Mugabe and Tsvangirai slam violence in Zimbabwe
By Mark | November 14, 2011
SABC 11November 2011
Zimbabwe’s political leaders have met in the capital Harare today to try to bring an end to the wave of political violence that has rocked the country over recent months. The meeting is the first of its kind since the coalition government’s formation and follows a week of clashes between Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and Zanu-PF supporters and the police. Read the rest of this entry »
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Dos Santos announces elections at the end of 2012
By Sarah | October 27, 2011
Mail & Guardian, 21 October 2011
Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos announced this week that his country would go to the polls at the end of 2012, but he stopped short of saying whether he would stand for re-election.
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Delays Threaten Elections in Democratic Republic of Congo
By Sarah | October 26, 2011
Voice of America, 23 October 2011
Presidential campaigning begins this week in the Democratic Republic of Congo. But opposition parties and international election observers have expressed concern next month’s poll may be postponed. Read the rest of this entry »
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Zimbabwe Parliament Completes Public Hearings on Electoral Reform Bill
By Sarah | October 26, 2011
Voice of America, 24 October 2011
Zimbabwe’s Parliament on Monday completed a cycle of public hearings on the Electoral Amendment Bill that was marked by the disruption of numerous meetings in provincial centers including Marondera, Mutare, Masvingo and Kadoma. Read the rest of this entry »
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Zambia election: Sata wins presidential race
By Mark | September 23, 2011
Opposition leader Michael Sata has won Zambia’s presidential election after two days of vote counting following a tight race with incumbent Rupiah Banda. Read the rest of this entry »
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South African trade union says Swazi ‘loan’ is really a ‘gift’
By admin | September 12, 2011
Mail and Guardian, 12 September
The Congress of South African Trade Unions says it is impossible that the R2.4-billion bail-out lent to Swaziland’s Central Bank by the South Reserve African Bank could ever be repaid, and it should be called a “gift”. Read the rest of this entry »
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Protesters against Swazi King clash with police
By admin | September 8, 2011
The Boston Globe, 8 September
Security forces and protesters clashed in two towns yesterday during a week of planned protests demanding an end to Swaziland’s absolute monarchy. Read the rest of this entry »
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Top South African trade unionist arrested in Swazi protest clashes
By admin | September 8, 2011
Mail and Guardian, 7 September
Swazi police fired teargas and rubber bullets to break up a pro-democracy march Wednesday, arresting a top South African union leader who was going to address the crowd, a protest organiser said. Read the rest of this entry »
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Activist dies in Democratic Republic of Congo unrest
By admin | September 7, 2011
BBC News, 6 September
An opposition activist has been shot dead in Democratic Republic of Congo during clashes with police in Kinshasa. Read the rest of this entry »
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Swazi protests swell as riot police look on
By admin | September 6, 2011
Mail and Guardian, 6 September
More than 1 000 people marched on Tuesday through Swaziland’s main city Manzini in one of the largest protests yet against Africa’s last absolute monarch, King Mswati III. Read the rest of this entry »
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