Weekly Southern African Report
Southern Africa in Crisis
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Sunday, 26th April 2009
| From 1994-Present over 3,000 Farmers have been murdered in S.Africa. Many thousands of their farm workers have also been murdered too. Click here for Photos & Updates - WARNING: Very Graphic & Gruesome |
| Is the ANC preparing for the biggest & most blatant election rigging in South African history? Wednesday 22-Apr-2009: I was chatting to a friend who used to be in Military Intelligence 25 years ago. We were comparing notes and observations of the behaviour of the ANC. I told my friend that I have been concerned s (By Jan)... | Africa: Africom - Making Peace Or Fuelling War Friday 24-Apr-2009: By Daniel Volman and William MinterMedia CenterIn the first of a two-part article exploring the implications of the US AFRICOM (the United States Africa Command) programme, Daniel Volman and William M (By Jan)... |
| Rwanda: Genocide Anniversary Reflections Thursday 23-Apr-2009: Washington, DC - "Before the 10th anniversary, the international movement known as Remembering Rwanda was motivated by a fear that the genocide was being forgotten by the rest of the world. That conce (By Jan)... | TAU South Africa Bulletin - Jacob Zuma and the Afrikaners Wednesday 22-Apr-2009: Submitted by Kobie: April 20, 2009 The Bulletin attached hereto is provided as a means to inform stakeholders of agricultural developments in South Africa. These Bulletins are distributed ever (By JoAn)... |
| South Africa: Why Steve Biko Wouldn't Vote Monday 20-Apr-2009: By Andile MngxitamaAs South Africa nears its fourth election since 1994, Andile Mngxitama laments the country's overall lack of progress toward genuine black liberation in the post-1994 era. Highlight (By Jan)... | Nigeria: Land Use Act Overdue for Amendment - Delta AG Sunday 26-Apr-2009: By Adam AdedimejiDafe Akpedeye is a Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK), a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice in Delta State. He was Law lect (By Jan)... |
| Africa: Realising the Right to Food Saturday 25-Apr-2009: By Olivier De SchutterThe right to food, as an enforceable human right, should be at the centre of our efforts to reform the global food system, writes UN special rapporteur Olivier De Schutter in a s (By Jan)... | Africa: Current Economic Crisis in Africa - Solutions Saturday 25-Apr-2009: By Moses AmweeloFor a long time the economic growth in Africa has been carried out mainly by lop-sided development in the way of extraction of raw materials that presently complicates the task of adeq (By Jan)... |
| Africa: Daily HIV/Aids Report Thursday 23-Apr-2009: Science & MedicineGSK, Pfizer Announce Combined HIV/AIDS Drug Business[Apr 16, 2009]Pharmaceutical companies GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer have announced that they will combine their HIV/AIDS drug busine (By Jan)... | Iraqi Gays Coming Out Of The Wood Work, American Gay Movement Silent On Their Plight Tuesday 21-Apr-2009: It seems that while the USA concentrates on the Perez Hilton, Miss California flap with "Perez" being rabidly intolerant of Miss California's views on Gay Marriage. It would seem that "Perez" along w (By Lone Wolf)... |
| South Africa: Hard Truths About HIV - AIDS hits Blacks 40 times harder than Whites Thursday 23-Apr-2009: [Notice too in this article that AIDS is more prevalent among Blacks than among Coloureds. The racial ratios are interesting. I am convinced that the South African Govt does not really want ARVs rolle (By Jan)... | Nigeria: U.S.-Halliburton Fallout Saturday 25-Apr-2009: Washington, DC - AfricaFocus BulletinFallout is continuing from the long-drawn-out case of Halliburton and Kellogg Brown & Root bribery of Nigerian officials for contracts for a liquefied natural gas (By Jan)... |
| Zimbabwe: How is South Africa's Zuma Going to Deal With Mugabe? Sunday 26-Apr-2009: By Tichaona SibandaIn two weeks time Jacob Zuma will be confirmed as the new President of South Africa by that country's parliament. Many Zimbabweans are anxious to see if the the new President will b (By Jan)... | Africa: Breaking the Resource Curse Friday 24-Apr-2009: By Kato LambrechtsFollowing the conclusion of a prolonged international metal price increase, this report, published originally by Southern Africa Resource Watch, TWN-Africa, Tax Justice Network for A (By Jan)... |
| Global: A Little Gun History Monday 20-Apr-2009: Submitted by D. Shary: I believe there are more current figures out there, and if I come across them I will post them here. Still the message is not without value. The numbers may change one way an (By JoAn)... | Morgan Tsvangirai on his personal grief and his hopes for Zimbabwe Monday 20-Apr-2009: Responsibility without power In his first interview since the tragic deaths of his wife and grandson, Morgan Tsvangirai tells Alex Duval Smith in Harare about his struggles with grief and lone (By Jan)... |
| Rwanda: Memory and Denial - the Genocide 15 Years On Wednesday 22-Apr-2009: By Gerald CaplanWhile most of the world is familiar with Rwandan genocide, fifteen years later the influence of a small band of deniers is growing thanks to the embrace of the deniers' arguments by a (By Jan)... | South Africa: Rats thriving in Joburg Friday 24-Apr-2009: By Trish Beaver'There's a rat in my kitchen what am I gonna do?" - these words are catchy when sung by reggae band UB40. In reality, the rats are not only in the kitchen - they are everywhere.Joburg h (By Jan)... |
| Africa: Daily HIV/Aids Report Thursday 23-Apr-2009: Politics and PolicyLancet Examines Concerns That Obama Administration Could Flat-Line PEPFAR Funding[Apr 17, 2009]President Obama's administration in its fiscal year 2010 budget proposal could flat-li (By Jan)... | South Africa: The Election - A Tainted Victory (NB: Secret sources of ANC money) Monday 20-Apr-2009: [Take note the mention of the ANC's secret sources of cash. The ANC has massive foreign sponsorship, all of it under the table, which it never discloses. Jan] By Roger SouthallWith South Africa's e (By Jan)... |
| Nigeria: Capital Punishment For Kidnappers - Fatal Medication For a National Headache? Friday 24-Apr-2009: By Charles KumoluLagos - LIKE a wild fire, kidnapping appears to be spreading beyond the creeks of the Niger Delta. In a move to curb or stop this problem, some state governors have called for death p (By Jan)... | Sierra Leone: Is Sierra Leone Winning the 'War On Drugs?' Friday 24-Apr-2009: By Moses A. KargboTrade in drugs such as cocaine, heroin and other synthetic stimulants has long been a frustrating feature of the international scene. After attempting for years to combat this global (By Jan)... |
| Global: Understanding Nationalism Tuesday 21-Apr-2009: Submitted by anony_mausi Understanding Nationalism Mike Smith - 4/20/2009 Few words today bring up as much misunderstanding, confusion and resentment today as “Nationalism”. Nationalism has b (By JoAn)... | Africa: Daily HIV/Aids Report Wednesday 22-Apr-2009: Politics and PolicyNew High-Level Commission Will Examine Strategies for Maximizing Global Health Aid[Apr 22, 2009]The newly formed Commission on Smart Global Health Policy -- a bipartisan group of le (By Jan)... |
| Africa: New Economic Order And Developing Nations Saturday 25-Apr-2009: By Monish GunawardanaThe global economy, still reeling from the US financial crisis, has reversed the world economic growth, registered enormous job losses and challenged the socio-political stability (By Jan)... | Nigeria: April 22 Coup Was Pro-Democratic Action - Nyiam Sunday 26-Apr-2009: On April 22, 1990, a group of young army officers carried out what turned out to be an abortive coup. Many of these officers and other ranks including the man that broadcasted the ostracising of five (By Jan)... |
| Madagascar: Do Unto Mugabe As You Do Unto Rajoelina Wednesday 22-Apr-2009: By Jerry BunguFor the first time, SADC heads of state have told a usurper to step down or face the wrath of the regional body's antagonism. Here Mmegi Correspondent JERRY BUNGU asks why the same was n (By Jan)... | South Africa: ANC will not get big majority - readers Thursday 23-Apr-2009: By Ainsley DanielsMillions of South Africans were expected to vote in the fourth democratic election on April 22.Most peple are expecting the ANC to sweep to victory, but the major question is whether (By Jan)... |
| WWIII: Obama's charm offensive for radical rulers abandons Israel to Iranian threat Monday 20-Apr-2009: The new US president's dramatic global policy steps have easily dwarfed the knotty Israeli-Palestinian peace issue handed down from one US president to the next over decades. Barack Obama's outstretch (By Gairk)... | Election 2009: Zuma vows smooth transition Sunday 26-Apr-2009: The ANC will secure a decisive victory in the elections and the transition to a new government will be smooth, ANC president Jacob Zuma promised on Tuesday.The ANC had "better policies" than any other (By Jan)... |
| Zim: Three farm workers injured after police open fire on Stockdale Farm Wednesday 22-Apr-2009: "It appears that this was done by order of Senator Madzongwe" By Alex BellThree farm workers from Chegutu's Stockdale Farm are recovering from gun shot wounds after police officials opened fir (By Jan)... | Election 2009: Special taskforce to ensure fair polls Tuesday 21-Apr-2009: By Bheki MbanjwaScenes of violence recently witnessed in parts of KwaZulu-Natal, including Nongoma, Estcourt, Greytown, Msinga, Ulundi and various hostels have sparked renewed fears that the province (By Jan)... |
| Congo-Kinshasa: Electronics Firms Urged to Boycott 'Blood Minerals' Sunday 26-Apr-2009: By Marina LitvinskyWashington, DC - The world's mass consumption of cell phones, laptops and other electronics fuels widespread sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to (By Jan)... | Sudan: Darfur Advocates Ask Obama to Make Darfur A 'Top Personal Priority' Friday 24-Apr-2009: Today Darfur activists from around the country, joined by actress Mia Farrow, sent an open letter to President Obama expressing concern about the Administration’s lack of action to end the Darfu (By Jan)... |
| Zim: Stockdale farm owner still behind bars as land attacks escalate Thursday 23-Apr-2009: Clever Kunonga smashed the Reydon Farm locks By Alex BellThe owner of Chegutu's Stockdale citrus farm, who has been forced to leave his land after violent invasions, is still being held behind (By Jan)... | Zimbabwe: 3 Farm Workers Injured After Police Open Fire On Stockdale Farm Wednesday 22-Apr-2009: By Alex BellThree farm workers from Chegutu's Stockdale Farm are recovering from gun shot wounds after police officials opened fire on them on Tuesday morning. One of the victims is still being treate (By Jan)... |
| Sierra Leone: Mining Sector - an Opportunity Or a Lasting National Shame? (Part I) Sunday 26-Apr-2009: By Pierra LightfootBoston - The Sierra Leone Mining Sector is at a crossroad, a road that could lead to a prosperous Sierra Leone, but, on the other hand, the alternative road could maintain the statu (By Jan)... | Africa: Daily HIV/Aids Report Thursday 23-Apr-2009: Global ChallengesOvercrowding, Drug Use in Prisons Poses Risk for Spread of HIV, U.N. Official Says[Apr 20, 2009]The spread of HIV is widespread in overcrowded prisons worldwide, creating a health ris (By Jan)... |
| Zimbabwe: Stockdale Farm Owner Still Behind Bars As Land Attacks Escalate Wednesday 22-Apr-2009: By Alex BellThe owner of Chegutu's Stockdale citrus farm, who has been forced to leave his land after violent invasions, is still being held behind bars after being arrested on his farm on Tuesday.Pet (By Jan)... | Zimbabwe: More Farmers Arrested, But the Government And SADC Remain Silent Wednesday 22-Apr-2009: By Alex BellSeven more people have joined the growing list of Zimbabwean commercial farmers facing prosecution for being on their land, as part of the ongoing offensive against farmers that has violen (By Jan)... |
| Zimbabwe: Shock As Government Refuses to Take Action in Renewed Farm Attack Wednesday 22-Apr-2009: By Alex BellA Chegutu farmer who had a personal visit from a ministerial team investigating the fresh wave of land attacks last week, has described his shock that within an hour of the visit, he came (By Jan)... | Nigeria: Global Economic Meltdown - Nigeria Needs to Diversify- Sonariwo Sunday 26-Apr-2009: By Moses NosikeLagos - Isidore Sonariwo, is the Managing Director, Lekki Concession Company , with major focus on infrastructure development and operations management which is the major thing Nigeria (By Jan)... |
| Zimbabwe: New revelations boost fears Tsvangirai death crash more sinister than a simple accident Monday 20-Apr-2009: [This is about the attempted assassination of Morgan Tsvangirai but with some explosive info. Jan] The revelations will boost fears that the death crash was more sinister than a simple accident - a (By Gairk)... | World: Twin suicide attack kills worshippers Friday 24-Apr-2009: Baghdad - Two suicide attackers blew themselves up killing 30 people and wounding more than 100 near a shrine in Baghdad on Friday, a day after the deadliest bombings in the country in more than a yea (By Jan)... |
| Thailand's Islamist Insurgency Takes Advantage Over Civil Turmoil Monday 20-Apr-2009: It would seem that Thailand's Islamist insurgency based in the south are taking advantage over the chaos by Thaksin Shinawatra's "red shirts" whom have been rioting in the streets in Thailand. While (By Lone Wolf)... | Election 2009: The art of unpacking Jacob Zuma Sunday 26-Apr-2009: South Africa is not about to decline into a fascist state. Continuing a conversation begun in March 2008 this week, Jessie Duarte, the ANC national spokeswoman, gave assurances that the constitution w (By Jan)... |
| Zim: Ending sanctions? Slowly does it Tuesday 21-Apr-2009: What President Mugabe refers to as “sanctions†hardly fit the bill CommentBy Geoff HillJapan and Portugal are leading the push to lift at least some of the so-called sanctions against Zimb (By Jan)... | Nigeria: Bribe Culprits Face Exposure, Says Police Chief Sunday 26-Apr-2009: By Ise-Oluwa IgeTHE Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mike Okiro who is also chairman of the five-man inter-agency probe panel set up to probe the Halliburton bribery says his panel will unravel the sc (By Jan)... |
| Nigeria: N200 Billion Agric Loan - How CBN Sidelined 22 Banks Sunday 26-Apr-2009: By Jibrin AbubakarThe recent move by the Federal Government to make a concrete effort towards diversifying the nation's economy through the establishment of commercial agricultural credit scheme may s (By Jan)... | Africa: 'King of Kings' Gaddafi Flexes Muscles Saturday 25-Apr-2009: By Michael DeibertParis - Former pariah and now Europe's cautious partner, Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi seems determined to flex new-found diplomatic muscles on issues ranging from trade to regional (By Jan)... |
| Mozambique: Attorney-General Reports Drop in Recorded Crime Wednesday 22-Apr-2009: Maputo - The number of recorded crimes in Mozambique declined slightly in 2008, compared with the previous year, but there was an increase in crimes committed with firearms.Giving his annual report to (By Jan)... | "Zimbabwe Today" by Robb WJ Ellis (22-04-2009) Wednesday 22-Apr-2009: Howzit Foreign currency mid-rates updated... -o00o- It didn't take Mugabe's ZANU PF very long to react to the release on bail of the MDC activists, did it? And Mugabe tells the world that (By The BeardedMan)... |
| Were the Turks the reason the Europeans went to America and colonised the world? Saturday 25-Apr-2009: I saw a bizarre historical comment with regard to why the Europeans went off to America. It was on a website discussion. Here is what a reader wrote. And now I'm asking myself if this is true? The (By Jan)... | South Africa: Seven held after foiled bid to kill Mosisili Friday 24-Apr-2009: Two South Africans are among seven heavily armed men arrested in South Africa in connection with the attempted assassination of Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili in a foiled coup.The pair, who (By Jan)... |
| Zimbabwe: Crisis Group Warns of Risk of Military Coup - I disagree Thursday 23-Apr-2009: [I disagree with this analysis which once more lays the blame only on the Military. Mugabe and the Generals are working hand-in-hand towards the same goal, and Mugabe is calling the shots. I am in (By Jan)... | Africa: The Second Scramble for Africa Starts Monday 20-Apr-2009: By Julio GodoyBerlin - Sub-Saharan African countries have of late become the target of a new form of investment that is strongly reminiscent of colonialism: investors from both industrialised and emer (By Jan)... |
| Africa: Nato warships foil pirate attack Monday 20-Apr-2009: Nairobi - Nato warships foiled a pirate attack on a Norwegian tanker, catching up with the would-be hijackers on Sunday after a seven-hour pursuit.The dramatic overnight chase in the Gulf of Aden came (By Jan)... | Somalia: Has Piracy Drawn the World's Attention To Country? Saturday 25-Apr-2009: By Hatari PatrickKigali - As Somali pirates increase and intensify their operations, in capturing ships on the Indian Ocean and taking hostage of all the crew members on these vessels for a ransom, th (By Jan)... |
| South Africa: Ruling ANC Cruises to Polls Victory Thursday 23-Apr-2009: By John AllenCape Town - Energized by a split in the liberation movement which led South Africa to freedom, voters turned out in huge numbers for the country's fourth democratic elections on Wednesday (By Jan)... | Uganda: Land Wars Threaten 30 Districts Saturday 25-Apr-2009: By Lydia NamubiruKampala - LAND conflicts will escalate in at least 30 districts in Uganda unless urgent measures are taken to resolve them, experts have warned.A 'time bomb in waiting' is how the NGO (By Jan)... |
| Africa: Teen pirate faces life behind bars Wednesday 22-Apr-2009: New York - A Somali teenager captured by US forces in a high-seas drama and brought to New York has been ordered to stand trial as an adult on piracy charges that could put him in jail for life.Abdi (By Jan)... | South Africa: Plethora of Problems Will Crowd the Zuma in-Box Monday 20-Apr-2009: By Tim CohenJohannesburg - THERE is a fulsome quantity of advice being offered to our likely next president, Jacob Zuma, at the moment on what should be the top items in his in-box.The advice ranges f (By Jan)... |
| Ghana: Domestic Violence And Rights Abuses Thursday 23-Apr-2009: By Helena SelbyIt is very unfortunate that the majority of reported domestic violence cases are against women and children. One might attribute it to their level of fragility, or maybe their abilities (By Jan)... | Namibia: Speaking Against Racism And Racial Discrimination Saturday 25-Apr-2009: Statement by Prime Minister Nahas Angula at the Durban Review Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, April 20-24, 2009MR President, Excellencies and distinguished participants allow me at the outset, to con (By Jan)... |
| Zim: Police detain white commercial farmer Wednesday 22-Apr-2009: "He has been detained for disorderly conduct" By Nokuthula SibandaHarare - Zimbabwean police on Tuesday detained a white commercial farmer - who is embroiled in a farm ownership wrangle with a (By Jan)... | Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe loyalists on farms defiant Tuesday 21-Apr-2009: A multiparty fact-finding delegation got a chilly reception Friday as it toured Zimbabwean farms seized from whites by supporters of President Robert Mugabe. The delegation that visited farms just (By Gairk)... |
| Rwanda: Genocide Starts With Incitement to Hate Tuesday 21-Apr-2009: By Irwin CotlerKigali - Today marks the 15th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, where close to one million Rwandans - mostly ethnic Tutsis and Hutu moderates - were murdered in a three-month genocid (By Jan)... | Nigeria: FG's Amnesty to Militants - Deadliest 12 Top List Monday 20-Apr-2009: By Emma AmaizeAlthough full list of those that will benefit from President Umaru Yar'Adua's planned amnesty to Niger Delta militants is yet to be made public, Saturday Vanguard can however reveal some (By Jan)... |
| Election 2009: Does COPE have staying power? Sunday 26-Apr-2009: Just four months old, the Congress of the People managed to capture the attention of more than a million voters and unseat the DA as the official opposition in several provinces.The ANC's support decr (By Jan)... | Namibia: What Are Economic Partnership Agreements? Wednesday 22-Apr-2009: By Irene !hoaësThe Economic Partnership Agreements emanate from the Cotonou Agreement between the European Union (EU) and the African-Caribbean Pacific (ACP) countries.The Cotonou Agreement is a globa (By Jan)... |
| Election 2009: Tough road lies ahead for Zuma Monday 20-Apr-2009: Cheeky Democratic Alliance posters urging South Africans to "Stop Zuma" have appeared on lamp posts after charges against ANC president Jacob Zuma were dropped.Even if the campaign to stop Zuma fails, (By Jan)... | Madagascar: A Coup Or Force Majeure? Wednesday 22-Apr-2009: By Soyombo OpeyemiFrom Mauritania to Guinea and from Guinea Bissau to Madagascar, is it yet far-fetched to speak of renaissance of militarism in Africa?Perhaps, it is. After all, neither Mauritania, G (By Jan)... |
| Africa: The Inevitable Recolonization of Africa - Island votes to be recolonised by France Monday 20-Apr-2009: [This must be a first. I don't think I've ever heard of blacks voting to be recolonised by a European country. The writer here deplores the event, but the writer of this also correctly points out how (By Jan)... | Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Sets Up Farm Probe Team Sunday 26-Apr-2009: By Bernard Mpofu And Wongai ZhangazhaPRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Thursday appointed a ministerial team to probe claims of farm disruptions across the country.Tsvangirai's spokesperson James Ma (By Jan)... |
| Africa: Daily HIV/Aids Report Thursday 23-Apr-2009: Global ChallengesGlobal Fund Executive Director Kazatchkine Discusses Funding Shortfall, Harm Reduction Programs[Apr 21, 2009]Michel Kazatchkine -- executive director of the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, (By Jan)... | South Africa: Mob Invades Land Reform Farm Wednesday 22-Apr-2009: By Neels BlomJohannesburg - DISGRUNTLED land-reform beneficiaries have invaded a farm near Malelane in Mpumalanga, ousting its managers and assuming control of the farm workers and the running of the (By Jan)... |
| Africa: 'Mr Mugabe, there is no going back' Sunday 26-Apr-2009: By Philimon BulawayoChinhoyi - Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said on Saturday there was no going back on the unity government, despite snags in implementing a power-sharing pact with Pre (By Jan)... | Africa: Donors pledge funds for Somalia Friday 24-Apr-2009: Brussels - International donors pledged more than $250-million on Thursday to help Somalia strengthen its security forces and try to stop the rampant pirate attacks that have plagued one of the world' (By Jan)... |
| Zimbabwe's central bank stole money from Dutch aid organisation Thursday 23-Apr-2009: "90,000 euros is still missing" By Peter VermaasZimbabwe's central bank took hundreds of millions of euros from private bank accounts, including 300,000 euros from a bank account belonging to (By Jan)... | Zim: Mugabe, Tsvangirai and Mutambara meet to finalise outstanding issues Tuesday 21-Apr-2009: Asked to be excused? By Tichaona SibandaThe three principals to the Global Political Agreement met in Harare on Monday to try and finalise a variety of outstanding issues that have been threat (By Jan)... |
| Mob invades major land reform project in South Africa Tuesday 21-Apr-2009: An armed mob has invaded a major land reform project in South Africa, a local newspaper reported on Wednesday. The mob, armed with knives and machetes, seized control of the farm, the country's big (By Gairk)... | World Bank willing to help Zimbabwe Monday 20-Apr-2009: Any initiatives to help Zimbabwe depended on the success of the new unity government By Lucia MutikaniThe World Bank is willing to help Zimbabwe recover from a devastating economic crisis, but (By Jan)... |
| Mozambique: 'The Battle Against Corruption is Being Fought' Thursday 23-Apr-2009: Maputo - Over the past year, thanks to the work of the Central Office for the Fight Against Corruption (GCCC), 41 people were arrested as they were caught red-handed in committing acts of corruption, (By Jan)... | Zimbabwe: Senator's Men Beat Black Farm Workers Thursday 23-Apr-2009: [Mugabe's people are busy beating up black people who work for white farmers. Typical. Jan] By Alex BellAs the wave of farm invasions continue across the country, violent threats against innocent f (By Jan)... |
| South Africa: ANC's Zuma Confident of 'Decisive Mandate' Wednesday 22-Apr-2009: By Victor Omoregie with agency reportSouth Africa's ruling party boss Jacob Zuma said Tuesday he was confident that a large turnout would deliver his African National Congress a "decisive mandate," on (By Jan)... | Zimbabwe's central bank raided private accounts to prop up Mugabe's govt Tuesday 21-Apr-2009: Gono said it was time "to let bygones be bygones" Bank governor Gideon Gono admits hard currency taken from businesses and aid groups and promises repaymentBy Angus ShawZimbabwe's central bank (By Jan)... |
| Somalia: The End of a Nation State Monday 20-Apr-2009: By Emma Okocha"While the world as a whole, without distinction of race, creed or religion was sympathetic with our agony and willing to reach across vast distances to assist us, we the Somali people w (By Jan)... | South Africa: Doctors' Strike Spreads Ahead of Crucial Meeting Friday 24-Apr-2009: By Kerry Cullinan, Khopotso Bodibe and Lungi LangaPublic sector doctors are preparing for a national strike should government fail to table satisfactory salary proposals at today's (Friday 24th) cruci (By Jan)... |
| Zimbabwe: Mugabe, Tsvangirai And Mutambara Meet to Finalise Outstanding Issues Tuesday 21-Apr-2009: By Tichaona SibandaThe three principals to the Global Political Agreement met in Harare on Monday to try and finalise a variety of outstanding issues that have been threatening the two month old inclu (By Jan)... | BBC undercover in Zim: Evidence On Tsvangirai Crash Raises Questions - The Order to kill Tsvangirai Monday 20-Apr-2009: [There are many suspicious things about the driver. I also heard that the truck might not be owned by USAID as they claimed it was. Many other questions need to be asked: Why was film footage taken by (By Jan)... |
| South Africa: Gun-owner groups up in arms Sunday 26-Apr-2009: By Eleanor MombergThe lack of compensation for firearms handed to the police for destruction would contribute to a proliferation of illegal firearms, the Black Gun Owners' Association of South Africa (By Jan)... | Zimbabwe: Botswana Pledges Credit Line As SADC Funding Deadline Expires Wednesday 22-Apr-2009: By Alex BellBotswana's government has pledged a US$70 million credit line to Zimbabwe, days after a deadline set by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for members to pledge financial ai (By Jan)... |
| Zimbabwe: PM Warns Multiple Farm Owners Sunday 26-Apr-2009: By Bertha ShokoHarare - PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and president of the MDC-T yesterday said the continued farm invasions were stalling progress and warned government would soon smoke out multip (By Jan)... | Namibia: Where Others Wavered - Nujoma At 80 Friday 24-Apr-2009: By Henning MelberWith Sam Nujoma turning 80 in May this year, Henning Melber considers the Namibian leader's role as a uncompromising patriarch and the significance of the notion of 'family' over 'ind (By Jan)... |
| Africa: Machete gang strikes in Kenyan village Tuesday 21-Apr-2009: Karatina - Vigilantes in a central Kenyan town took up arms against a violent gang, sparking fierce battles in which at least 29 people were stoned and hacked to death, police and medics said on Tuesd (By Jan)... | Zimbabwe: Six White Farmers Arrested Monday 20-Apr-2009: Harare - TWO white former commercial farmers appeared in separate courts in Chegutu and Chiredzi over land-related issues while six others and their managers in the southeastern Lowveld were arrested (By Jan)... |
| Uganda: Anti-Terrorism Unit Accused of Torture Sunday 26-Apr-2009: By Ali GharibWashington, DC - A branch of the Ugandan government that handles its anti-terrorism work is responsible for extended illegal detentions, torture, and other maltreatment at a facility base (By Jan)... | Africa: Burundi villagers fear wrath of irate rebels Sunday 26-Apr-2009: Bujumbura - "I learnt to fight, I learnt to kill... And I wanted to join the army, but I am not wanted. I will use my weapon to survive," said Jonas Ndihokubwayo, an ex-rebel fighter in Burundi whose (By Jan)... |
| World: Afghan policeman killed in wave of violence Thursday 23-Apr-2009: Herat, Afghanistan - A policeman, four civilians and nine militants have been killed in fresh violence in war-torn Afghanistan, authorities said on Thursday, while an Iranian officer was gunned down i (By Jan)... | Nigeria: Of Embassy Warnings And Security Questions Wednesday 22-Apr-2009: By Paul OhiaLagos - Nigeria's balance of two religions is phenomenal in the world as Christians and Muslims share almost 50-50 figure in the more than 150 million population. Other religions get less (By Jan)... |
| Chad: Fighting Violence Against Women - But How? Wednesday 22-Apr-2009: Guelendeng/N'Djamena - Awa was killed by her husband last November in Guelendeng, 150km south of the Chad capital N'djamena. Her death was the tipping point for the town's women, who, appalled by the (By Jan)... | Zim: Biti orders central bank to withdraw cars from MPs Tuesday 21-Apr-2009: "The governor is under instruction from Minister Biti..." By Patricia MpofuHarare - Finance Minister Tendai Biti has ordered central bank governor Gideon Gono to withdraw the cars he had issue (By Jan)... |
| Zimbabwe: Fierce Row Rocks Cabinet Saturday 25-Apr-2009: By Dumisani MuleyaHarare - A FIERCE row rocked a cabinet meeting on Tuesday after Finance minister Tendai Biti moved a motion to investigate Reserve Bank governor Gideon Gono for allegedly oversteppin (By Jan)... | South Africa: ANC won't change constitution - Zuma Monday 20-Apr-2009: By Tiisetso MotsoenengSouth Africa's ruling ANC leader Jacob Zuma said on Sunday his party had no plans to change the country's constitution and made a plea for unity at a final campaign rally ahead o (By Jan)... |
| Africa: Deja vu in Madagascar? Sunday 26-Apr-2009: Antananarivo - A Madagascan leader whose legitimacy is contested, daily sometimes bloody street protests demanding a power change and local media on a tight leash. Sounds familiar?The crippling rallie (By Jan)... | South Africa: Wounded victim turns gun on armed robber Wednesday 22-Apr-2009: A Pretoria homeowner was shot and injured and his dog killed in a robbery - but he managed to disarm one of his attackers, shooting and seriously wounding him.The attack occurred when James Mitchell a (By Jan)... |
| Africa: Stability in Somalia key to stopping pirates Wednesday 22-Apr-2009: London - Piracy off the coast of Somalia will not be brought under control until the rule of law is restored in the troubled Horn of Africa nation, a paper from a British think-tank said on Wednesday. (By Jan)... | Nigeria: Military Sends Gunboats After Militants Monday 20-Apr-2009: By Emmanuel Aziken and Samuel OyadonghaMILITANTS in the Niger Delta have incurred the wrath of the military with Monday's reprisal on soldiers at Okilo Creek, near Igbomotoru River, Tebideba route, Ba (By Jan)... |
| Election 2009: Aids casts long shadow over Zuma presidency Sunday 26-Apr-2009: By Susan ComrieWhen Jacob Zuma is sworn in as president on May 9, he will not only inherit power and prestige, he will also inherit a country crippled by HIV and Aids.While opposition parties are anxi (By Jan)... | Nigeria: Dokubo Visits JTF Over Killing of NPDVF Members Sunday 26-Apr-2009: By Emma AmaizeCALABAR-LEADER of the Niger-Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NPDVF), Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, whose group recently issued threats over the killing of one of its members, Harry Ibinabo, (By Jan)... |
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