James Hall

POLITICS: ‘Rule of Law’ Crisis in Swaziland

This week, the United States government put the tiny Southern African kingdom of Swaziland on notice that it is on probation with regards to the African Growth and Opportunities Act.

LABOUR-SOUTH AFRICA: Protecting Workers from an Influx of Foreigners

By James Hall

After years of consultation with labour unions, business organisations and academicians, a new Immigration Act was unveiled late in 2002.

LABOUR-SWAZILAND: Unions Out to Challenge Monarchy

By James Hall

Swaziland's labour unions are once again taking the lead in the pro-democracy movement that seeks to transform King Mswati from sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarch into a constitutional monarch within the democratic framework of an elected government.

ENVIRONMENT: Energy Trading in Southern Africa

By James Hall

‘'Energy trading'' is the buzzword amongst government policymakers in the 14 member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and from arcane policies have resulted more secure and plentiful power supplies for business and residential electricity users.

Energy trading, where nations buy and sell surplus power through an ever-widening network of electrical lines and relay substations, was up 20 percent last year, a time that also saw the completion of several key regional infrastructure projects.

ENVIRONMENT: Energy Trading in Southern Africa

By James Hall

‘'Energy trading'' is the buzzword amongst government policymakers in the 14 member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and from arcane policies have resulted more secure and plentiful power supplies for business and residential electricity users.

ENVIRONMENT: Energy Trading in Southern Africa

By James Hall

‘'Energy trading" is the buzzword amongst government policymakers in the 14 member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and from arcane policies have resulted more secure and plentiful power supplies for business and residential electricity users.

ECONOMY-SOUTHERN AFRICA: Accommodating Tourism during the Holiday Season

By James Hall

The opening this week of Botswana's new showcase convention centre in the capital Gaborone is one indication of Southern African nations' push to accommodate tourism during the key December holiday month.

ECONOMY-SOUTHERN AFRICA: Accommodating Tourism during the Holiday Season

By James Hall

The opening this week of Botswana's new showcase convention centre in the capital Gaborone is one indication of Southern African nations' push to accommodate tourism during the key December holiday month.

RIGHTS-SWAZILAND: Deadly Abuse-AIDS-Gender Rights Equation

By James Hall

A deadly equation is gradually being understood in the socially conservative society of Swaziland: that sexual abuse contributes significantly to the spread of HIV, and is rooted in a lack of women's rights.

RIGHTS-SWAZILAND: Deadly Abuse-AIDS-Gender Rights Equation

By James Hall

A deadly equation is gradually being understood in the socially conservative society of Swaziland: that sexual abuse contributes significantly to the spread of HIV, and is rooted in a lack of women's rights.

MEDIA: African Nations Ranked for Press Freedom

By James Hall

For the first time, African countries have been ranked according to the relative freedom that news media enjoy in countries from the Mediterranean to the Cape, and the listing has been comprehensive and fair enough to draw more thoughtful comments than complaints.

MEDIA: African Nations Ranked for Press Freedom

By James Hall

û For the first time, African countries have been ranked according to the relative freedom that news media enjoy in countries from the Mediterranean to the Cape, and the listing has been comprehensive and fair enough to draw more thoughtful comments than complaints.

ECONOMY: Eclipse Lights Up Southern Africa Tourism Prospects

By James Hall

The last thing Zambia needed was a malaria alert on the eve of one of the biggest tourism draws to the country in years. But just as the sun and moon were moving inexorably closer to a total solar eclipse over the country, a malaria outbreak made the announcement mandatory.

ECONOMY: Eclipse Lights Up Southern Africa Tourism Prospects

By James Hall

û The last thing Zambia needed was a malaria alert on the eve of one of the biggest tourism draws to the country in years. But just as the sun and moon were moving inexorably closer to a total solar eclipse over the country, a malaria outbreak made the announcement mandatory.