By Sarah | October 27, 2011
The Guardian, 26 October 2011
Siphiwe Hlophe’s shrewd, enterprising spirit is apparent within moments of meeting her. “You work for Comic Relief?” she says. “Brilliant! I might walk away from this meeting with some money.” Hlophe, a Swazi woman living with HIV, wants the money for the charity she directs, Swaziland for Positive Living (Swapol), which supports rural communities affected by HIV. Read the rest of this entry »
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By Sarah | October 26, 2011
IRIN PlusNews Global, 25 October 2011
Swazi HIV activists are up in arms over pending aviation guidelines that will stop people living with HIV from ever piloting an aircraft.
“This is pure discrimination, and if the rule is enforced it will be challenged on constitutional grounds prohibiting such bigotry,” said Helen Dlamini, a human rights activist in the central commercial town of Manzini, site of Swaziland’s only airport. Read the rest of this entry »
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By Mark | September 13, 2011
A long, rocky road but the end is nigh
Swaziland Positive Living, Foundation for Social and Economic Justice, Swaziland Rural Women’s Assembly
Written by Awet Sara Yohans
It is a long journey from Manzini to the heart of rural Mahlangatsha; not so because of the distance, but by the unpaved roads and large rocks which make it difficult for our driver to navigate. I am grateful for the lengthy drive. I have utilised this opportunity to reflect on my time in southern Africa (a rare treat since the itinerary leaves little time for introspection). Through the minibus window, as though watching a silent movie, we pass through striking images of the Read the rest of this entry »
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By Mark | September 11, 2011
Travelling to Johannesburg, Treatment Action Campaign and Swaziland NUS
John Muir
As we departed Johannesburg on route to Swaziland the view from the window slowly gave way from an urban semi-industrial metropolis to a flat, scorched and golden savannah. Members of the delegation read through press coverage of yesterday’s youth league birthday celebrations and the upcoming disciplinary hearing for ANC youth leader Julius Malema. Irrespective of the controversy currently surrounding the ANC youth league, the acute Read the rest of this entry »
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By Campaigns | August 4, 2011
BBC News, 3 August
South Africa has agreed a 2.4bn rand ($355m; £218m) loan to help Swaziland cope with a cash crisis.
However, South Africa is insisting on both political and economic reforms in its tiny neighbour. Read the rest of this entry »
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By Campaigns | July 28, 2011
BBC News, 27 July
Some HIV-positive patients in Swaziland are so poor they have resorted to eating cow dung before taking anti-retroviral drugs, Aids activists say. Read the rest of this entry »
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By Campaigns | July 21, 2011
ACTSA News, Summer 2011
Steven Twigg MP, Shadow Minister for Africa and the Middle East
Since taking my post as Shadow Minister for Africa and the Middle East in October 2010 we have witnessed, it is fair to say, a historic period in international affairs. The pace and scale of change is unprecedented for this generation. Events in the Middle East and North Africa region have, almost exclusively, framed the focus of attention of governments around the world on the Arab Spring. Read the rest of this entry »
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By Campaigns | July 21, 2011
Mail and Guardian, 18 July
Swaziland’s King Mswati III called on Friday for his male subjects to get circumcised as he endorsed a campaign aimed at tackling the world’s highest HIV infection rate. Read the rest of this entry »
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By Campaigns | July 21, 2011
UN Press Release, Nairobi/Johannesburg, 7 July 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa advances on many Millennium Development Goals, but still faces tough challenges
Gains in health and education, but urgent progress needed on child and maternal deaths, nutrition and gender equality, UN report says Read the rest of this entry »
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By Campaigns | July 7, 2011
Africa Focus, 5 July
South Africa’s 5th AIDS conference, held from June 7-10 this year, marked a remarkable turnaround in the country’s efforts against the AIDS pandemic. Read the rest of this entry »
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