Malawi: New Report Highlights Press Freedom Challenges
[MISA]
A recent report released by the civil society organisation Civic and Political Space Platform (CPSP) shows that the media in Malawi continue to grow despite facing very tough conditions.
Ghana/Zambia: Coach of Underdogs Starts War of Words Against Black Stars
[allAfrica.com]
Zambia coach Herve Renard is heaping praise, platitudes and the mantle of match favorites onto his opponents for Wednesday's Nations Cup semi-final, taking all the pressure off the southern African side and trying instead to impose it on Ghana's Black Stars.
Zimbabwe: Sanctions Gridlock Reflects Paralysis of Politics
[ICG]
Zimbabwe must hold elections before the end of June 2013, but the reforms needed to ensure appropriate conditions are critically wanting.
Mozambique: Country Rises in Press Freedom Rankings
[AIM]
Maputo -
Mozambique has risen by over 30 places on the Press Freedom Index compiled every year by the Paris-based organisation Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF - Reporters without Borders).
Zimbabwe: Faecal Contamination Blamed for Typhoid
[The Herald]
Health and Child Welfare Minister Dr Henry Madzorera has said that the typhoid outbreak is due to people eating human waste.
Zimbabwe: Inquest Findings Final, Say Experts
[The Herald]
THE presiding magistrate in General Solomon Mujuru's inquest has absolute control of the proceedings and there is no room for family members and interested parties to appeal against the court's decision, legal experts said yesterday.
Zimbabwe: SA's Zahara Expected in March
[The Herald]
SOUTH AFRICA'S pop sensation, Zahara, is expected to stage her maiden performance in Zimbabwe on March 2 courtesy of May 7 Entertainment.
Ghana/Zambia: Stevanovic Banks On Morale to Halt Chipololpolos
[CAF]
Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic is banking heavily on the morale of his team to do the trick in their semi final clash against Zambia on Wednesday in Bata.
South Africa: Brain Size Could Determine Whether You Are Good At Maintaining Friendships
[Biz-Community]
Researchers are suggesting that there is a link between the number of friends you have and the size of the region of the brain - known as the orbital prefrontal cortex - that is found just above the eyes. A new study shows that this brain region is bigger in people who have a larger number of friendships. Their study is published on 1 February 2012 in the journal, Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
South Africa: Endometriosis Destroys Quality of Life
[Health-e]
About 1 in 10 women of reproductive age suffer from a chronic and painful condition known as endometriosis. The disease can impact on the lives of women in a considerably adverse manner.
Southern Africa: New President for HIV Clinicians Society
[Health-e]
The Southern African HIV Clinicians Society has appointed a new President, Dr Francesca Conradie.
South Africa: Movie Star Joins Govt to Help Youth
[BuaNews]
Durban -
Popular South African actress Leleti Khumalo has joined forces with the KwaZulu-Natal government to help improve the standard of living for many youths.
Zambia: Devolution of Power, the Precise Route!
[Times of Zambia]
THE decision to create more districts and re-align some of them to other provinces is meant to enhance efficiency and improve service delivery among other reasons.
Zambia/Ghana: Ghana Beatable, Says Renard
[Times of Zambia]
Bata -
COACH Herve Renard (above) says Zambia's 2012 Orange Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-final opponents Ghana are beatable but the Chipolopolo will need to be mentally strong in Wednesday's match.
Zambia: State Withdraws 'Fake' K3.1 Trillion
[Times of Zambia]
THE Government has started withdrawing the K3.1 trillion illegally printed and released into the Zambian economy by the former administration in the run-up to last year's tripartite elections.
Zambia/Ghana: Chipolopolo, Ghana Game Will Be Tough - Phiri
[Times of Zambia]
FORMER national soccer team coach Patrick Phiri says tomorrow's 2012 Orange CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-final showdown between Zambia and Ghana will be a tough encouter.
Angola: News Group Launches Online Campaign Against CNN
[Maka]
Maka Angola has just launched an online campaign petitioning CNN International to stop accepting advertisement from the corrupt Angolan regime of President Dos Santos.
Namibia: Himba Village Yet to See Fruits of Independence
[OSISA]
Namibia, in common with neighboring Botswana, is often lauded as an example of a country which has successfully negotiated the perils of post-independent statehood to take its place as a model citizen in the community of democratic nations. Blessed with relative stability, an abundance of natural resources and, importantly, a liberal constitution, Namibia appears to be ideally placed to provide all its citizens with a decent life consisting of access to quality education, healthcare and economic opportunit
South Africa: Immunise Your Child Today
[Health-e]
In a bid to avoid illnesses and child deaths that could easily be prevented, the national Health Department launched a campaign this week to immunise children so that they are protected against infection. Ayanda Mkwanazi, of Health-e News Service, went to two Johannesburg clinics to see how the campaign kicked off.
South Africa: Become a Moment in Time
[Biz-Community]
It's that time of year when 13 South African's living with cancer are selected and appointed as ambassadors of the Moments in Time for the year ahead.
South Africa: Child Raped and Left for Dead, But Police Do Nothing
[Health-e]
Zandile*, a slender seven-year-old, was raped and almost killed in her family's shack in Katlehong on the night of 20 November - allegedly by her mother's ex-boyfriend. After raping her, the man slit her throat in front of her five-year-old brother and left her bleeding and struggling to breathe.
South Africa: Nationalisation Not Viable - Shabangu
[SAPA]
Cape Town -
The ANC will not nationalise mines as it is not viable for South Africa, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu said on Tuesday.
South Africa: Nationalisation - It's Not About Malema - Mantashe
[iMaverick]
The phrases 'Julius Malema' and 'nationalisation' have gone together for so long in our politics that it's quite difficult to think of one without the other. As events have transpired, and Malema's pendulum swings very much the other way, you would think mine nationalisation is on its way out. It does indeed seem like that.
South Africa: It's Mine Time in Cape Town - the Indaba Is Back
[iMaverick]
As surfers wax their boards and parliamentarians hum and hah about returning to work, Cape Town, queen of African cities, welcomes 7,200 delegates to the Mining Indaba. It's quite a show.
Zimbabwe: Country Delegation in South Africa for Mining Indaba
[The Herald]
A ZIMBABWEAN delegation is in Cape Town, South Africa, for this year's mining indaba that started yesterday.
Zimbabwe: No Blood On Local Diamonds, Says KPCS Chair
[The Herald]
MARANGE diamonds cannot be classified as conflict gems, newly-elected Kimberley Pro-cess Certification Scheme chairperson Ambassador Gillian Milovanovic has said.
Zimbabwe: Essar Seeks Licence to Generate Electricity
[The Herald]
ESSAR Global Limited, the Indian firm that acquired stake in New ZimSteel, formerly Zisco, has applied for a power generation licence.
Ghana/Zambia: Renard Plays Down Talk of Ghana Pressure
[GFA]
Zambia coach Herve Renard says the Chipolopolo are not under any pressure going into the semi-final clash against Ghana on Wednesday.
South Africa: Gauteng Pays Millions in Medical Negligence Costs
[BuaNews]
Pretoria -
Nearly R10 million has been paid so far by the Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development in two medical negligence cases.
South Africa: Ndebele Talks Tough on Road Safety
[BuaNews]
Cape Town -
Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has issued a stern warning to motorists who disregard traffic regulations and cause the death of innocent people.