CAPE TOWN, Mar 11 2014 (IPS) - Margaret Feke* got off a taxi in Khayelitsha, a township in Cape Town, South Africa, carrying a package of new clothes for her son who was due to leave for his traditional initiation into ...
Category Archives : Southern Africa
AU Launches Internet Exchange Point in Namibia: “Keeping intra-country internet traffic within the country”
Mar 10, 2014
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WINDHOEK, Namibia, March 10, 2014 – African Press Organization (APO) – 7th March, 2014: The African Union Commission (AUC), through the Infrastructure and Energy Department, in collaboration with the Ministry of Information Communication Technology of Namibia today launched the Internet Exchange Point ...
Mary Catherine Nkosi appointed by Comesa Committee of Elders in Malawi
Mar 7, 2014
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A Malawian lady Mary Catherine Nkosi has been appointed by the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) into its four member committee of Elders, it has been announced. News about the appointment of Nkosi who retired as Deputy ...
Pictorial focus on Malawi February demonstration
Mar 1, 2014
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In Malawi the Civil Society Grand Coalition petitioned the country’s President through the Blantyre City Council on February 27 2014. The coalition among others demands that Malawi Parliament convene to deliberate on the Preliminary Forensic Audit Report (FAR), the sale ...
Youth league President acquitted of terrorist charges in absolute monarchy
Feb 26, 2014
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Bheki Dlamini, President of the Swaziland Youth Congress (SWAYOCO), the youth wing of Swaziland’s largest illegal political party PUDEMO, and former education and mobilizing officer of the Foundation for Socio Economic Justice, has been acquitted of charges of terrorism and ...
Malawi President prefers Trade and Industry Minister to VP Kachali
Feb 20, 2014
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The lucky person to partner Malawi President Joyce Banda on valentine day has been unveiled. He is the country’s Industry and Trade Minister Sosten Gwengwe, and the nation is expected to witness the two parading along the Presidential drive as ...
Who will dine with Malawi President Joyce Banda on Valentine’s day?
Feb 12, 2014
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February 14 is Saint Valentine’s Day. It is also known as Feast of Saint Valentine but widely revered as Valentine’s Day. This a day that is celebrated globally although it remains a working day in most parts of the world. There ...
MEC urged to be more vigilant during voters roll verification
Feb 6, 2014
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As the expedition towards the tripartite elections in Malawi draws closer some experts have asked the stakeholders in the electoral process to be tactical enough to detect any possible foul during inspection of the preliminary voters roll. The exercise rolls ...
Police brutality attracts the wrath of Malawi Photographers Association
Jan 28, 2014
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The Photographers Association of Malawi (Photama) has condemned continued police hostility to the media saying such actions are retrogressive and a joke to the country’s hard won democracy. The condemnation comes in the wake of the recent police seizure of ...
A rocky economic start to 2014 for Zimbabwe
Jan 20, 2014
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HARARE, Jan 14 2014 (IPS) - Evelyn Mhasi, a qualified nurse, has not worked in her profession for the last seven years. Hiring in several Zimbabwean government sectors, including nursing, remains frozen despite colleges churning out skilled professionals each year. For ...
IMF approves US $20million disbursement for Malawi under the extended credit facility arrangement
Jan 18, 2014
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LILONGWE, Malawi, January 18, 2014 – African Press Organization (APO) –The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the third and fourth reviews of Malawi’s economic performance under a program supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. ...
Malawi government to deport abusive Chinese nationals
Jan 14, 2014
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The government of Malawi has warned that it will not hesitate to deport any foreigner found abusing Malawians at work places as recently reported in the media that a Chinese company constructing a 40,000 capacity national stadium in the capital ...