May 31

Southern Africa: UNAIDS Highlights Poor Progress in Containing HIV ...
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The HIV/AIDS pandemic may be slowing down globally, but in Southern Africa the outlook is still bleak, says a new UNAIDS report. ...
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SOUTHERN AFRICA: Zambia reaps as Zimbabwe lies fallow
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... University of Zimbabwe, said recently that until 2002, Zimbabwe was the second largest economy after South Africa in the 14-member Southern African Development ... 

May 30

Bucking worldwide trend, AIDS not letting up in southern Africa
TODAYonline - Singapore
AIDS in the countries of southern Africa, the world's worst affected region, is showing no signs of a letup, the UN AIDS agency said, blaming a failure of ...
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AGRICULTURE AND CORRUPTION IN ZAMBIA (SOUTHERN AFRICA)
Indymedia UK - UK
... My complaint has to do with an organisation called Mpongwe Development Company based in the Copperbelt province of Zambia (Southern Africa next to Zimbabwe). ...

High AIDS infection rate stays with southern Africa - UN AIDS ...
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
... For observers in South Africa, the reasons for the tough battle against HIV/AIDS in southern Africa's powerhouse (home to around 45 million people) are in ...

May 29

Southern African pressure for greater gem manufacture begins ...
Mining Weekly - Gardenview,Eastern Cape,South Africa
... But the deal comes amid growing pressure among other diamond-producing countries in Southern Africa for greater local beneficiation. ...

May 28

Battling the myths: In Southern Africa, the fight against HIV/AIDS ...
Montreal Gazette (subscription) - Montreal,Quebec,Canada
... cocktail. Everywhere you go in southern Africa, the messages are plastered on billboards and bus shelters, clinics and classrooms. You ...

May 25

Southern Africa, Africa critical to worldâs largest diversified ...
Mining Weekly - Gardenview,Eastern Cape,South Africa
... What is BHP Billitonâs strategy for Southern Africa, in particular, and Africa, in general, and how does this mesh with BHP Billitonâs global strategy? ...
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SA & UK reaffirm commitment to Africa
African News Dimension - Johannesburg,South Africa
... 11. Ministers welcomed the launch of DFID's regional plan for Southern Africa, which commits 20 million pounds each year for cross-border initiatives to tackle ...

Blair, Mbeki announce plans to streamline trade, commerce
The Herald Eastern Cape - Port Elizabeth,Eastern Cape,South Africa
TWO trade programmes designed to boost business between Britain and Southern Africa, and increase trade between South Africa and its poorer neighbours, were ...
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May 22

AfricaAfrica's#39;s reputation on the agenda
Bizcommunity.com - Cape Town,South Africa
The Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (PRISA) is playing host to the All Africa PR conference at the Sandton Sun and Towers in Sandton, Gauteng, 21 ...

PanAfrica: Mugabe's Lesssons for Africa
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
EVENTS obtaining in Africa; from the Great Lakes region down to the rest of Southern Africa are disturbing. ... Now he was focused on Southern Africa. ...

May 20

Southern Africa: Little Done to Counter Rising Abuse of ...
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Violence against girls in Southern African schools is steadily rising, but not enough ... ActionAid studies across Africa and Asia found that girls' education was ...

Going It Alone in the Game Parks of Southern Africa
New York Times - United States
... in deep sand. We are maneuvering around the seasonal water holes known in Southern Africa as pans, scanning continually for game. ...

May 19

Southern Africa: Sadc Rogue States' Bond of Slavery
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... minister David Parirenyatwa is said to have endorsed this fantasy because it would benefit Zimbabwe and other Sadc states "against South Africa and Botswana ...
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Southern Africa: "Times of Swaziland" Wins Appeal Against ...
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
On 18 May 2006, the Supreme Court of Swaziland reversed a July 2005 decision by the High Court of Swaziland that obliged the "Times of Swaziland" newspaper to ...

South Africa: Anglican Archbishop Ndungane to Retire in 2008
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town and head of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa, Most Rev Njongonkulu Ndungane, will retire in 2008. ...
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May 18

Southern Africa: SADC Sends Pre-Election Team to DRC
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... DRC. In 2004, the Forum observed elections in South Africa, Malawi, Botswana, Namibia and Mozambique, and in Mauritius in 2005.
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May 17

Toastmasters International Annual Southern Africa Conference
Bizcommunity.com - Cape Town,South Africa
See SA's best public speakers face-off in the Toastmasters International Annual Southern Africa Conference. It is a known fact that ...

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Little done to counter rising abuse of ...
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... One of the sobering realities highlighted at the gathering, organised jointly by the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa and ActionAid International to ...
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Southern Africa: SADC Parliamentary Forum to Monitor Polls in DR ...
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Twelve legislators from member states of the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADCPF) were this week sent to the Democratic Republic ...
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May 16

East Africa: Imports Sour Growth for Dairy Industry in Comesa
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Dairy processors in East and Southern Africa are seeking ways to slash their countries' huge import bills. "We need improved and ...
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Stop Feuding, Southern Africa Archbishop Tells Anglicans
365Gay.com - USA
by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff. (Cape Town, South Africa) The leader of Anglicans in the southern portion of Africa has delivered a stinging rebuke to ...
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Southern Africa: Rehabilitation Work Starts On Nacala Railway Line
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... the corridor is the railway line linking eastern Zambia, central and southern Malawi, and ... as Zambian goods were moved through Dar es Salaam and South Africa. ...

May 15

Southern AfricaAfrica's#39;s media mogul on his empire
African News Dimension - Johannesburg,South Africa
... I fired off my CV to newspapers in South Africa including the Mail & Guardian to be considered for a senior position in their newsrooms. ...

Southern Africa: SADC to Curb Brain Drain
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
SOUTHERN Africa is taking measures to minimise the poaching of doctors and nurses by requiring the country of origin of a health professional to agree to his ...

Southern Africa: Namibia And South Africa to Agree On Use of ...
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
NAMIBIA and South Africa have instructed the Permanent Water Commission to draft an agreement on the use of water from the Orange River along the common border ...

Southern Africa: Common Currency for Southern Africa - More ...
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
SOUTHERN Africa prepares for a common monetary area by 2018 but talks have stirred more debate than progress. A requirement for ...

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Improving governance critical to peer review ...
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
Seven Southern African countries are among the 25 that have signed up for assessment ... inaugurated the process at its 2002 summit in Durban, South Africa, in an ...
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May 13

Southern Africa: SADC Pins Hopes On New Regional Railway
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Being a land-locked country, Botswana finds it difficult to place its coal on the market, where it would compete with the product from South Africa, which has ...
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Shell Rolls Out First Diesel Extra in Southern Africa
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Namibia became the first country in southern Africa to test a new product from Shell. Shell Diesel Extra is a new fuel, the company ...
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May 11

Branding and Marketing SA: get the basics right
Marketing Web - South Africa
... There is a need to establish a retail marketing image that can only be developed by creating an environment for the promotion of Southern Africa that is ...
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Southern Africa launches new tourism route
African News Dimension - Johannesburg,South Africa
An indaba to promote tourism in southern Africa ahead of the 2010 World Cup has seen the launch of a new tourism corridor by unveiling the Lubombo Tourism ...

May 10

Southern Africa: African Councils Back Media Self-Regulation
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Delegates meeting in Bagamayo, Tanzania, during an Eastern and Southern African Media ... Banjul Declaration on the Principles of Freedom of Expression in Africa. ...

Southern Africa: Zambia Has Missed SADC Gender Mark - Muyoyeta
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... In her speech read by Nondo, Southern Province minister Alice Simango described LADA as one of the outstanding actors in poverty eradication, gender equity ...

May 9

Southern Africa: SADC Military Aviation Committee Devises ...
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... Committee will meet on May 10-11 in Lubango city, southern HuÃla province ... event will be attended by representatives of Angola, South Africa, Botswana, Mauritius ...

May 8

Southern Africa: More Children Going Hungry
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... this week by Unicef, the UN children's agency, HIV/AIDS is contributing to continuing high rates of malnutrition among children in Southern African countries. ...

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Indaba to promote regional tourism
African News Dimension - Johannesburg,South Africa
AN indaba to promote tourism in Southern Africa ahead of the 2010 World Cup soccer finals being hosted by South Africa was held in Durban at the weekend. ...
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May 7

Southern Africa: New Partnership Creates Opportunities
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Southern Africa has struck a new deal with its International Cooperating Partners (ICPs) as this region of more than 230 million people makes steady progress ...
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Southern Africa: Media freedom under pressure
African News Dimension - Johannesburg,South Africa
Media freedoms remain under pressure in Southern Africa, but governments have turned to less conventional methods to limit journalists' rights, according to a ...

Southern Africa unveils new tourism corridor
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
A new tourism corridor was unveiled by tourism ministers from Mozambique, Swaziland and South Africa on Saturday in a bid to stimulate economic growth and ...

May 6

Southern Africa: Unions Call for Regional Organisation
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... Hobeeb believes that the southern Africa trade unions should persuade the governments of the Southern African Development Community Council (SADC) countries to ...
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May 5

Southern Africa: Comesa Must Invest $40 Billion Annually for 7 ...
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) has said that the region needs to invest $40bn annually in order to develop infrastructure if the ...
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HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa Not Sufficiently Covered by Local ...
Kaiser network.org - Washington,DC,USA
HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa is not sufficiently covered by the local media, according to a study released by the Media Monitoring Project and Gender Links in ...
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Southern Africa: President, SADC Official Analyse Elections in DR ...
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The Angolan Head of State, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, on Wednesday here analysed with the Chairman of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Diplomacy ...
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SOUTHERN AFRICA: More children going hungry
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... to continuing high rates of malnutrition among children in Southern African countries. ... South Africa, the wealthiest country in the region, has seen its ...
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Southern Africa: SADC, India Strengthen Relationship
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Cooperation between Southern Africa and India would strengthen the relationship between the two regions, Chairperson of the Southern African Development ...
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May 4

Southern Africa: SADC's Discredited Policies of Appeasement On ...
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... independence, this was indeed the case, and Zimbabwe seemed destined to consolidate its status as the second economic powerhouse of southern Africa after South ...

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Media freedom under pressure—new report
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
WINDHOEK, 4 May (IRIN) - Media freedoms remain under pressure in Southern Africa, but governments have turned to less conventional methods to limit journalists ...
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HIV and Aids under-reported in southern Africa—study
The Herald Eastern Cape - Port Elizabeth,Eastern Cape,South Africa
Johannesburg—INCIDENCES of HIV/Aids in southern Africa are under-reported, the voices of those most affected are least heard, and the gender dimensions of ...
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Southern Africa: Is the US Trade Agenda Coming Apart at the Seams?
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... According to UNAIDS, Southern Africa is the epicenter of the global AIDS pandemic. The Bush administration's free trade template ...

Southern Africa: Vet Officials Address Trans-Boundary Diseases
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Southern African veterinary officials met yesterday to discuss strategies of combating Trans Boundary Animal Diseases (TADs) in the region. ...
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Southern Africa: SADC's Discredited Policies of Appeasement On ...
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... independence, this was indeed the case, and Zimbabwe seemed destined to consolidate its status as the second economic powerhouse of southern Africa after South ...

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Media freedom under pressure—new report
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
WINDHOEK, 4 May (IRIN) - Media freedoms remain under pressure in Southern Africa, but governments have turned to less conventional methods to limit journalists ...
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Southern Africa: Is the US Trade Agenda Coming Apart at the Seams?
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... According to UNAIDS, Southern Africa is the epicenter of the global AIDS pandemic. The Bush administration's free trade template ...

Southern Africa: Vet Officials Address Trans-Boundary Diseases
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Southern African veterinary officials met yesterday to discuss strategies of combating Trans Boundary Animal Diseases (TADs) in the region. ...
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May 3

Southern Africa: SADC Readies for Customs Union
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... The programme will also assist Southern African countries to automate their customs and create a regional customs training network and a more efficient ...

Africa: Weather Hazards Assessment 4 - 10 May 2006
ReliefWeb (press release) - Geneva,Switzerland
... Pacific during the wet season have contributed to a season of abundant, well distributed rainfall and favorable temperatures across much of southern Africa. ...

Southern Africa: Namibia Bans Botswana Meat Imports After FMD ...
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... Namibia yesterday morning of the contagious disease in an eastern town called Selibe-Phikwe situated near the border between Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe ...

Southern Africa: SADC Defence Official in Luanda
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Southern African Development Community (SADC)'s chairman for the Defence Policy and Diplomacy, the Namibian Charles Namolo arrived Tuesday in Luanda, for ...
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Southern Africa: Cause for Hope And Concern
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
As countries around the world commemorate World Press Freedom Day on Wednesday, a mixed picture has emerged of the state of media freedom in Southern Africa. ...

May 1

EU gives millions in aid to Southern Africa
Mail & Guardian Online - Johannesburg,South Africa
The European Commission has donated â¬18-million to Southern African countries to modernise their customs systems and improve border posts, officials said. ...

Methodist churches in southern Africa to accommodate Zimbabwean ...
ReliefWeb (press release) - Geneva,Switzerland
... The Methodist Church says it will soon move hundreds of Zimbabwean refugees currently based in South Africa to neighbouring countries in southern Africa. ...