Full Coverage: Southern Africa

31.01.2006 A reputable organization is seeking an Educational Content Coordinator to be based in Lusaka, Zambia. The incumbent will report to the Programme Manager. The Educational Content Coordinator will be responsible for managing the Educational Support Network (ESNET) project designed to supplement educational teaching materials with identified secondary schools in Zambia.

31.01.2006 Archbishop Desmond Tutu has accused the UK of "meanness of spirit" in a letter to Gordon Brown asking him to return £1.7bn that the UK will receive from Nigeria as its share of a deal by rich countries to write off much of Nigeria's debts.

24.01.2006 From the expanding reach of broadband to city-wide Wi-Fi networks and the use of internet telephones, trends are developing in Southern and Central Africa and beginning to spread across the continent, says a new report from the London-based Internet company Balancing Act.

23.01.2006 Zimbabwean journalists are hopeful that media laws may be softened and that the Media and Information Commission (MIC) may have its wings clipped, writes Gugu Ziyaphapha.

20.01.2006 Zambia's President Levy Mwanawasa has bowed to pressure and agreed that a constituent assembly would adopt the new constitution, as demanded by civil society and the opposition.

17.01.2006 The Southern African NGO Network (SANGONeT) is pleased to announce the first ever South African NGO Web Awards.

12.01.2006 The Digital Education Enhancement Project (DEEP) is exploring how information and communications technologies (ICTs) can improve the quality of teacher education and learning. Research looks at primary schools in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province and in Cairo, Egypt.

10.01.2006 A Danish coalition has asked 12 international organisations to provide legal and moral assistance to 14 members of Swaziland's opposition party who have beern arrested on treason charges.

05.01.2006 The 10th edition of the South African Health Review, has the major theme of Human Resources for Health (HRH). This report consists of 17 chapters focusing on various related issues. One of the chapters highlights the siginificance and importance of Information for Human Resource Management (HRM).