Zimbabwe police and private security guards employed by mining companies in the Marange diamond fields are shooting, beating and unleashing attack dogs on poor, local unlicensed ... Read more »
Women activists are pushing for the re-introduction of the Marriage and Divorce Bill in Parliament. Read more »
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Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's sexual assault case was dismissed after his accuser was found to have lied about events surrounding the alleged ... Read more »
The Ugandan cabinet has rejected the proposed anti-homosexuality bill which would make homosexuality punishable by death in some cases. But the gay community fears the saga is not ... Read more »
The dissolution of the entire 42-member Cabinet by President Bingu wa Mutharika on 20 August 2011, with the president taking over all ministerial duties until further notice, has ... Read more »
Cabinet has thrown out the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009, on the advice of the ruling party's lawyer. Read more »
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Until recently, children were being used by both the army and Sudanese and Chadian armed groups. Thousands have been recruited as the Darfur conflict in Sudan has engulfed eastern ... Read more »
The newsletter Southern Africa Report, which has published groundbreaking coverage of South Africa's bailout of the government of Swaziland, says the massive loan is helping to ... Read more »
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