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POLITICS-BOTSWANA: I Lost the Election, But I Am a Winner By Vusumuzi Sifile GABORONE - When Kgomotso Mogami threw her name into the hat to contest the Gaborone Central parliamentary seat it was easy for many people to write her off. MORE >>
ENERGY-TANZANIA: Charcoal a Dirty Trade-Off By Jessie Boylan DAR ES SALAAM - The sun is setting slowly over Dar es Salaam's Tabata Changombe neighbourhood. Ameenah and Skukulu Juma lean against the corrugated iron walls of their makeshift charcoal shop. MORE >>
AFRICA: Growing Use of Cellphones for Family Planning By Susan Anyangu KAMPALA - The growth of cellphone use, particularly in the developing world, is providing health experts with a new channel of communication to provide family planning information. MORE >>
CORRUPTION-SIERRA LEONE: Song Sparks Governance Debate By Mohamed Fofanah FREETOWN - Nothing has ever sparked a debate on the state of governance in the country like the song released by one of Sierra Leone’s most popular artists, Emerson Bockarie. MORE >>
DEVELOPMENT: Climate Change Likely to Increase African Hunger Woes By Julio Godoy BERLIN - Africa, the continent already most affected by hunger and food scarcity, is likely to see its woes increased due to climate change and the changing rain patterns it provokes, experts and scientists say. MORE >>
DR CONGO: Urban Water Supply Needs Attention By Emmanuel Chaco KINSHASA - Kinshasa's population needs an estimated 700,000 cubic metres of water per day. The Régie de distribution des eaux (REGIDESO) produces only 425,000 cubic metres - vast neighbourhoods like Kitokimosi and Mpasa receive almost none of this water. MORE >>
HEALTH-SWAZILAND: On ART Since Birth By Mantoe Phakathi NHLANGANO, Swaziland - Seven-year-old Ntombi* frowns after swallowing the tablets her grandmother has given her. The HIV-positive child has contracted multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). MORE >>
WATER-ZAMBIA: Worries Ahead of Flood Season By Lloyd Himaambo SHANGOMBO DISTRICT, Zambia - The Zambezi is home to the fishing community on Mbeta Island. But after the river rose and swallowed their homes last year, they have learned to fear it as well. MORE >>
KENYA: Foreigners in Their Homeland By Susan Anyangu NAIROBI - Resistance to a government scheme to upgrade housing in Nairobi's Kibera slum is enmeshed in economics, history and identity. MORE >>
AFRICA: Water Summit Ends By Nasseem Ackbarally MIDRAND, South Africa - As the Second Africa Water Week ends, participants have reiterated that lack of access to clean water and adequate sanitation has a direct bearing on public health and the economy in Africa. MORE >>
WATER-AFRICA: Civil Society Demands Action, Not Words By Nasseem Ackbarally MIDRAND, South Africa - "No more commitments... We have had enough of the promises. Can we please see something happening on the ground? Right now, it is business as usual and that’s why Africa is off-track on the MDG target." MORE >>
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SADC - The official website for the Southern African Development Community
African Economic Research Consortium
Third World Network
African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD)
SARPN is a facility for promoting debate on poverty in Southern Africa
The Development Gateway is an interactive portal for information on sustainable development and poverty reduction, providing a space where communities can share their experiences on development.
