December 11, 2006
South Africa: Strategic Concerns Deepen S.Africa-U.S. Shared Interests
Nigerian oil may be crucial to U.S. energy needs but South African President Thabo Mbeki seems to be the crucial figure in U.S. political needs in Africa, and also increasingly… Read more »
December 09, 2006
Sudan: Bush, Mbeki Urge Quick Deployment in Darfur
U.S. President George W. Bush and South African President Thabo Mbeki are pushing for an urgent increase in the number of peacekeepers in Darfur. In talks at the White House on… Read more »
December 07, 2006
South Africa: Reserve Bank Pushes Up Interest Rate Again
South Africa's central bank today hiked interest rates for the fourth time in six months, increasing the rate at which it lends money to commercial banks to nine percent per… Read more »
December 06, 2006
Africa: Tommy Boys, Lesbian Men and Ancestral Wives: Female Sex Practices in Africa
This book is a compilation of articles on the experiences of lesbian women in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland. The stories were born out of the… Read more »
December 01, 2006
South Africa: Government Takes Lead in Tackling HIV-AIDS Crisis
The South African government has moved to end the years-long controversy over its policies on HIV and AIDS by unveiling the outline of a four-year national strategic plan to cut… Read more »
November 17, 2006
South Africa: More Action Needed by Business on Poverty
Futhi Mtoba, Chairman of Deloitte Southern Africa, provides a look at where the corporate responsibility movement stands in South Africa, particularly as it relates to poverty… Read more »
November 14, 2006
South Africa: Rough Guide to the Music of South Africa
Rough Guide to the Music of South Africa (2nd Edition) Read more »
November 09, 2006
Angola: A New Diamond War
The upcoming Hollywood feature movie "Blood Diamond," starring Leonardo DiCaprio, promises to cast a spotlight on the role of so-called conflict diamonds in fueling… Read more »
November 08, 2006
South Africa: A History of the Marashea Gangs in South Africa
We Are Fighting the World: A History of the Marashea Gangs in South Africa, 1947-1999 Read more »
October 30, 2006
Southern Africa: Catch a Fire: New Film on 1980s Apartheid South Africa
Catch a Fire Read more »
October 22, 2006
Mozambique: Visitors are Discovering Country's Charms, Says Tourism Minister
Fernando Sumbana Jr, who has been Mozambique's minister of tourism since the department was created in 2000, believes his country has the assets required to attract tourism… Read more »
October 11, 2006
South Africa: Women's Empowerment May Take Two
This week, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan released two long-awaited reports on human rights issues affecting billions of people worldwide: the Study on Violence Against Women and… Read more »
August 29, 2006
Zimbabwe: Political Transition Needed to End Economic Crisis, MDC Leader Says
Morgan Tsvangirai, founder and leader of Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), ran for president in 2002 after decades of experience in Zimbabwe's labor… Read more »
August 18, 2006
Angola: The Hero (O Herói)
The Hero (O Herói) Read more »
South Africa: The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club
The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club Read more »
July 28, 2006
Southern Africa: Empire in Africa: Angola and Its Neighbors
Empire in Africa: Angola and Its Neighbors Read more »
July 18, 2006
Zambia: New CD by Zambia's Dr. Mooch
"Easy Duzzit" by Dr. Mooch Read more »
July 14, 2006
Eswatini: Women Care for Families Struck by HIV Through Handcraft Trade
Women in Swaziland's rural areas, hard-hit by HIV/Aids, are responding to the family crisis through a private business that supplies 500 different outlets throughout the world with… Read more »
June 16, 2006
South Africa: Born Free
An unmarked ambulance—with a black A—has been patrolling during the past two nights. People wanted to know whose it was. None of the agencies said it had an ambulance… Read more »
April 28, 2006
South Africa: Hugh Masekela Serenades Sister's Party Guests at Freedom Day Celebrations
Trumpeter Hugh Masekela surprised several hundred guests in Washington DC at a 12th anniversary celebration of South Africa's first post-apartheid government. The virtuoso musician… Read more »
April 25, 2006
Africa: New Hope for Tackling an Old Scourge on Africa Malaria Day
African children are dying of malaria at the rate of one every 30 seconds. Take a minute to try to comprehend that number – and two more die. Read more »
March 24, 2006
Zambia: Food Program Helps More Get Benefits of HIV Treatment
Scattered wheelbarrows litter the ground outside Kanyama Health Center's anti-retroviral clinic in Lusaka, Zambia. Just beyond them, a long line of patients has formed, each… Read more »
March 09, 2006
Zimbabwe: Radio Voice of the People Trustees Face Trial Over Program
A case against the six trustees of Zimbabwe's Radio Voice of the People (VOP) will go forward after Magistrate Rebecca Takavadi ruled that the communication trust may have been… Read more »
February 22, 2006
Zimbabwe: What Happens after Mugabe?
What Happens After Robert Mugabe Read more »
February 03, 2006
South Africa: Oh, Boys! Oh, Boys!
South African soccer is in disgrace - and now the country's president, Thabo Mbeki, has compounded the indignities heaped upon the heads of players and administrators in recent… Read more »