News Archive 2009

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Thursday, February 09, 2012

News Archive 2009

Look back at the news from the region in 2009 by reading ACTSA's News Archive for 2009.

December

21.12.09 - Zimbabwe end of year update from ACTSA

21.12.09 - Getting ahead of cholera in Zambia

21.12.09 - Botswana/Zimbabwe: Cross-border shoppers disappear

21.12.09 - Zimbabweans test the definition of refugee

21.12.09 - ACTSA's response to Climate Change Summit

16.12.09 - Robben Island: The role of football in prison life

16.12.09- "Don't Kill Kyoto" say African Nations

16.12.09- Mugabe instructs party to win next elections

15.12.09 - UNITAID permits patent pool for HIV drugs

15.12.09 - Creation of HIV patent pool

14.12.09- Sun International Workers Intensify Strike

9.12.09- Press Release: ACTSA calls on northern countries to meet South Africa's request on Climate Change

8.12.09 - World Cup 2010 - Tackling sterotyping

8.12.09 - South Africa to cut carbon emissions by 34%

2.12.09 - Mozambique sea-level rise

2.12.09 - Message of thanks from Ronnie Kesrils

2.12.09 - Zuma calls on all South Africans to have HIV tests

1.12.09 - World AIDS Day

November

27.11.09 - Namibia goes to the polls

25.11.09 - Obama presents WOZA with award

25.11.09 - South African Recession Over

25.11.09 - World AIDS Day - Zuma Speaks

25.11.09 - Mozambique election results

20.11.09 - Letter from ZCTU President Lovemore Matombo

17.11.09- Ronnie Press Obituary

12.11.09- Free at Last- ZCTU President Released

11.11.09- UN gives backing to 'Mandela Day'

10.11.09- ZCTU President arrested

03.11.09 - Climate change will melt Kilimanjaro snows

02.11.09 - Mozambique elections - First results

October

27.10.09 - Madagascar ravaged by climate change drought

27.10.09 - Climate map shows world after 4C rise

16.10.09 - MDC disengage from Zimbabwe unity government

14.10.09 - Mozambique elections - 28 October

14.10.09 - EU demands evidence of democracy in Zimbabwe

14.10.09 - South Africa: HIV rate among women stays high

09.10.09 - Madagascar unity government 'agreed'

September

25.09.09 - Democracy in Swaziland (external site)

22.09.09 - ACTSA welcomes the release of Mario Masuku

15.09.09 - UN approves new women's agency

14.09.09 - Police break up ZCTU gathering

09.09.09 - SADC proposes summit on Zimbabwe

09.09.09 - Swaziland civil society holds week of action

07.09.09 - G20 Finance Ministers meet in London

07.09.09 - UN may postpone creation of women's agency

02.09.09 - SADC summit taking place in September

02.09.09 - Zimbabwe's LGB and disabled groups

02.09.09 - SA President Zuma visits Zimbabwe

August

21.08.09 - ZCTU President receives international award

19.08.09 - Message to ACTSA from SA High Commissioner

17.08.09 - Tsvangirai's European tour

10.08.09 - Swaziland Civil Society - "Manzini Declaration"

05.08.09 - SA Minister spends night with urban poor

05.08.09 - President Zuma visits townships

05.08.09 - Mugabe threatens to ban NGOs again

05.08.09 - Women take action in Swaziland

July

31.07.09 - SOS Habitat condemns forced evictions in Angola

29.07.09 - The high cost of sex work in SA (external site)

29.07.09 - Tanzania launches bank for women (external site)

24.07.09 - Complaints give rise to protests in South Africa

24.07.09 - Suppression in Swaziland

16.07.09 - Birthday greetings to Nelson Mandela

16.07.09 - Zimbabwe constitutional talks resume

10.07.09 - Zimbabwe's People's Convention

08.07.09 - Hanef Bhamjee, Secretary of ACTSA Wales

07.07.09 - DFID White Paper

03.07.09 - ANC Today: British Anti Apartheid Movement

June

30.06.09 - Statement by Zimbabwe PM Morgan Tsvangirai

29.06.09 - Privatisation part of Tsvangirai's solution

26.06.09 - The ILO attacks the lack of rights in Swaziland

19.06.09 - Too early to lift Zimbabwe's targeted measures

12.06.09 - 2010: the countdown begins

05.06.09 - ZCTU update on the situation in Zimbabwe

03.06.09 - President Zuma's State of Nation Address

May

22.05.09 - Event Update: "Reforming the UN for women"

22.05.09 - Malawi's incumbent president re-elected

15.05.09 - Zimbabwe Human Rights lawyer arrested

11.05.09 - South African cabinet Announced

09.05.09 - ACTSA position on Zimbabwe

09.05.09 - Jacob Zuma's speech

08.05.09 - Zimbabwe activists released

April

27.04.09 - Provincial South African election results

27.04.09 - The ANC wins a decisive victory

23.04.09 - Press Release: UK announces aid for Zimbabwe

21.04.09 - South African Elections 2009: (external site)

17.04.09 - Three Zimbabwe prison warders dismissed

16.04.09 - Stop celebrating, start educating:

03.04.09 - Civil Society's initial response to G20 Summit

03.04.09 - Leader's Statement from G20 Summit

01.04.09 - COSATU statement on SADC Summit

01.04.09 - SADC communique on Extraordinary Summit

01.04.09 - SADC leaders suspend Madagascar

March

31.03.09 - Rivonia Trialist honoured

30.03.09 - 35,000 march through London

26.03.09 - Zambia and Namibia hit by floods

19.03.09 - South Africa and Malawi elections

19.03.09 - The Pope attacks use of condoms

19.03.09 - Southern Africa hit by floods

February

25.02.09 - Statement from the PM Morgan Tsvangirai

18.02.09 - COSATU statement on Zimbabwe

11.02.09 - UNAIDS Chief calls for more aid

11.02.09 - Foreign Secretary's statement on Zimbabwe:

04.02.09 - ACTSA statement on Zimbabwe agreement

January

29.01.09 - ZCTU/COSATU statement on crisis in Zimbabwe

27.01.09 - SADC communique on the Zimbabwe Agreement

26.01.09 - EU extends targeted measures against Zimbabwe

26.01.09 - Malawi draws on IMF Support

26.01.09 - Paying tribute to Mike Terry

26.01.09 - Bishops call on Mugabe to step down

20.01.09 - COSATU demands SADC backs democracy

13.01.09 - Mike Terry, Former AAM Executive Secretary

07.01.09 - Jestina Mukoko Update

06.01.09 - Food crisis in Zambia and Malawi

06.01.09 - Helen Suzman Obituary

06.01.09 - New Year message to the people of Zimbabawe

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