April 21, 1997
South Africa: Address by Executive Deputy President Thabo Mbeki, to Corporate Council on Africa's "Attracting Capital to Africa" Summit
Chairperson, Honourable Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen Read more »
December 01, 1990
Africa: Dateline: Africa
On March 21, 1990, scores of world leaders gathered in a soccer stadium for a dramatic midnight ceremony. After a long war against South African rule, the last colony in… Read more »
July 08, 1998
South Africa: South Africa to Build Largest Telescope South of the Equator
The South African Cabinet has approved the construction of the Southern Hemisphere's largest and most advanced telescope. Read more »
March 16, 2000
Mozambique: Floods devastate Mozambique
Mozambique has suffered a major blow as floods left close to a million people homeless and property worth millions of dollars destroyed. However, despite the agony, many lives were… Read more »
Mozambique: Floods devastate Mozambique (Editorial)(Editorial)
The recent floods in Mozambique are the worst in that region in decades. Our correspondents, James Brew and Thambo Motlamele, report that Since 1997 the country was self-sufficient… Read more »
Malawi: Let The Law Take Its Course
In Malawi "mob justice" is illegal and anyone caught administering it on a suspected offender is breaking the law and will be arrested to answer charges of assault or murder if the… Read more »
Zambia: Soweto Market A Health Risk
The situation in some areas of Lusaka is so appallingly filthy that it has the potential to trigger a serious outbreak that could affect the whole capital. Read more »
February 16, 2000
Eswatini: Giving Aids sufferers a loving bye HIV/AIDS
A Catholic priest has founded a home to care for terminally sick Aids patients. It is an effort that combines true Christian concern, modern innovation and traditional hospitality… Read more »
Malawi: By the horn, we survive Society
Harsh economic times have led a group of young men in Malawi to earn a living by using animal horns and old toilet pipes as music instruments to entertain patrons during social… Read more »
Zambia: Judge quashes oppressive law Human rights
With a stroke of the pen a judge in Zambia has done away with corporal punishment in the country. Is this the beginning of an end to many other archaic laws in the country? Read more »
September 11, 1998
South Africa: Mandela to Visit United States &Canada
Nelson Mandela will arrive in New York City on Thursday (September 17) for what is expected to be his final North American visit as South Africa's sitting president. Read more »
July 08, 1998
South Africa: South Africa to Build Largest Telescope South of the Equator
The South African Cabinet has approved the construction of the Southern Hemisphere's largest and most advanced telescope. Read more »
November 04, 1997
South Africa: South Africa Modernizes Its Major Stock Exchange
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is modernizing its major securities processing systems in a bid to put Africa's largest stock market on an equal footing with the world's… Read more »
