Full Coverage: Southern Africa

28.02.2006 The head of Swaziland's oldest political party has pledged to officially register his organisation, testing whether the country's new constitution has really marked the end of decades of a royal decree prohibiting political opposition.

24.02.2006 An end to continuing violence against lesbians in South Africa has been demanded by the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission following a recent murder by a gang of men in Cape Town.

23.02.2006 UNITED NATIONS, Feb 23 (OneWorld) - The United States is using the issue of United Nations reform to consolidate domination of the world body by wealthy and powerful countries at the expense of the majority, say two-thirds of the UN's members.

21.02.2006 South Africa (SA) has a history of strong commitment to sustainable development. It is a signatory to the major international agreements such as Agenda 21 and the Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development, and has
entrenched the attendant themes and goals into its own policy frameworks.

10.02.2006 South African petrochemicals group Sasol is considering building a biodiesel plant to produce 100 kilotonnes (about 125 million litres) of biodiesel from soya beans with various partners.