ArchiveAugust 2009

August 31st, 2009

• I visited Zimbabwe in my capacity as President of South Africa, as well as in my capacity as Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community, says Zuma
• Water-logged Bangladeshi slum, home to thousands displaced from floods, river erosion and natural disaster
• HIV risk from breastfeeding can be lowered to 2 percent
• What good is a cereal bank if villagers do not have money to buy anything

August 30th, 2009

• WEST AFRICA: Seasonal rains, seasonal misery 
• Uganda: Opposition and ruling party in frantic race to defuse Otunnu return

August 29th, 2009

• Today I tell young girls they should seek education, not the pain and suffering of female circumcision
• South Africa has worse health outcomes than many lower-income countries

August 28th, 2009

• East Africa: Violence rules local governments, says report
• South Africa: Iraq oil report is Zuma's first real test, says DA

August 27th, 2009

• East Africa: Trading "free" as Europe deal lapses
• Malawi: Activists look askance at new mine

August 26th, 2009

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• SOUTH AFRICA: Health system failing mothers and babies
• SOUTH AFRICA: Lovers, fathers and brothers

August 25th, 2009

• South Africa: Land reform - same problem, different approach
• Africa: New threats aggravate continent's water crisis

August 24th, 2009

• Uganda: Monitor editors in cells for critical reporting
• Kenya: Who owns the image of the Maasai?

August 23rd, 2009

• Namibia: Four-year prison term for cellphone robbery
• Rwanda: Save the gorillas, plead UN envoy
• South Sudan: A youth football lesson

August 22nd, 2009

• South Africa: ANC congratulates Caster Semenya and condemn questioning of gender
• Namibia: Caught in stand-off between South Africa and EU
• Africa: Climate 'will hit women hard'

August 21st, 2009

• Africa: Continent's population reaches one billion
• Kenya: Power-sharing plan to boost Raila's office
• Congo (DRC): Distrust of judicial system leads to spread of vigilantism and lynching.

August 20th, 2009

• Africa: 'Vulture funds' prey on poor debtor nations
• Nigeria: Bank executives detained
• Nigeria: Foreign investors jittery over bank CEOs' sack

August 19th, 2009

• Some lay health workers dispense antiretroviral (ARV) drugs
• HIV programmes have been affected by the troubled relationship

August 18th, 2009

• The Clinton Foundation has enabled two million people to access ARVs
• A prolonged dry spell has withered the region's traditional crops

August 17th, 2009

• The government aims to have 240,000 people on ART by 2010
• The life of a migrant farm worker is not easy

August 16th, 2009

• Shortage of ARVs in Uganda
• Non-epileptic disorder

August 15th, 2009

• SOUTH AFRICA: Circumcision should be the in thing
• CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Humanitarian needs "overwhelming"
• Uganda: Hippos migrate to Munyonyo in Kampala

August 14th, 2009

• South Africa: True liberation evades women even now, says Zille
• South Africa: Zuma in tribute to unsung women on Womens' Day
• Uganda: It is time to sort out women's political participation (opinion)

August 13th, 2009

• Africa: Social networks are a double-edged sword (analysis)
• Gambia: Court jails six journalists

August 12th, 2009

• Somalia/Kenya: Dadaab grappling with “dramatic” refugee situation
• Zimbabwe: Time to get tough on Bob

August 11th, 2009

• Kenya: Clinton’s stern yet weak diplomacy (opinion)
• Congo (DRC): Increased sexual violence after government offensive, says Oxfam

August 10th, 2009

• Kenya: Students to take pregnancy tests
• Rwanda: Country welcomes special court convicts from Sierra Leone

August 9th, 2009

• Madagascar: Dialogue on country's future opened in Maputo
• Sudan: Hurdles on the road to peace (analysis)

August 8th, 2009

• Zimbabwe: Vice president Msika's death threatens to tear Zanu PF apart (analysis)
• Africa: Outspoken activists defend continent's sexual diversity

August 7th, 2009

• South Africa: ANC needs urgent reform to retain support (opinion)
• Africa: Continent wants U.S. to review Agoa pact

August 6th, 2009

• Africa: Clinton urges continent to reduce trade barriers
• Obama warns