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South Africa: Mbeki booed at ANC hero's burial
President Thabo Mbeki was snubbed at the reburial memorial service of ANC hero Moses Mabhida yesterday afternoon, when hundreds of Jacob Zuma supporters booed him and started singing Zuma's trademark song, uMshini Wami as he began to speak.
Zambia: Chiluba Finally Leaves for South Africa
FORMER President Frederick Chiluba yesterday left for his medical treatment and reviews in South Africa and thanked Zambians and Patriotic Front (PF) leader, Michael Sata, for supporting him.
Namibia: Nutrition Key in Aids Fight
ONE of the biggest problems facing people living with HIV-AIDS in Namibia is lack of access to adequate and nutritious food, said President Hifikepunye Pohamba when he addressed about 400 people at a World AIDS Day rally at Oshakati on Saturday.
Zambia: Country Prepares to Benefit From Africa-South America Cooperation
ZAMBIA will soon start reviewing its institutional and legal frameworks to enable the country benefit from the newly-established Africa-South America cooperation.
Zambia: Levy Calls for Proactive Approach to Aids Fight
PRESIDENT Levy Mwanawasa has urged key players in the fight against HIV/AIDS to be proactive as a way of ensuring the spread of the pandemic is controlled.
Namibia: Namibia Expects Millions From EU
THE new round of development aid from the European Union to Namibia is to reach a record high over the next five years.
South Africa: HIV/Aids Still Running Amok - Report
Youth continue to bare brunt of AIDS pandemic, despite existing prevention efforts
Africa: Hitting the Target? New Study Explores HIV/Aids Information Needs
Hundreds of media organisations, nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) and government agencies are producing information about HIV and AIDS. But how much of that information is accessible and useful to AIDS organisations on the ground and who is benefiting from it?
South Africa: Shaik has stroke; Yengeni on hunger strike
Schabir Shaik had a mild stroke in prison last Saturday.
Zimbabwe: U.S. Condemns Zimbabwe Violence Against Women's March
The United States condemned police violence against a peaceful march by the women's rights organization WOZA - Women of Zimbabwe Arise - which resulted in injuries and the arrest of more than 70 individuals.
Namibia: Policeman Jailed for Killing Taxi Driver
A POLICEMAN who shot and killed a taxi driver during an early-morning argument apparently sparked by road rage was convicted of murder and sentenced to an effective seven years' imprisonment last week.
Namibia: Two Lives Lost Over a Smoke And Drink
THE value of a human life became equal to a cigarette and a bottle of liqueur in Windhoek this weekend.
Namibia: Power Cuts Loom At Southern Villages
NAMPOWER'S threat to pull the plug on five southern villages today was only averted through hasty negotiations on Friday.
Namibia: It's a Season of Giving - Even for Little Birds in the Desert
THERE is a little seabird at the coast that has had huge media attention, giving it almost celebrity status.
Namibia: Metropolitan Fraud Amount Now Estimated At About N$240 000
On November 30, in an article headlined 'Metropolitan fraud dates back to merger', The Namibian reported that more than N$2,4 million may have been stolen from Metropolitan Namibia in a fraud case currently being investigated there.
Namibia: Hunters Praised for Outreach Work
THE Namibia Professional Hunting Association (Napha) was last week applauded for helping train a substantial number of black people to become hunting guides and professional hunters.
Namibia: Rcc Chief Dodges Hearing - for Now
THE disciplinary hearing that the Roads Contractor Company's suspended Chief Executive Officer, Kelly Nghixulifwa, faces at the parastatal was stopped in its tracks by the High Court on Friday.
Nigeria: Tinapa - a Dream Come True
CONSTRUCTION cost professionals, who rounded off their 22nd biennial conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Calabar, last week, will forever relish the memory of their four-day stay in the Canaan city.
South Africa: N2 Gateway key scandal
Residents of the government's flagship N2 Gateway housing project are at the mercy of criminals because they have been issued with house keys that are the same as their neighbours.
Nigeria: Opec's Market Share Drops to 30 Percent
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) yesterday said its world market share of crude oil supply has nose-dived from 50% to 30% (from about 40m bpd to 26mbpd).
South Africa: Government Takes Lead in Tackling HIV-AIDS Crisis
The South African government has moved to end the years-long controversy over its policies on HIV and AIDS by unveiling the outline of a four-year national strategic plan to cut the rate of new infections by half and provide packages of treatment, care and support for 80 percent of those living with HIV.
Zimbabwe: 'Country to Fall, Then Grow' -Finance Minister
Zimbabwe's finance minister predicted an economic slow-down in 2006 before improving to marginal growth in 2007 and that the country's four-digit inflation would drop to 350 percent.
Namibia: Mafia Suspect Executed in Capital
CHINESE citizen Yu Jin, who has repeatedly clashed with the law in Namibia over the past four-and-a-half years, was murdered gangland-style by an unknown assailant at his shop in Windhoek on Wednesday evening.
Zambia: Former President's Wife, Regina Chiluba, Allowed to Accompany Husband to South Africa
Former Republican president, Fredrick Chiluba's wife, Regina, has been given permission to accompany her husband who leaves for South Africa today for medical treatment.
Zambia: Germany Assures Zambia of Continued Financial Support
GERMANY is ready to continue supporting Zambia financially because of the great improvements Government has made in the macro-economic management and performance in the past years.
South Africa: HIV/Aids Still Running Amok - Report
Youth continue to bare brunt of AIDS pandemic, despite existing prevention efforts
South Africa: Government Outlines New Aids Strategy
The South African government marked World AIDS Day with the release of a broad framework for its HIV/AIDS strategy over the next five years.
Southern Africa: Hitting the Target? New Study Explores HIV/Aids Information Needs
Hundreds of media organisations, nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) and government agencies are producing information about HIV and AIDS. But how much of that information is accessible and useful to AIDS organisations on the ground and who is benefiting from it?
South Africa: Clinton Cuts Children's HIV Drug Price
Former US president Bill Clinton yesterday announced an agreement that will cut the price of HIV medicines for children, eventually making the life-saving drugs available to many more countries, including SA.
Zimbabwe: Poor, Hungry Zimbabweans Turn to Pet Food
Meat waste from abattoirs and commercial dog food are now a major source of protein for an impoverished population.
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