ANALYSIS Wives under the spotlight.

Shall South Africa Burn While Zuma Makes Babies? »

The recent initiative by the ANC with regards to HIV/AIDS policy is nothing but the usual political rhetoric deficient of a guided sense of purpose and responsible leadership, because if…

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Rwanda elections mired in controversy

Trading Democracy for Stability, Rwanda’s Election Compromise »

Rwanda's economic liberalization stands in stark contrast to the lack of political liberalization. …

Aug 19 2010 / No Comment / Read More »
FEATURED STORIES & BLOGS

Protesters Turn to Graphic Posters in Johannesburg As Pay Woes Drag On »

"No Work, No Pay", reads a giant placard carried by a protester while standing next to an anti-riot truck in Johannesburg. Pic Tawanda Mudimu.

Tired of worded placards in their long-running protests for pay hikes, protesters in Johannesburg, South Africa, have turned to eye-catching…

Sep 1 2010 / 2 Comments / Read More »

Women Still On Receiving End of Discrimination, Violence: Genderlinks. »

African women still discriminated against. Pic Tawanda Mudimu.

African women are still on the receiving end of discrimination, violence and lack of access to essential health services. Gender…

Aug 20 2010 / 1 Comment / Read More »

Trading Democracy for Stability, Rwanda’s Election Compromise »

Rwanda elections mired in controversy

Rwanda's economic liberalization stands in stark contrast to the lack of political liberalization. …

Aug 19 2010 / No Comment / Read More »

Rwanda’s Sham Election Spells Doom for Peace, Democracy »

Rwandan President Paul Kagame

Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame gets 7 more years after flawed elections. Though Kagame can claim credit for impressive economic growth…

Aug 18 2010 / 4 Comments / Read More »
INVESTIGATIVE STORIES

US$150 million Jets For Nigerian President, No Cash for 2011 Polls »

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Presidential luxury trumps democracy in Nigeria. The Nigerian government this week approved plans to buy two new generation Falcon 7X jets and one Gulfstream G550 for the presidential fleet at a cost of US$150 million amid efforts by the government to raise funding for elections.…

Aug 12 2010 / No Comment / Read More »

Naomi Campbell’s ‘Blood Diamonds’ Found »

Charles Taylor

Prosecutors at Taylor's war crimes trial claim that the former Liberian president was in South Africa in 1997 to trade uncut 'blood diamonds' for weapons that he then gave to Sierra Leonean rebels. Taylor is being tried on charges of fueling the long and bloody…

Aug 10 2010 / 1 Comment / Read More »

Air Zimbabwe Buys New Airbus A340-600 Jets: Maiden Flight Slated for October 25 »

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Zimbabwe's national airline, Air Zimbabwe, has reportedly secured a deal with French aviation giant Airbus for the supply of two Airbus A340-600 long haul passenger jets and one Airbus A319 jet to replace its aging fleet of Boeing 737 jets scheduled to retire in 2011.…

Jul 26 2010 / 27 Comments / Read More »
BUSINESS

Zimbabwe Ministers Accused of Corruptly Aiding Chinese Firms »

Man walks past a poster promoting the upcoming China-Africa Summit in Beijing. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA)

ZIMBABWEAN Government ministers have been accused of corruptly aiding Chinese companies to buy cotton off local farmers contracted by local investors. Court documents show that…

Jul 30 2010 / 3 Comments / Read More »
FEATURES After the harvest, residents of Woodford, Kwazulu Natal, collect maize cobs from John Johnson farm to use as fuel for cooking. Photo: Tawanda Mudimu

A Day In Rural South Africa: Photo Essay

Photojournalist Tawanda Mudimu takes a look at the lives of ordinary South Africans living in a peri-urban settlement in Woodford, Kwazulu Natal. After harvesting corn in commercial farms, the villagers collect shelled maize cobs for use…

Jul 24 2010 / Read More »
PRESS FREEDOM Rwanda elections mired in controversy

Trading Democracy for Stability, Rwanda’s Election Compromise

Rwanda's economic liberalization stands in stark contrast to the lack of political liberalization. …

Aug 19 2010 / Read More »
WORLD Predator drone

“War without Borders”: Obama’s “Long War”

The concept of the "long war" has characterised military doctrine since the end of World War II. The broader objective of global military dominance in support of an imperial project was first formulated under the Truman…

May 16 2010 / Read More »
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Zim Ambassador Clashes With Mugabe Critic John Makumbe

A Few days before the Southern African Development Community heads of State and Government summit kicks off in Windhoek, a bitter feud has erupted between the Zimbabwean Ambassador to Namibia, Chipo Zindoga and Zimbabwean political scientist…

Aug 12 2010 / Read More »
TERRORISM Predator drone

“War without Borders”: Obama’s “Long War”

The concept of the "long war" has characterised military doctrine since the end of World War II. The broader objective of global military dominance in support of an imperial project was first formulated under the Truman…

May 16 2010 / Read More »
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Windhoek- PIC Tawanda Kanhema

Russia Subway Bombing Strips Terrorism of Gender Stereotypes

BLOG: The subway bombing that killed at least 39 people in Moscow on Monday morning will transform the way states and state security agencies currently view the fight against terrorism.…

Mar 31 2010 / Read More »
MINERALS Charles Taylor

Naomi Campbell’s ‘Blood Diamonds’ Found

Prosecutors at Taylor's war crimes trial claim that the former Liberian president was in South Africa in 1997 to trade uncut 'blood diamonds' for weapons that he then gave to Sierra Leonean rebels. Taylor is being…

Aug 10 2010 / Read More »
Canadian firm Dundee to invest $32m in Namibia.

Canadian Copper Mining Firm Dundee To Invest $32m In Namibia

CANADIAN mining firm, Dandee Precious Metals (DPM), will pour at least US$ 32 million into the Tsumeb Copper Smelter (TCS) following its acquisition of the company, which has been experiencing financial woes. …

Jul 29 2010 / Read More »
HUMAN TRAFFICKING Forged Namibian Passports and Identity Cards. Pic Tawanda Kanhema

Namibia Moves To Tackle Human Trafficking

WINDHOEK: Namibia sits in the buffer zone between crisis prone central Africa and South Africa, a major destination for trafficked persons, thus serving as a source, transit point and destination for refugees and persons trafficked from…

Mar 28 2010 / Read More »
DRC

Congo warlord goes on trial at The Hague

Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, the founder and leader of the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC) a political movement and rebel militia based in the Ituri region of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), goes on…

Jan 7 2010 / Read More »
HEALTH African women still discriminated against. Pic Tawanda Mudimu.

Women Still On Receiving End of Discrimination, Violence: Genderlinks.

African women are still on the receiving end of discrimination, violence and lack of access to essential health services. Gender activists this week gave governments in southern Africa a 54 percent rating in promoting women's rights,…

Aug 20 2010 / Read More »
Maternity rights

African Women Not Alone In Fight For Maternity Rights

Very early into South African chain store worker Anna Chitsuwi's pregnancy, she was forced to take a polygraph test along with other employees as part of an internal investigation. When her employer found out that she…

Aug 5 2010 / Read More »

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