The ozone layer was showing positive signs of recovery, a report presented by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) said. CSIR...

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NEW YORK – An extraordinary contingent of decorated marathoners from around the world, featuring world record-holder Wilson Kipsang of Kenya and Bronx resident and two-time New York City Marathon runner-up Buzunesh Deba of Ethiopia, will compete in a race for the ages at the 2014 TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 2, 2014, [...]Kipsang and Deba for NYC Challenge is a post from: Time-to-Run Marathon



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Maputo - Invited international military observers arrived in Maputo on Tuesday ahead of the implementation of the agreement to end military hostilities between the Mozambican government and the former rebel movement Renamo.

The first to arrive was a contingent of high ranking South African soldiers amid a strong presence of Mozambican soldiers at the Maputo International Airport.

The government and Renamo agreed to invite Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Kenya, Cape Verde, Italy, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States of America to send forces to the observer mission, who will supervise the cease fire, disarmament and reintegration of the Renamo forces into the Mozambican society.

The team will consist of 30 international and 70 national observers, among whom 35 from the ruling party Frelimo and the other half from Renamo.

It was agreed that they will be in Mozambique for 135 renewable days.

The arrival of the military international observers came one day after the Mozambican Parliament had ratified the agreement on the cessation of hostilities.

It was signed by the heads of the delegations to the dialogue between the government and Renamo on August 24, and was confirmed by President Armando Guebuza and Renamo leader Afonso Dhlakama at a ceremony in Maputo last Friday.

The southern African country will hold its fifth general elections in October after its independence from Portugal in 1975, to elect its fourth president replacing the current Guebuza.

However, although Dhlakama is now living freely in Maputo, the leader of Renamo has not yet started his campaign for the presidential elections due to take place in Mozambique on October 15.

The official campaign began on August 31 and Dhlakama's two rivals, Filipe Nyusi of the ruling Frelimo, and Daviz Simango of the Mozambique Democratic Movement have been tirelessly speaking at rallies, appearing on motorcades, and speaking to the voters in the northern and central provinces. – SAnews.gov.za-Xinhua

The National Safety Council and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration today renewed their Alliance to foster safer and healthier workplaces at the NSC Congress & Expo. Focus areas of the Alliance include addressing temporary and contract workers, motor vehicle safety, construction safety and the importance of establishing injury and illness prevention programs. They also agree to support and promote the new Journey to Safety Excellence campaign from the Council.

"NSC values our partnership with OSHA to keep workplaces safe," said Deborah A.P. Hersman, president and CEO of the National Safety Council. "Renewing this Alliance is a symbol of our combined dedication to eliminating injuries and fatalities on the job, as employees deserve to return home safely to their families each day."

Through the Alliance, the organizations will partner to distribute information on OSHA regulatory and enforcement initiatives, and develop best practice documents and outreach materials on hazard control, safety management systems and other relevant safety topics. They will speak and exhibit at each other's conferences and meetings, and will explore options to evaluate the effectiveness of the Alliance and measure its impact on improving worker safety.

The NSC Alliance with OSHA was most recently renewed in August 2012, and it will remain in effect for five years.

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Stewart Chaperon and Olivia Read are the new champions of the Wildcoast Wildrun – the popular three day 112km stage race from Kei Mouth to Hole-in-the-Wall on the Wild Coast. Chaperon was made to work hard for his title and chased throughout by Jacques Mouton from George and twin brothers, Andrew and Steven Erasmus from [...]Chaperon and Read take Wildcoast Wildrun is a post from: Trail Running South Africa



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