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  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:30:12 +0000: Southern Africa: Africa Action Calls the 'Zimbabwe Renewal Act of 2010' a 'Major Step Forward for the People of Zimbabwe'
    Africa Action, the oldest human rights organization focused exclusively on Africa, celebrates the introduction of the Zimbabwe Renewal Act of 2010 (H.R. 5971) in the House of Representatives.
  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:56:41 +0000: South Africa: Swiss Confederation Seal Energy Agreement
    South Africa and the Swiss Confederation have signed an energy efficiency agreement which will see a major boost to the country's climate mitigation programme.
  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:56:40 +0000: South Africa: Petrol Price to Drop by 10c
    Motorists will be given some relief when the price of petrol decreases next Wednesday.
  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:30:12 +0000: Southern Africa: Realising Trade in Virtual Water
    The vegetables Omphemetse Monyi sells at the Francistown bus rank come from 400 kilometres away in South Africa. One approach to development might seek to replace her suppliers with local farmers, but Southern Africa's water managers are considering the merits of reinforcing a regional trade in "virtual water".
  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:16:11 +0000: Zimbabwe: Low Breastfeeding Rates Threaten PMTCT Efforts
    Health and nutrition experts in Zimbabwe are worried that one of the lowest exclusive breastfeeding rates in the region could have a negative impact on the country's prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programme.
  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:12:14 +0000: Mozambique: Seven Die in Mine Collapse
    Seven illegal miners died on Wednesday when a tantalite mine collapsed in the central Mozambican province of Zambezia, according to a report in Friday's issue of the independent newsheet "Mediafax".
  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:12:13 +0000: Mozambique: Guebuza Calls for Persistence Against Poverty
    Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Friday called on the population of the Nhamadze administrative post, in the central province of Sofala, to remain persistent in the struggle against poverty.
  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:12:12 +0000: Mozambique: Child Trafficking Story Was a Fiction
    Investigations by a Maputo paper into the alleged incident of child trafficking which led to mob violence against the home of the woman supposedly involved lead to the conclusion that the whole story was an invention.
  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:12:11 +0000: Mozambique: No Extension of Vehicle Inspecton Deadline
    There will be no extension of the 31 July deadline for vehicles circulating in Maputo and Matola cities to be inspected for mechanical faults, the National Traffic Institute (INAV) has warned.
  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:55:46 +0000: Zimbabwe: Fight Against HIV/Aids Continues
    The following letter was written by U.S. Ambassador to the Zimbabwe Charles Ray.
  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:47:21 +0000: Namibia: Arrows Will Be Minus Andimba
    Arrows will be without regular front-man Sheya Andimba when the coastal team play Kaizer Chiefs tomorrow at the Sam Nujoma Stadium.
  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:47:45 +0000: Namibia: Brave Gladiators in Germany for 2010 Women's World Cup
    The Namibia national women football team, the Brave Gladiators is currently on a two-week training camp in Germany.
  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:14:05 +0000: Zambia: Agriculture and Commercial Show Takes Place
    THIS year's Agriculture and Commercial Show takes place in a year when the country has recorded an unprecedented bumper harvest and could probably be a turning point in Zambia's agricultural sector.
  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:00:24 +0000: Namibia: Murder Suspect in Court
    Scores of angry demonstrators including learners and staff of Dawid Bezuidenhout High School, flocked to the Katutura Magistrate's Court yesterday where Junias Phillipus, accused of raping and killing Magdalena Stoffels, appeared before magistrate Gerrit Van Pletzen.
  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:29:27 +0000: South Africa: A Flair for Science Blended With a Taste for Good Food
    NEVER before has a food combination tasted so good: a spoon of blue cheese and a chunk of dark chocolate. It was delicious; and now I know why.
  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:29:20 +0000: South Africa: Aquarius May Close Mine for Months
    AQUARIUS Platinum's share price fell heavily yesterday on news in a quarterly production report that it could shut its Blue Ridge mine for up to seven months to make it a more productive and safer operation.
  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:58:35 +0000: Zimbabwe: Bulawayo Water Project Takes Off
    Dispersing feasting flies and angry residents from a manhole cover spewing sewage from people's homes and into the road: another day in the working life of Njabulo Siziba. It's a dirty, frustrating, thankless job as a civil engineer for Bulawayo city council, but help is at hand for Siziba and the city he serves.
  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:56:49 +0000: Zimbabwe: Sabina Mugabe - Heroine From Zvimba
    The heroine of Zvimba, Cde Sabina Mugabe, sister to President Robert Mugabe, is no more.
  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:13:00 +0000: Namibia/Ghana: Coach's Age Comment Stirs Controversy
    NAMIBIAN under-20 coach Bernard Kaanjuka has caused controversy by claiming that he suspects Ghana fielded overage players for last Sunday's African Youth Championship qualifier, according to a report on peacefmonline.com yesterday.
  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:02:45 +0000: South Africa: Impact of the Recession on the Hospitality Industry
    The recession has plagued both the domestic and international economies for almost three years. We are regularly bombarded with a slew of statistics regarding the destructive trail of the economic meltdown but hardly any face is put on the facts. Is the recession a figment of some economist’s fertile imagination?
  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:05:17 +0000: South Africa: Millions of Litres of Water 'Flushed Away'
    ABOUT 30% of household water consumption is used to flush toilets, and SA needs to consider dry sanitation, according to a water and sanitation specialist.
  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:59:22 +0000: South Africa: Thousands Join Fast in Support of School Libraries
    ANGLICAN Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, the University of the Free State's vice-chancellor Prof Jonathan Jansen, storyteller Gcina Mhlope and Department of Basic Education official Vincent Motau last night joined about 4500 people who participated in lobby group Equal Education's 24-hour Fast for School Libraries, which ends this evening.
  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:59:18 +0000: South Africa: Traffic Agency Bosses Face Charges
    MANAGEMENT of the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) under former CEO Ranthoko Rakgoale is expected to face a range of charges in the coming weeks after a report into mismanagement at the entity confirmed that R144m was squandered in irregular spending.
  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:52:17 +0000: South Africa: The Power of Cellphones in the Classroom
    A SOUTH African education company has figured out a way to allow children to access electronic books (e-books) even when they do not have access to desktop computers.
  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:21:22 +0000: South Africa: Anglo Faces R3,7 Billion in Overruns at Brazil Mine
    ANGLO American is expected to announce a R3,7bn increase in the cost of its biggest project, the Minas Rio iron-ore venture in Brazil, and a long delay in launching the project because of difficulty in securing land rights for a pipeline.
  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:55:29 +0000: South Africa: Public Sector Strike Likely to Get Bigger
    THE public sector strike is expected to gain momentum today after more than 9000 Public Servants Association (PSA) members downed tools across the country yesterday.
  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:50:04 +0000: South Africa: SAA Faces Probe Over Cargo Price-Fixing
    SOUTH African Airways (SAA) and seven foreign airlines could face penalties equivalent to 10% of their local revenue after the Competition Commission referred a case of collusion and price-fixing in the air cargo market to the Competition Tribunal yesterday.
  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:21:33 +0000: South Africa: Ruling Party Intent on Tough Media Watchdog Plan
    THE African National Congress (ANC) is pushing full-steam ahead with its plans to fine-tune the party's Polokwane resolution to investigate setting up a statutory media appeals tribunal answerable to Parliament.
  • Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:19:13 +0000: South Africa: Minister Warns of 'Terror' Threat for Joining AU Forces
    SA could become vulnerable to the type of terrorist bomb attacks that rocked Kampala, Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu warned yesterday.
  • Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:55:43 +0000: Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe's Sister Sabina Dies
    ZANU PF has announced that Sabina Mugabe has died after a long illness. She was 76.

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