Full Coverage: Southern Africa
September 2006
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21.09.2006
A judge has thrown out a corruption case against former South African deputy president Jacob Zuma, a contender for the country's top job.
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20.09.2006
"We know you are a famous and respected man, and that if you speak up for us many people will listen. We just want to go home, and hunt and gather and live in peace like we have always done." Botswana's Busmen people have appealed to the star of a new movie, "The Blood Diamond."
more...From: Survival International Related topics/regions: [Botswana] Image: 'Botswana Diamonds, Bushman Despair' campaign by Survival International
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19.09.2006
Zambia's general election, set for 28 September, is expected to be a bitter and closely contested affair. Political analysts believe the country's fourth multiparty poll since it emerged from 27 years of one-party rule in 1991 will be a hard-fought contest for the incumbent, President Levy Mwanawasa of the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD), who is seeking a second and final term of office.
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14.09.2006
The Prime Minister of India and the Presidents of Brazil and South Africa underscored the importance of working together towards a people-centered, inclusive and development-oriented Information Society and renewed their support for the results of the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS), held in Geneva and Tunis, in 2003 and 2005, respectively.
more...Related topics/regions: [Brazil] [India] [South Africa] [International cooperation] [ICT] [Governance] |
14.09.2006
Health officials in South Africa are fighting to contain the spread of a deadly, drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis (TB) after an HIV-positive woman with the disease refused treatment and walked out of a Johannesburg hospital.
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14.09.2006
Health officials in South Africa are fighting to contain the spread of a deadly, drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis (TB) after an HIV-positive woman with the disease refused treatment and walked out of a Johannesburg hospital.
MoreRelated topics/regions: [South Africa] [Africa] Image: © Changemakers.net
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11.09.2006
Etelä-Afrikassa on julkaistu hi-viruksesta ja aidsista kertova sarjakuvakirja, jossa on puhekuplien sijasta viittomakielisiä kuvia. Kirjan aiheisiin kuuluvat myös seksuaalinen väkivalta ja seksuaalioikeudet. HIV/AIDS-aktiivi Judge Edwin Cameron totesi kirjan julkistamistilaisuudessa, että kuurot ovat edelleen kielellisesti, sosiaalisesti ja taloudellisesti syrjäytynyt ryhmä, eivätkä he ole saaneet riittävästi aiheeseen liittyvää tietoa.
more...From: OneWorld Africa Related topics/regions: [South Africa] [Africa] [Education] [Health] [AIDS] [Human rights] [Disability] [Sexuality] [Social exclusion] [Information & media] [Knowledge] |
10.09.2006
A reporter and cameraman working for the state-owned Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) were harassed by a crowd at a rally addressed by opposition Patriotic Front (PF) president Michael Sata in the Chawama Township of Lusaka.
more...Related topics/regions: [Zambia] [Africa] Image: Enact FOI law
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10.09.2006
The lack of adequate regional ICT infrastructure to support high-quality and high-speed Internet connection in Sub-Saharan Africa is recognised as a major obstacle for setting the region’s economic and social development in motion.
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10.09.2006
The lack of adequate regional ICT infrastructure to support high-quality and high-speed Internet connection in Sub-Saharan Africa is recognised as a major obstacle for setting the region’s economic and social development in motion.
MoreRelated topics/regions: [East Africa] [Africa] Image: e-Hrvatska
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07.09.2006
Il lungo processo intentato dai Boscimani contro il Governo del Botswana è giunto alle sue fasi finali. Davanti a un gruppo di Boscimani arrivato ad ascoltare il dibattimento conclusivo, Gordon Bennett, loro avvocato, ha dichiarato che i Boscimani hanno il diritto legalmente riconosciuto di occupare e utilizzare la loro terra. Bennett ha argomentato che i Boscimani Gana e Gwi "hanno un diritto di occupazione e uso delle loro terre che deriva loro dall'aver vissuto per lungo tempo". Vittime delle espulsioni forzate che li costringevano ad abbandonare la propria terra nella riserva del Kalahari (Central Kalahari Game Reserve), 240 San, popolo indigeno del deserto del Kalahari, si sono rivolti nell'aprile 2002 alla Corte Suprema del Botswana.
more...From: Survival International Italia Related topics/regions: [Botswana] [Indigenous rights] [Activism] Image: Boscimani nella riserva del Kalahari - da APM
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06.09.2006
La “nuova” Impregilo ha ammesso le responsabilità della vecchia società nel processo per corruzione in merito all’aggiudicazione di appalti per il Lesotho Highlands Water Project, il progetto di gestione delle acque più importante al mondo dopo la diga delle Tre Gole in Cina. Per aver interferito al corso della giustizia, impedendo l’acquisizione di una serie di documenti che avrebbero fatto luce sui pagamenti illeciti eseguiti negli anni novanta dall’intermediario della “vecchia” Impregilo, il tribunale del piccolo Paese africano ha imposto all’importante impresa di costruzioni italiana il pagamento della somma di 15 milioni di rand, ovvero circa 1,5 milioni di euro - riporta la Campagna per la Riforma della Banca mondiale (CRBM). In due sentenze precedenti, verso la canadese Acres International e la tedesca Lahmeyer, il tribunale aveva già emesso condanne a pagamenti di sanzioni per aver versato mazzette al fine di aggiudicarsi l’appalto.
more...From: CRBM - Campagna per la riforma della Banca Mondiale Related topics/regions: [Lesotho] [Corporations] [Corruption & transparency] Image: Lesotho: la diga di Katse - da impregilo.it
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06.09.2006
Jos uudet HIV-tartunnat eivät vähene ja lääkehoito yleisty Namibiassa, HIV-epidemia vaikuttaa dramaattisesti Namibian väestön kokoon ja rakenteeseen tulevaisuudessa. Epidemia vähentää väestönkasvua, lisää kuolleisuutta ja alentaa hedelmällisyyttä, todetaan FM Riikka Shemeikan väitöstutkimuksessa Fertility in Namibia.
more...From: Väestöliitto, kansainväliset asiat Related topics/regions: [Namibia] [Africa] [Development] [Population] [Health] [AIDS] |
04.09.2006
The sixth meeting of the Presidential International Advisory Council (PIAC) which took place from 2-3 September 2006 at Pestana Kruger Lodge in Mpumalanga Province ended today.
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