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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SA Agriculture Minister says food security must be discussed at Climate Change Summit
By admin | September 8, 2011
Mail and Guardian, 8 September
The world will suffer dire consequences if food security was not placed on the agenda at November’s COP17 climate-change meeting in Durban, according to Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Tina Joemat-Pettersson. Read the rest of this entry »
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Youth and student delegation, day five: Johannesburg
By Mark | September 8, 2011
Johannesburg: Congress of South African Trade Unions, ANC Youth League and National Youth Development Agency
Simon Darvill
I had a great deal of expectations at the start of our first full day in Johannesburg which featured two high profile political meetings.
Today’s meetings were with The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in the morning and then the ANC Youth League and the National Youth Development agency in the afternoon. I specifically asked to blog for this day, 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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Swazi protesters launch week of action
By admin | September 5, 2011
Mail and Guardian, 5 September
About 300 protesters on Monday danced and sang freedom songs in the streets of Swaziland’s capital Mbabane, at the start of a planned week of protests against Africa’s last absolute monarch, King Mswati III. Read the rest of this entry »
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Mugabe calls for elections in 2012
By admin | September 5, 2011
Reuters News, 3 September
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said elections will be held in early 2012 and accused his rivals of stalling the process to write a new constitution to prolong the life of a fragile unity government, local media reported Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »
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24 arrested and several injured in Angola youth rally
By admin | September 5, 2011
Reuters News, 3 September
Angolan authorities arrested 24 people at an anti-government youth rally in the capital Luanda Saturday during which several protesters, journalists and police officers were injured, according to media reports. Read the rest of this entry »
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