Zimbabwe: Party Leaders Claim New Progress Made on Political Agreement
The country's three political leaders are reported to have agreed to drop several outstanding issues, which have been crippling the coalition government, and to focus on only three related to senior appointments.
Zimbabwe: 'Impunity-Riddled,' in Spite of Govt - Report
A number of international legal organizations have warned that the current dire state of the legal and justice system in 'impunity riddled Zimbabwe' has continued to decline, despite the formation of the coalition government.
Malawi: Innovative Campaigning by Women Candidates
You will find Beauty Kasonda on her campaign trail at funerals, weddings, church functions or just about any local gathering in her community. Kasonda does not have the sort of funding her male counterparts have for campaigning in the country's November 2010 elections but she is not letting that stop her.
Southern Africa: U.S. Congress Considers New Law on Zimbabwe
Africa Action, the oldest human rights organization focused exclusively on Africa, celebrates the introduction of the Zimbabwe Renewal Act of 2010 (H.R. 5971) in the House of Representatives.
Southern Africa: Realising Trade in Virtual Water
The vegetables Omphemetse Monyi sells at the Francistown bus rank come from 400 kilometres away in South Africa. One approach to development might seek to replace her suppliers with local farmers, but Southern Africa's water managers are considering the merits of reinforcing a regional trade in "virtual water".
Zambia: Agriculture and Commercial Show Takes Place
THIS year's Agriculture and Commercial Show takes place in a year when the country has recorded an unprecedented bumper harvest and could probably be a turning point in Zambia's agricultural sector.
Namibia: Murder Suspect in Court
Scores of angry demonstrators including learners and staff of Dawid Bezuidenhout High School, flocked to the Katutura Magistrate's Court yesterday where Junias Phillipus, accused of raping and killing Magdalena Stoffels, appeared before magistrate Gerrit Van Pletzen.
South Africa: A Flair for Science Blended With a Taste for Good Food
NEVER before has a food combination tasted so good: a spoon of blue cheese and a chunk of dark chocolate. It was delicious; and now I know why.
South Africa: Aquarius May Close Mine for Months
AQUARIUS Platinum's share price fell heavily yesterday on news in a quarterly production report that it could shut its Blue Ridge mine for up to seven months to make it a more productive and safer operation.
Zimbabwe: Bulawayo Water Project Takes Off
Dispersing feasting flies and angry residents from a manhole cover spewing sewage from people's homes and into the road: another day in the working life of Njabulo Siziba. It's a dirty, frustrating, thankless job as a civil engineer for Bulawayo city council, but help is at hand for Siziba and the city he serves.
Zimbabwe: Sabina Mugabe - Heroine From Zvimba
The heroine of Zvimba, Cde Sabina Mugabe, sister to President Robert Mugabe, is no more.
South Africa: Impact of the Recession on the Hospitality Industry
The recession has plagued both the domestic and international economies for almost three years. We are regularly bombarded with a slew of statistics regarding the destructive trail of the economic meltdown but hardly any face is put on the facts. Is the recession a figment of some economist?s fertile imagination?
Namibia: Brave Gladiators in Germany for 2010 Women's World Cup
The Namibia national women football team, the Brave Gladiators is currently on a two-week training camp in Germany.
Namibia/Ghana: Coach's Age Comment Stirs Controversy
NAMIBIAN under-20 coach Bernard Kaanjuka has caused controversy by claiming that he suspects Ghana fielded overage players for last Sunday's African Youth Championship qualifier, according to a report on peacefmonline.com yesterday.
Zimbabwe: Police Trying to Block MDC Hwange Rally
Police in Hwange are reportedly attempting to stop an MDC "Real Change" rally scheduled for Saturday in the town, according to the party.
Zimbabwe: Controversy Over Joshua Nkomo Statue Rumbles On
Imagine over 20 000 of your supporters brutally murdered by a team of crack soldiers trained in North Korea and then, 11 years after your death, a statue 'honouring' you is made in North Korea to be erected in Zimbabwe. Joshua Nkomo, the father figure of Zimbabwean politics, must be turning in his grave at the National Heroes Acre, over what his former rivals in ZANU PF are plotting.
Zimbabwe: Government Wants to Be 'Main Player' in Aid Distribution
It has been reported that last week the government told ambassadors from donor countries that they must keep the government informed of their activities, including the total funding brought into the country and the names of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that they are partnered with.
Zimbabwe: Former England Player Lynch to Coach Rocks
LIVED England batsman Monty Lynch has become the latest overseas professional to join the Zimbabwe domestic cricket scene.
Zimbabwe: ZSE, Survival, Solidity the Priorities - Mguquka
THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE), once the second largest exchange in Africa in terms of market capitalisation, is in dire need of foreign investment. In the absence of foreign investment, privatisation of government entities could be used to excite the market.
Zimbabwe: SEC Surprise - Fees and a Raft of Changes
AT A Securities Commission of Zimbabwe (SEC) workshop in the capital a week ago, CEO Alban Chirume had a few surprises for the market -- new fees and a hell of a lot of new changes.
Zimbabwe: Country Needs U.S.$264 Million for Grain Imports - CFU
ZIMBABWE will need about US$264 million to import about 800 000 tonnes of maize and 339 000 tonnes of wheat to meet the annual national requirement, a union representing commercial farmers said on Wednesday.
Zimbabwe: Hopes Buoy Local Bourse
STOCKS at the ZSE rose in the first two days of trade this week buoyed by hopes that listed companies will be spared from the Indigenisation Act; a proposed investment policy announced last week; and improved financial results expected on the market soon.
Zimbabwe: Shares Leave Masiyiwa Whistling Merrily
ECONET Wireless founder Strive Masiyiwa is smiling even more broadly this year -- Econet stock went up 400% from last year when the stock market re-opened.
Zimbabwe: Tobacco Sales Exceed U.S.$300 Million
MORE than US$300 million worth of tobacco has gone under the hammer at the country's two auction floors since the start of the marketing season in February as the golden leaf increases its contribution to the economy.
South Africa: Swiss Confederation Seal Energy Agreement
South Africa and the Swiss Confederation have signed an energy efficiency agreement which will see a major boost to the country's climate mitigation programme.
South Africa: Petrol Price to Drop by 10c
Motorists will be given some relief when the price of petrol decreases next Wednesday.
Zimbabwe: Low Breastfeeding Rates Threaten PMTCT Efforts
Health and nutrition experts in Zimbabwe are worried that one of the lowest exclusive breastfeeding rates in the region could have a negative impact on the country's prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programme.
Mozambique: Seven Die in Mine Collapse
Seven illegal miners died on Wednesday when a tantalite mine collapsed in the central Mozambican province of Zambezia, according to a report in Friday's issue of the independent newsheet "Mediafax".
Mozambique: Guebuza Calls for Persistence Against Poverty
Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Friday called on the population of the Nhamadze administrative post, in the central province of Sofala, to remain persistent in the struggle against poverty.
Mozambique: Child Trafficking Story Was a Fiction
Investigations by a Maputo paper into the alleged incident of child trafficking which led to mob violence against the home of the woman supposedly involved lead to the conclusion that the whole story was an invention.
