Full Coverage: Southern Africa

29.06.2005 Police in Zambia have threatened to charge radio host and commentator Anthony Mukwita with sedition after a June 10 broadcast on privately owned Radio Phoenix in which he read an anonymous fax criticizing the government.

29.06.2005 A new report by the Brookings Institution shows President Bush has significantly exaggerated the amount of aid his administration has provided to sub-Saharan Africa. With the approaching G8 summit and recent aid commitments made by E.U. nations, Bush is facing increasing pressure to be more cooperative internationally and encourage the efforts of poor countries.

26.06.2005 The Global Forum event was not only the first event for GeSCI to
co-host but it also signified the next stage in GeSCI's work in two of our priority countries.

22.06.2005 Zimbabwe police have extended a demolition campaign targeting the homes and livelihoods of the urban poor to the vegetable gardens they rely on for food, saying the crops planted on vacant lots are damaging the environment.

22.06.2005 Blindness in Ethiopia results from a wide range of natural and man-made factors, and is also linked to underdevelopment and armed conflict.

17.06.2005 A South African network services and computing solutions developer has been appointed support and distribution partner for NoMachine's NX server and business software solutions.

17.06.2005 On 14 June 2005, Lusaka police questioned Anthony Mukwita, a Radio Phoenix "Let the People Talk" programme host, over a fax anonymously sent, which he had read on air during the 10 June edition of the programme. The fax accused the government of condoning corruption and warned that the country might slip into anarchy as a result.

15.06.2005 President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa fired his top deputy on Tuesday, sending the message that corruption will not be tolerated even at the highest level--a message that has been well received internationally. Jacob Zuma, who was widely expected to succeed Mbeki in 2009, was implicated during the trial of his financial advisor, businessman Schabir Shaik.

14.06.2005 In an effort to address insurmountable educational challenges and in order to give Namibia the edge on the global information technology arena, the Ministry of Education has unveiled its Information and Communication Technology Policy.

14.06.2005 The Namibian Government has released the ICT Policy for Education and Training Sector recently.

14.06.2005 SANGONeT will host a Thetha forum on 29 June 2005 to provide South African civil society organisations (CSOs) with an opportunity to reflect on the focus and objectives of WSIS and related processes.

13.06.2005 SANGONeT, in collaboration with the Association for Progressive Communications (APC), is hosting a Thetha on 24 May 2005 to discuss whether Southern African organisations should use Creative Commons to licence the information that they produce.

10.06.2005 A South African think tank has produced a controversial report which concludes that black South Africans are more concerned about employment and wider inequalities than inducements to farming, an unprofitable industry which traditional white farmers are deserting.

04.06.2005 BULAWAYO, Jun 3 (IPS) - Government calls the operation "Murambatsvina", a Shona word meaning "to drive out rubbish". But, on the city streets where the campaign has been carried out, people describe it as Zimbabwe’s own "tsunami": a razing of informal settlements and markets that has left thousands homeless, and jobless.

03.06.2005 Further evidence that Africa will bear the brunt of climate change has been released by US researchers. Recent years of drought in southern Africa are linked to warming of the Indian Ocean with every prospect of recurrence through the 21st century.

02.06.2005 Swaziland holds the infamous title of world's most HIV-infected country, with an estimated 40% of its population suffering from the virus and practically no one untouched by it. In this OneWorld advanced look, Alyson Peel, an HIV outreach volunteer with the U.S. Peace Corps, offers a painful and touching glimpse into everyday life for the old, young, sick, and healthy in the country.