June 24, 2011
South Africa: Michelle Obama Does Push-Ups With Archbishop Tutu
U.S First Lady Michelle Obama ended her week-long visit to South Africa by meeting the Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu - and getting a bit of a workout. Read more »
June 13, 2011
Botswana: Civil Servants Suspend Strike
Civil servants in Botswana have suspended their eight-week-long strike, unions and government have confirmed. Read more »
Africa: Mobile Phones Improve Health Across Continent
Peter Benjamin is the general manager of Cell-Life, a South African non-profit organisation that uses cellphones to assist with healthcare in the HIV/Aids sector. Cell-Life is… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Contesting Parties Both Welcome Summit Outcome
In a communique publicly welcomed by political leaders on both sides of Zimbabwe's political divide, Southern African presidents have called on them to create an environment… Read more »
June 11, 2011
South Africa: How Albertina Sisulu Helped Change U.S.-South African Relations
Albertina Sisulu has been celebrated in obituaries as a political leader in her own right, as the matriarch of a political dynasty whose stature rivals that of the Mandelas, and as… Read more »
June 10, 2011
Zimbabwe: Southern African Leaders Should Stand With Victims
As leaders of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) meet in Johannesburg this weekend in yet another attempt to resolve the Zimbabwe crisis, the question remains whether… Read more »
June 09, 2011
Madagascar: Ravalomanana's Fate Bedevils Talks
The return to Madagascar of its deposed and exiled president, Marc Ravalomanana, is creating profound division among the political formations which met in Botswana this week to… Read more »
South Africa: Albertina Sisulu's Story of Persecution And Suffering, Love And Triumph
Albertina Sisulu, the South African liberation struggle icon who died at 92 last week, was the matriarch of a political family whose influence on South African life is widely felt. Read more »
June 07, 2011
Zimbabwe: Liberation Hero Tekere Dies
Edgar Zivanai Tekere, a founding member of the Zimbabwe African National Union (Zanu) and one of the luminaries of Zimbabwe's war of liberation,has died, reports NewsDay from… Read more »
Zimbabwe: 'Astonishing' Findings on Voters' Roll
Excerpts from a report by RW Johnson for the South African Institute of Race Relations: Read more »
May 25, 2011
Libya: Zuma to Discuss Gaddafi's 'Exit' Plan
South African President Jacob Zuma is set to visit Tripoli next week to conduct talks with Libyan leader Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi. Read more »
May 23, 2011
Zimbabwe: Teenage Model Wins Contract With Louis Vuitton
A 16-year-old beauty from Zimbabwe has been chosen to appear in the the Louis Vuitton's autumn/winter 2011 campaign. Nyasha Matonhodze is based in Northampton and was "discovered"… Read more »
May 20, 2011
Eswatini: Deep Cuts in Govt Payroll Threatened
The International Monetary Fund has suggested that the Swaziland government, already facing protests from its citizens, may have to slash the government payroll by U.S. $35… Read more »
Malawi: UK Suspends Aid to Country
Malawi has lost aid from Britain and Germany after expressing concerns about poor governance in the country. This decision, according to the Nyasa Times, was taken because of… Read more »
May 16, 2011
Africa: World Marginalizes Continent in Quest for Democracy, Says Mbeki
Popular uprisings in North Africa have given a boost to democratization across the continent, but the world has marginalized Africa in the handling of recent crises in the… Read more »
May 05, 2011
Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Expects Elections Within 12 Months
Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai exuded confidence to Africa's business leaders this week, upbeat after securing his position at a party congress last weekend and… Read more »
Africa: Africa Transforms to 'Continent of Hope,' Says Annan
Despite high-profile setbacks, Africa has in the past decade changed from being "the hopeless continent" to "the continent of hope", former United Nations chief Kofi Annan says in… Read more »
April 28, 2011
Malawi: Government Expels British Envoy
The Malawi government has informed the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London that High Commissioner Fergus Cochrane-Dyet is "persona non grata" in the impoverished… Read more »
April 26, 2011
Eswatini: King Mswati III Faces Royal Wedding Protest in London
Human rights activists and southern African exiles, organised by the Swaziland Vigil, are planning to protest outside one of London's most expensive hotels this evening to condemn… Read more »
April 12, 2011
Eswatini: Police Fire Teargas, Rubber Bullets at Protesters
Swaziland's paramilitary police force engaged in sporadic running battles with protesters, fired teargas and rubber bullets, and detained activists in a bid to crush a proclaimed… Read more »
Eswatini: Govt Cracks Down on Protesters
Swazi authorities cracked down on union and opposition activists on Tuesday in an attempt to crush anti-government protests which democracy campaigners called for this week. Read more »
April 11, 2011
Libya: African Leaders to Hold Talks with Opposition
A delegation of African presidents is heading to the stronghold of Muammar al-Gaddafi's opponents on Monday for the next round of African Union (AU) shuttle diplomacy aimed at… Read more »
April 08, 2011
South Africa: The Making of Izulu Lami
Madoda Ncayiyana, director of the multi-award winning film Izulu Lami speaks to allAfrica on the resilience of African children and how movies contribute to the development of… Read more »
South Africa: Movie Shines at Cinema Awards
Multi-award winner South African movie Izulu Lami has come out among Africa's best films at the 2011 African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) held recently in Nigeria. Read more »
April 04, 2011
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Supporters Lash Out at Zuma
Close allies of President Robert Mugabe have responded to criticism from Zimbabwe's neighbours by launching unprecedented, scathing attacks on South African President Jacob… Read more »