The Guardian, 17 November 2011
Swaziland has failed to pay more than $10m (£6.3m) in grants to Aids orphans, the IMF says, despite the vast wealth enjoyed by its absolute monarch. Read the rest of this entry »
African Union left in limbo following leadership vote impasse
By Sarah | January 31, 2012
Guardian, 30 January 2012
A high-profile race for the post of chairman of the African Union (AU) commission entered deadlock on Monday, splitting the organisation into anglophone and francophone blocs. Read the rest of this entry »
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Southern Africa – prospects for 2012
By Tony | January 4, 2012
ACTSA’s director, Tony Dykes, considers what will be happening in southern Africa in 2012.
Parliamentary Elections are due to be held in Angola by the end of year. In Lesotho and the Seychelles elections for their National Assembly are due to take place and in the DRC following the disputed parliamentary and presidential elections of 2011 provincial elections are due on 25 February 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
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Zuma calls for decisive climate action
By Mark | December 7, 2011
SAPA, Mail and Guardian, 6 December
The world needs to move away from analysing and studying climate change to identifying practical adaptation actions, President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
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Swaziland’s super-rich king fails to find money for Aids orphans
By Sarah | November 18, 2011
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Climate Change Q&A: “We Expect the Polluters to Pay”
By Sarah | September 29, 2011
IPS News, 26 September 2011
An interview with Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu, chair of the Africa Group of Negotiators for Climate Change.
During the Nov. 28 to Dec. 9 17th U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in Durban, South Africa, Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu will lead the negotiations on behalf of the African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change (AGN).
Mpanu-Mpanu is also director of the Clean Development Mechanism Designated National Authority of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Read the rest of this entry »
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South Africa: In Need of a Unified Climate Change Policy
By Sarah | September 29, 2011
IPS News, 27 September 2011
The implementation of a unified climate change policy across all of South Africa’s government departments will not be easy as the divisions currently work largely as separate entities, says Greenpeace Africa.
The South African government announced on Sep. 13 that it would beef up its climate policy “to ensure that all government departments responded well to the issue of climate change.” Read the rest of this entry »
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Angola: Huambo air force plane crash kills generals
By admin | September 15, 2011
BBC News, 15 September
A plane crash in Angola has killed 30 people, including three army generals, a military official has said. Read the rest of this entry »
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Swazi schools closed amid budget crunch
By admin | September 14, 2011
Pretoria News, 14 September
School principals in Swaziland on Tuesday shut down many of the nation’s schools on the first day of the new term, demanding that the government pay outstanding fees meant to ensure free public education. Read the rest of this entry »
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Angolan police under fire over treatment of protesters
By admin | September 12, 2011
Mail and Guardian, 12 September
Twenty-one people have appeared in court in the Angolan capital of Luanda charged with public order offences, following a rare anti-government demonstration that turned violent, leaving several protesters, journalists and police officers injured. Read the rest of this entry »
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Zanzibar mourns ferry disaster victims
By admin | September 12, 2011
BBC News, 11 September
The Tanzanian region of Zanzibar has begun three days of mourning for the victims of a ferry sinking that killed nearly 200 people. Read the rest of this entry »
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