Caroline Spellman London, 26 July 2012 – Many of London 2012’s sustainability measures were given the thumbs up by UN Under-Secretary General and UN Environment Programme Executive Director [...]
By Eno-Abasi Sunday WARHORSES in the ranks of the Professional Golfers’ Association of Nigeria (PGAN) have served notice to the new entrants that they were not ready to let off anytime soon. This came in form of the dominance they are enjoying at the season opener, the Pa Aikwuta Mark Memorial Golf Championship currently on [...]
By Katie Martin Today, world famous footballers from clubs across the world are gathering in Equatorial Guinea for the Africa Cup of Nations – the world’s third most watched football tournament. Thanks to oil, Equatorial Guinea’s per capita wealth is similar to that of most European countries, yet poverty remains endemic and the vast majority [...]
Jan 20th, 2012 11:34 AM UTC By Michael Healy Mo Farah’s list of accolades is jaw dropping. Since arriving in the UK from war torn Somalia at the age of 8 he has risen through the ranks to become arguably the greatest long-distance runner in the history of UK athletics. He is currently 5,000m world [...]