May 20

• How to Save a Fish ... a Lake and a People

  IPS

  Lloyd Phiri, a fisherman from Senga Bay on Lake Malawi's shores in Malawi's central region, knows that the lake's water levels are dropping. He can see it in his catch, which has... Read more »

• President Declares Drought Emergency

  New Era

  President Hifikepunye Pohamba last Friday declared a national emergency due to the devastating drought that has already killed 4 000 large and small stock. Read more »

• Mandela's Daughters Sue Him - Report

  SAPA

  Nelson Mandela's daughters are suing him for the rights to his artworks and control of his millions, The Star reported on Monday. Read more »

• Free Men Charged for Being Homosexual - Human Rights Watch

  HRW

  Zambian authorities should dismiss all charges and release two men arrested for engaging in homosexual acts, Human Rights Watch said. The police should immediately cease forensic... Read more »

• Protesting Students Released

  allAfrica

  Zambia police have reportedly freed the university students detained on the president's orders after they protested against the government's decision to drop the maize and petrol... Read more »

• Gupta Plane Scandal - Govt Report Released

  SAPA

  The police and NPA were responsible for deciding whether the Gupta family would be prosecuted for the irregular landing of their plane at Waterkloof Air Base, Justice Minister Jeff... Read more »

• Initiation Rules Help to Keep Young Men Safe and Healthy

  Health-e

  Winter is the time initiation schools run and in the Eastern Cape it is a time of worry for many because of the health risks involved. Read more »

• Green Light for Eskom Wind Farm

  SAPA

  The National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) has granted Eskom a licence for its Sere wind farm in the Western Cape, the power parastatal said on Monday. Read more »

• President Pohamba Fears for Worse

  Namibian

  PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba on Friday warned that the survival of a large percentage of the population is under threat after he declared a state of emergency on the drought... Read more »

• Mangetti Ends Shailemo's 14-Year Rule

  Namibian

  ISMAEL Shailemo's 14-year leadership of the Mangetti Farmers' Association (MFA) ended after a faction of the association, led by Kashona kaMalulu, voted him and his team out at a... Read more »

• Top Cop Admits Nation Is Too Armed

  Namibian

  POLICE Inspector General Sebastian Ndeitunga has admitted that it has become “too easy to own” a firearm in the country and that there is an urgent need to amend the... Read more »

• Special Zanu-PF Congress to Anoint Mujuru

  Zimbabwe Standard

  ZANU PF is mulling over a special congress which is expected to fill vacant top positions and decide once and for all the succession of President Mugabe, sources have said. Read more »

• The Challenge of Providing Education in Flood Relocation Camps [press release]

  IFRC

  It is just before one o'clock on a Friday afternoon and school has let out at a camp in the Lusese area of Namibia's Caprivi region. Read more »

• DJ Munya Arrested On Murder Charge

  The Herald

  STAR FM DJ Munyaradzi Mlimo - popularly known as DJ Munya a- has been arrested on allegations of kidnapping and killing a man he suspected of engaging in an extra-marital affair... Read more »

• The Deputy P.M. Is the Coward [opinion]

  Swazi Media

  Without the hint of a blush on his cheek, Swaziland's unelected Deputy Prime Minister Themba Masuku has branded democrats who are calling for a boycott of this year's national... Read more »

• Let's Have Common Citizenship in Africa - Thabo Mbeki [interview]

  Daily Trust

  President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa will, this evening at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, receive the Daily Trust African of the Year Award 2012 for his work last year in... Read more »

• Pressure Forces Sata to U-Turn On Student Arrest

  Zambia Reports

  Pressure from the international community, opposition political parties and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) yesterday forced President Michael Sata to rescind his order to... Read more »

• By-Elections Budget Runs Out, Says Lawmaker

  Zambia Reports

  Chipangali Movement for Multi-party Democracy Member of Parliament Vincent Mwale says the allocation for by-elections has already been exhausted as the ruling Patriotic Front... Read more »

• Mbeki - African of the Year

  Daily Trust

  Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki, former South African president, main co-founder of the African Union and current leading continental conflict resolver and peacemaker, receives his award of... Read more »

• Tsvangirai Vows to Undo Indigenisation

  The Herald

  MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai has vowed to reverse Zanu-PF's indigenisation and economic empowerment drive if he assumes power, saying most farmers who benefited from land... Read more »

• National Key Points List Must Be Made Public [press release]

  DA

  The announcement yesterday by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Jeff Radebe, that Air Force Base Waterkloof is not a National Key Point is further evidence of... Read more »

• Registrar-General a Hindrance to Credible Poll [editorial]

  Zimbabwe Standard

  Last week MDC-T MP Settlement Chikwinya questioned Registrar-General Tobaiwa Mudede's continuing role in the conduct of elections. Read more »

• More Males Than Females Employed in Namibia

  Namibian

  EMPLOYMENT rates for males in Namibia are higher than those of females, even though women outnumber men in the working age population. Read more »

• Blood Supplies At Critical Level

  Namibian

  A BLOOD shortage in the country has forced the Blood Transfusion Service (BTS) of Namibia to open emergency clinics for donations at shopping malls in Windhoek on Saturday. Read more »

• Sister Killer to Hang

  Times of Zambia

  THE Ndola High Court has sentenced a 46-year-old man to death by hanging for stabbing to death his sister during a quarrel. Read more »