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BOTSWANA-POLITICS: 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 >>
POLITICS: Malawians Demand Local Councils By Claire Ngozo LILONGWE - In Malawi, local government elections are as rare and endangered as the country’s black rhinoceros. 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 >>
POLITICS-NAMIBIA: The Struggle Does So Not Continue By Servaas van den Bosch WINDHOEK - They are called the "born frees", the children of Namibia’s Independence, and they will vote for the first time this month. Struggle credentials mean zip to them, and they have a serious beef with politicians. MORE >>
SWAZILAND: Help Sex Workers - Senator By Mantoe Phakathi MBABANE - It is one of the world's oldest professions, dating so far back that it is even mentioned in the Bible. But in the deeply cultural and religious country of Swaziland, Senator Thuli Msane stirred a hornet's nest when she publicly challenged a new strict bill opposing prostitution. MORE >>
AGRICULTURE-ZIMBABWE: New Methods to Maximise Yields By Vusumuzi Sifile GURUVE, Zimbabwe - Last season, for the first time in her more than 20 years as a farmer, Elizabeth Runema harvested her maize crop at the beginning of February. MORE >>
POLITICS-MOZAMBIQUE: Victory for Frelimo Amid Claims of Election Fraud By Zenaida Machado MAPUTO - The incumbent, President Armando Guebuza, has won the Mozambican 2009 elections in a landslide, obtaining three quarters of the votes, according to official results. MORE >>
AFRICA: We Are the Government By Jessie Boylan LAGO DISTRICT, Mozambique - As if they were going to the races, Emma Musako and Monica Mhango showed up in their finest outfits to attend a meeting on the health, social and environmental impacts of uranium mining. They came because they, like the other attendees, no longer want to remain uninformed citizens. MORE >>
ZIMBABWE: Numerous Challenges For Harare Water Supply By Vusumuzi Sifile HARARE - Harare mayor Muchadeyi Masunda is a troubled man. When he took office in July 2008, one of his most immediate tasks was to resolve the water crisis in the capital. MORE >>
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