Society

The Lokonjo Plantation last Saturday witnessed a dramatic event as the plane spraying banana in the plantation crashed killing the pilot instantly.

The plane is said to have had a technical fault while airborn and the helpless pilot tried an emergency landing which did not work out as planned. He died in active service and the authorities are making everything possible to compensate for his lose.

Investigations have been opened to find out if it was really an accident or a planned act.

This is something that does not happen quite often but some cases of deathly banana spraying plane crashes have been recorded at the Tiko and Muea banana plantations. 

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Rita Akana

12.Jul.2017

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The Director General of the lone newspaper distributor in Cameroon, Laurent Boin, has signed a letter in which he informs publishers of newspapers and the public that, they will no longer distribute Cameroonian newspapers as from August 7 2017.

One of the reasons he puts forth for this sudden halt is the deficits they have incurred for the past years of their existence in Cameroon.

The distributor had proposed an increment in the money paid by newspapers who are in a contract with the organ in order to cover up for the deficits they incurred as they circulated the papers. But the publishers turned down the proposal.

Some months back, Messapresse complained of difficulties they had been facing in the business which cost them 250 million FCFA a year, as revealed by Cameroon-info:net.

In April, a commission was put in place between the Cameroon Postal services (Campost) and the Federation of Press Editors (Fedipresse) meant to study and develop the distribution of newspapers in Cameroon. The Federation gave a proposition which could enhance the distribution of the newspapers all over the National territory; that is, reaching 250 post offices, 10 Regional EMS agencies, 80 contact points, 4 specialised establishments, 24 post points and 10 Regional Delegations. This only remained on paper as it was never a reality.

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Eyong Orlando

11.Jul.2017

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The Lobe Cooperative Credit Union in the chief town of the Meme Division has been hit by massive loss of cash from its coffers.

On the night of Saturday June 8 breaking Sunday morning, thieves broke into the building of the Cooperative and accessed the save where they made away with the sum of 36 million Francs CFA.{loadposition myposition}  It was only discovered on the morning of Sunday June 9 but the perpetrators of the act were long gone.

An investigation has been opened by the police to bring the bandits to justice.

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Ivo Nsame

10.Jul.2017

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After the first edition of this campaign which took place on the 9^th of December 2016, the second edition of the anti-corruption fight came up on the 6^th of July 2017, during which teams of the commission filled streets in Yaounde.

The anti-corruption commission had been receiving complaints from many people especially those of the economic sector. That is why they decided to face the people themselves and school them on how they should reacted in corruption situations. They all had t-shirts with their mark labelled on them, making the team members identifiable by every passerby.

Shop keepers and vendors took everything they were told seriously. They vowed never to allow tax collectors treat them just anyhow they wanted; Levying taxes on them more than what they are supposed to pay. They were rigorously assured by the CONAC members “pay just all of your taxes and nothing more. If the person insists on you paying more or threatens you, call the National Anti-Corruption Commission using the numbers 22 22 03 727 and a team will arrive immediately to your rescue” said the CONAC workers.

This did not end up only in the streets as the Commission equally headed to hospitals as well as Ministries and Delegations in the administrative quarters. The population was advised to do nothing but their jobs and leave the rest to CONAC.

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08.Jul.2017

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The Minister of Transport during the first phase of his visit to the Northern Region on the 6^th of July 2017, looked into the latest developments that were being made at the Garoua airport.

According to Friday’s edition of Cameroon Tribune, the Minister travelled to the North Region accompanied by some officials; both ones who had been there and those who were going there for their first time.

As confirmed by the Director of the structure, the usage of the airport is assessed at 5 percent and that since the 1990s, its degradation has only been increasing as the days go by. Reception rooms reserved for VIP passengers, unused passenger corridors and many other parts of the structure are unknown to the travellers as the facilities are hardly used.

Edgar Alain Mebe ngo'o went to Garoua with two main objectives. To inspect work that was already going on, and to see which other additional things could be done in the nearest future in order to fully ameliorate the state of this airport. He equally went there to verify some disturbing information they had received back in Yaounde, relating to the airport

Despite the fact that much still had to be done, the technical director of the company in charge of the renovation, assured the Minister that everything will be well. He said, they started working since the 30^th of May and that in 15 days, the Garoua airport will have a different view to its users.

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08.Jul.2017

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One of the stories making headlines in Yaoundé is the question of newspapers distribution in  Cameroon.
It's appalling that Cameroon, with a  population of  over 22 million people spread over ten regions, should have just a single newspaper distributor, Messa Presse.
As economics would have it, Messa Presse   has embarked on a terrible monopolistic show.
Publishers complain of lateness, as their products sometimes reach  consumers a day or so later.
Besides, Messa Presse charges  about 60% of each paper, even the unsold, some publishers lament.
What could possibly explain the fact that a country has just one newspaper distributor?
Two things are possible.
Either Cameroonians do not like reading or they love reading stale stuff.
As for the first option, reading is not part of our culture. We love oral stories.
As for the second case, Cameroonians don't buy newspapers. They drink beer.
It's no secret to see thick crowds around newsstands, reading every headline and making commentaries.
Looking at a newsstand from the distance, one has the impression that the business is selling like hot cake. But actually, people just master the names of all the papers offhand. They dip their hands in their bags while reading the headlines as if to prevent their money from flying into the hands of the vendor.
If you doubt it, get to any newsstand and ask 90% of the people you find there how many copies of the papers they have at home.
In the meantime, publishers are looking forward to finding alternative solutions.

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Rita Akana

07.Jul.2017

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