Full Coverage: Southern Africa

25.03.2008 Remote rural communities have lost their farmland and access to clean water in South Africa as a result of mining by Anglo Platinum, the world’s largest platinum company, according to a report released today.

21.03.2008 A new local technology podcast, hosted by a group of high profile tech journalists, was launched recently. A group of well-known technology journalists have started what they believe will become the country’s pre-eminent podcast about developments in the local and international technology industry. Known as ZA Tech Show, the podcast is recorded weekly and is available at www.zatechshow.co.za or through Apple’s iTunes Store.

19.03.2008 With nearly one million broadband users in South Africa the Internet is fast becoming the medium of choice for information and news. While many people still think of the Internet as a place for email and Internet banking, a growing group of more sophisticated users are doing everything from shopping to share trading online.

17.03.2008 Noin miljoonan asukkaan vuoristoinen Swasimaa on ykköstilalla maailman hiv/aids-tilastoissa: yli 15-vuotiaista swasimaalaisista 26 prosenttia on hiv-positiivisia. Suomen Punaisen Ristin ja EU:n tukema kampanja on ensimmäisen vuotensa aikana tavoittanut lähes 132 000 ihmistä – 14 prosenttia koko Swasimaan väestöstä.

11.03.2008 The Nation Magazine of Swaziland has recorded a rare media victory in the country through a High Court decision to grant the paper a reprieve in a case in which they had been ordered to pay over US$15,000 for defamation

10.03.2008 WINDHOEK, Mar 10 (IPS) - The Namibian government plans to stay the course with an economic incentive program for corporations -- known as export processing zones (EPZ) -- despite one of the largest of the foreign investors deciding last week to close down its operations -- a move that will destroy 3,000 jobs.

07.03.2008 A leading international NGO is marking International Women's Day (8 March) by calling for more effective responses to the links between violence against women and the spread of HIV.
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