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EDUCATION-MALAWI: Local Language Dictionary Released By Charles Mpaka BLANTYRE - The thickest book on secondary school teacher Hellen Ndalama’s desk is her indigenous language dictionary. It is also her most-used book. MORE >>
WORLD CUP: But South Africa Will Win By Jerrold Kessel and Pierre Klochendler JERUSALEM - Less than a hundred days to go, and the world looks on, often more with scepticism than anticipation. MORE >>
MALAWI: Rural Communities Jointly Care for Orphans By Claire Ngozo LILONGWE - At the age of 66, village headman Kamwala of Dedza district in central Malawi is starting to feel the effects of ageing. He gets tired easily and needs frequent naps but says he cannot afford this luxury. He and his wife are caregivers to a one-year-old orphan. MORE >>
KENYA: New Bill to Improve State Witness Protection, If Passed By Mary Kiio NAIROBI - Kenyans affected by the violence that erupted after the country’s disputed presidential elections in 2007 may soon be able to speak out without fear. A new bill will offer better protection to state witnesses. MORE >>
NAMIBIA: Female Hip-Hop Artists Challenge Stereotypes By Servaas van den Bosch WINDHOEK - African hip-hop prides itself on a more positive portrayal of women, but traditional cultural attitudes towards women still dominate the industry, say Namibian female rappers. MORE >>
MALAWI: Patrilineal Inheritance Prevents Women’s Access to Land By Claire Ngozo LILONGWE - Mercy Gondwe, 51, from Rumphi in northern Malawi, was married for 34 years. When her husband died in 2008, she assumed she would inherit the land they had been cultivating together since they got married. But this was not the case. MORE >>
RIGHTS-SWAZILAND: Property Rights At Last for Women By Mantoe Phakathi MBABANE - A recent court ruling has finally given Swazi women the right to own and administer property in their own names. MORE >>
RIGHTS-EGYPT: Families Uprooted as Sphinxes Revive By Cam McGrath LUXOR - Hajj Khodari lifts a defiant fist at the demolition machinery now just meters away from his front door. MORE >>
EUROPE: Fight Female Mutilation Harder Activists Urge EU By Pavol Stracansky VIENNA - With hundreds of thousands of girls and women believed to be at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Europe, rights groups have mounted a campaign to get EU leaders to stop what they see as a barbaric and dangerous procedure. MORE >>
SOUTH SUDAN: Changing of the Guard By Skye Wheeler TORIT, South Sudan - An old rite is long overdue in Paul Yugusak Tombe’s home village, in Central Equatoria State, south Sudan. MORE >>
SOUTH SUDAN: A More Gender Representative Leadership By Miriam Gathigah JUBA - As the general elections scheduled for April 2010 draw nearer in Africa’s largest country ravaged by a long drawn war, the scramble for political positions is rife as women struggle to make their presence felt. MORE >>
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