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Abandoned little angels

The number of infants, mostly boys, abandoned at Kenyatta National Hospital is a major concern. The Children Act, 2001, outlaws adoption of boys by single women, the number of abandoned boys is higher than girls.

Missing boys found in EL

TWO Dimbaza boys who went missing more than a week ago, sending police on a massive search operation with helicopters, were found happily swimming at East Londons Eastern Beach yesterday morning. According to King Williams Town police spokesperson Captain Thozama Solani the boys, Bongani Moya, 12, and Olwethu Williams, 11, had walked from Phola Park in Dimbaza to East London on Saturday, November 15 without telling their parents. After we heard that the boys were seen in East London last...

Police search forest for Dimbaza boys missing since Saturday walk

KING Williams Town police are searching for two boys who went missing on a hunting trip last Saturday. Olwethu Williams, 11, and Bongani Mabala, 12, disappeared in the forest around Mngqesha village where they were walking with their dog. Both children are from Phola Park in Dimbaza and attend Grade 4 at Amalinde Primary School. Olwethus mother Noluthando said yesterday she feared the worst. Its either that they are kidnapped or killed. Its been a week now without any luck in finding them,...

Kei Ripper survivors tell of terrifying ordeal All three boys say the memories stop them sleeping

ONE of the young survivors of the Kei Rippers first attack says he can still hear the screams of his friend as the killers knife tore into the nine-year- olds body. The boys were with their friend Vika Nqwiliso picking wild fruit in Mcucuzo village near Butterworth when the man confronted them. Two of the boys were sodomised before Nqwiliso bravely offered himself to the killer to protect his friend. I can still hear the screams of my dying friend crying for help at times, especially at...

Congratulation to the Scorpions

Editor, Congratulations to the Scorpions. I can remember what happened in 2003 as I was in Dakar. Let everyone put in something for the boys and their coach. I am looking forward to the full team picture and their names. Once more, thanks to both the boys and the fans.

President Jammeh’s Farm Set For Rainy Season Cultivation

Over 300 Green Boys across the Central River Region (CRR) converged recently to clear President Jammeh’s rice field at a place called Faraba near Jangjangbureh. Mr. Omar Mamburay, the Regional Youths Mobiliser, visited the site during the work. He told The Point that this is a clear demonstration of the President’s call back to the land. He believes we should all follow President Jammeh’s example and grow our own fruit, vegetables, rice, etc to feed ourselves and to sell to others during this...

Brikama United Top Second Division

The Western Division Boys of Brikama are the second division league leaders after the week 6 round of encounters. Brikama drew with their arch-rivals Jambanjelly 1-1 at the Sere Kunda East Mini Stadium. Kaira Silo registered their first win after beating Star Light, who are still struggling in the second division league, by 1-0. They are yet to win a single game after six matches played. Talinding United beat Flamemins by 2-0. The Talinding boys look to be on form after wining two games in a...

KENYA: Sexual violence continues in IDP camps

Residents in a camp for displaced persons in Nakuru, in Rift Valley Province, western Kenya, were deeply shocked when a gang of men attacked and sexually assaulted five boys, but the health officials dealing with sexual violence during the recent political upheaval have had to become immune. "Since the violence started we are seeing similar numbers of cases to what we would normally see over the same timespan, but there is one major difference: 90 percent of the cases we are seeing since the...

The menace of Area Boys

Editor, I wish to use your respectable media to bring to the notice of the police of the unbecoming attitude of "area boys". They are mostly found around car-parks and market paces. They engage in all forms of banditry and sorts. Pathetically, many of these are young, energetic men, who, apparently for some reason, feel they can only make life better for themselves by indulging in that kind of practice. But unfortunately, innocent passenger and buyers have increasingly become their targets. ...

Two Drown at Bijilo Beach

One Palanding Marena a 19-year-old resident of Kerr Serign drowned together with his colleague at Bijilo beach recently. According to reliable sources the drowned boys were students within the Greater Banjul area. The sources said the duo were bathing at the beach after playing a football match when the tragedy occurred.   Our sources further indicate that the boys were overpowered by the strong waves and dragged out into deeper waters. It seems to have been the late Marena’s determination to...