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ENVIRONMENT-AFRICA: A Struggle for Survival, as Man Engages Hungry Animals
A battle is raging throughout the African sub-continent between subsistence farmers, usually the poorest villagers of the region, and game parks over crop destruction wrought by hungry wild animals.DEVELOPMENT: Good Harvest Prompts Zambia to Dismantle Relief Centres
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has dismantled relief centres and stopped maize import, following good harvest this season.POLITICS-SOUTH AFRICA: Tight Budget Fails to Weaken Peacekeeping Missions
The South African military's ability to perform peacekeeping missions in Africa has not been compromised by tight defence budget, says a defence commentator.POLITICS: African Union Seeks to Shed the Image of Mere ‘Talk Shop’
A year into its mandate to replace the old Organisation of African Unity, the African Union is seeking substantive acts to counter criticism that it is a mere "talk shop" for travel-loving ministers.RIGHTS-ZAMBIA: Millions without Birth Certificates
The Zambian government will launch the new birth registration certificate as the hallmark of its celebrations to commemorate the Day of the African Child on Jun.16.ECONOMY-AFRICA: Scramble for Tourists Spurs Competition for New Airports
The new Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport boasts of having "the world's largest thatched roof".DEVELOPMENT: Africa Needs Globalisation or Risk Being Left Out in the Cold
The losers in this world are those who are excluded from globalisation and Africa stands the risk of being left out, Norway's Minister of International Development, Hilde Frafjord Johnson warned Thursday.POLITICS-ZIMBABWE: Tsvangirai Appears in Court in Handcuffs, Leg-Irons
Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai appeared in court in handcuffs on Wednesday to ask to be freed on bail, amid tight security.TRANSPORT-SOUTHERN AFRICA: Opportunities for New Breed of Entrepreneurs
As the highways, bridges, customs offices and the rest of Southern Africa's road transportation infrastructure expands, new opportunities for small business people to enter the freight business are emerging, offering a literal route out of poverty.ECONOMY-ZIMBABWE: Workers Count their Losses, as Strike Enters Final Stage
"We want change, but our dilemma, as workers, is that we have bills to pay. We have to survive," says Brian Mafudza, as he starts counting his losses on day four (Thursday) of the week-long boycott called for by the opposition Movement for Democratic Change.ECONOMY-MALAWI: Workers Stand Up to the Manipulations of Investors
The sale of Malawi's state-owned firms has run into problem following protests from workers and civil society that it smacks of fraud.POPULATION-ANGOLA: Refugees Return Home after 28 Years in Exile
More than 20,000 Angolan refugees will start returning home this month after 28 years in exile in Namibia, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.POLITICS-ZIMBABWE: Mugabe Resists Move to Force Him Out of Office
Possibilities of finding a lasting solution to the Zimbabwean crises, through dialogue, remain remote after the opposition launched a five-day nationwide protest this week to force President Robert Mugabe out of office.ECONOMY-ZAMBIA: Donors Withhold Aid over Slow Privatisation
In a show of arm-twisting, western donors are withholding financial support to Zambia over Lusaka's reluctance to privatise the remaining three state-owned firms considered strategic to the southern African country.RIGHTS: AIDS – the Latest Challenge to Face South Africa’s Poor children
"My father died a long time ago," says an 11-year old girl from South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province.POLITICS: African Leaders May Re-order the Alphabet of their Agenda in Evian
Governments and civil society from Africa have the gamut of issues from A to Z on their platter for the G-8 meeting in Evian, France next week.TRADE-AFRICA: Small Firms Seek Foreign Markets to Break the Circle of Poverty
Impoverished local economies may limit the growth potential of ambitious small Southern Africa businesses, but the entrepreneurs who run these start-up firms are seeking foreign markets to achieve their profits.DEVELOPMENT-AFRICA: Blueprint Polishes the Chains of Global Apartheid
With this year's Group of Eight (G-8) summit starting in Evian, France, this weekend, civil society critics are united on the belief that while the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) has good intentions, it will not break the chains of global capital.HEALTH-MALAWI: SARS Causing Panic
The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, which has been reported in Southeast Asia and Canada, is causing panic in Southern Africa.TRADE-SOUTHERN AFRICA: A Strategy for the Next WTO Meeting in Mexico
Civil society in Southern Africa will mobilise energetically against the liberalisation of service sectors like electricity, water and transport by their governments.TECHNOLOGY-AFRICA: High Tech No Longer Restricted to Rich Nations
Satellite imagery and other high tech innovations are no longer restricted to rich developed countries, but are finding applications throughout Africa.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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