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MDC: There is a 'war' being waged in Zim

Zimbabwe's opposition on Sunday accused the authorities of waging a "war" that has killed 10 people and injured 500 others since disputed parliamentary and presidential elections. "Ten people have so far been killed in Zimbabwe since March 29. The ...

From ADEROGBA OBISESAN, Mail & Guardian Online,  20 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Robert Mugabe,  Morgan Tsvangirai

Slowing growth threatens SA's poverty targets

South African government plans to halve poverty and unemployment by 2014 appeared increasingly at risk on Tuesday as official statistics confirmed fears of a downturn in economic growth. Figures released by Statistics South Africa showed a drop in gross ...

From ADEROGBA OBISESAN, Mail & Guardian Online,  26 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Trevor Manuel

Grim memories of Rwanda genocide come alive

Marguerite Sabamahoro, a survivor of the Rwandan genocide, remembers the moment she was woken at her home in Kigali on April 7 1994 by the sound of gunfire and bombing as if it were yesterday. "I lost aunts, uncles, cousins and friends to the genocide," ...

From ADEROGBA OBISESAN, Mail & Guardian Online,  3 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Nelson Mandela,  United Nations

Mugabe blows hole in quiet diplomacy

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe may have dealt a fatal blow to Pretoria's "quiet diplomacy" by calling an election in the middle of mediation efforts by his South African counterpart, say analysts. President Mbeki was handed the poisoned chalice of ...

From ADEROGBA OBISESAN, Mail & Guardian Online,  31 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Robert Mugabe,  Thabo Mbeki

Dept of Home Affairs -- a red-tape nightmare

When Kabelo Thibedi finally reached breaking point and pulled a gun on a civil servant at South Africa's Department of Home Affairs, his act of desperation achieved instant results. "If I had not done so ... I would not have gotten my ID book. It was ...

From ADEROGBA OBISESAN, Mail & Guardian Online,  31 Jan 2008

ANC to discuss Zuma's graft case

The corruption charge against Jacob Zuma, the new head of the African National Congress (ANC), is on the agenda of the first meeting since his election of the party's national executive council on Monday, the party secretary general said on Sunday. "The ...

From ADEROGBA OBISESAN, Mail & Guardian Online,  6 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Arthur Chaskalson,  Nelson Mandela,  Thabo Mbeki

Aids activists dismayed by ANC leadership race

The battle to lead the African National Congress (ANC) pits an Aids dissident against a rival who took a shower as a form of safe sex, in a country that has the world's highest rate of HIV infections. The ANC is electing its new leaders at a conference ...

From ADEROGBA OBISESAN, Mail & Guardian Online,  14 Dec 2007
Related Topics: Thabo Mbeki,  United Nations

Ibsa meeting likely to bolster trade ties

The leaders of emerging powerhouses South Africa, India and Brazil will meet in Pretoria this week to bolster trade and energy ties as well as flex their collective muscle on world affairs. All three countries see their alliance, known as Ibsa ...

From ADEROGBA OBISESAN, Mail & Guardian Online,  15 Oct 2007
Related Topics: Thabo Mbeki,  Manmohan Singh

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