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Africa’s step in the right direction in rice production
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Wednesday announced that African rice breeders had made ''critical steps'' towards ensuring self-sufficiency and boosting...
Ghana and South Africa cooperate on scientific research
Some 50 Ghanaian and South African scientists, academics and policy makers began a four-day meeting in Accra on Tuesday to work towards the establishment...
Tsvangirai promises to protect Mugabe once in power
Zimbabwean opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), which claims it won last month's controversial presidential election, will not hurt President Robert Mugabe, when it...
Story of an American ex Mugabe prisoner
It has been an amazing experience to say the least what with living in Johannesburg, South Africa as the city and country continue to...
Zuma slams Mbeki over Zimbabwe
ANC president, Zuma, called for African leaders to move into Zimbabwe quickly to resolve the crisis adding When I say leaders should go (to...
China questioned about Zimbabwe arms ship
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has commended South Africa and Mozambique for not allowing their territories to be used to offload the heavy Chinese weaponry...
Chinese arms ship not welcome in Africa
Zimbabwean authorities yesterday said the cash-strapped government
has a right to buy arms from any legal source as long as they are
needed to...
Zimbabwe minister admits Chinese arms import
Zimbabwe Monday confirmed a Chinese ship that was refused permission to unload its cargo in South Africa this week was carrying arms. Justice Minister...
African observers say vote recount is heavily flawed
A South African member of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) observer team Monday said the recount of votes in a number of constituencies...
Tsvangirai in Nigeria, Mugabe accused of senile dementia
Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), arrived in Nigeria early Monday to confer with former President Olusegun Obasanjo...
SADC ignores Zimbabwe issue
Norway and the European Union on Sunday urged southern African leaders to resolve the political crisis in Zimbabwe as their credibility was at stake....
Mbeki a longtime Mugabe ally …
South African President Thabo Mbeki has been lampooned and condemned across the world for saying there is "no crisis" in Zimbabwe on his brief...
South African party calls for Mbeki to step down
Kenneth Meshoe, President of the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP), on Friday added his voice to the calls for South African President Thabo Mbeki...
Odinga, Kenya PM asks Africa to pressure Mugabe
Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga has urged Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to show leadership and work with the opposition to solve the country's post-election...
Zuma and ANC delegation on European trip
African National Congress (ANC) presidential candidate Jacob Zuma will lead the party's delegation to Germany, the United Kingdom and France from Sunday to next...
11 leaders for SADC poverty summit in Mauritius
Eleven heads of state and government from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are due in Mauritius this weekend for the organisation's summit on...
Tsvangirai asks South African president to step down as mediator in the electoral crisis
Zimbabwes opposition leader demanded Thabo Mbeki the South African president to step down from his role as mediator in the electoral crisis according to...
Pretoria and AU demand immediate release of Zimbabwe poll results
Urging the authorities in Zimbabwe to declare the results of the general elections held last month, the African Union (AU) Thursday warned that further...
South Africa’s unexpected move against Mugabe
South Africa's government today shocked the world when it called for the first time for the rapid release of results from Zimbabwe's presidential...
South Africa : Racist video students not charged
The criminal investigation of four former students of the University of the Free State’s Reitz hostel is being hampered by their refusal to co-operate...
Chinese ship carrying arms for Zimbabwe docks at Durban port
A Chinese ship, whose cargo is believed to include arms for Zimbabwe, had been cleared to dock and offload its cargo at Durban's port,...
South Africa : ANC distances itself further from Thabo Mbeki
The ANC in South Africa strongly believes Robert Mugabe knows exactly what the election results are and have said the delay in making them...
Namibia : 18 % increase in electricity rates
Namibia's Electricity Control Board (ECB) and power utility NamPower raised electricity tariffs by a whopping 18.06 per cent amid reports that the utility had...
Kenya gets thrashed from all sides in international tourney
Chile whipped Kenya 5-0 in a one-sided World Women's Olympic hockey qualifier in Baku, Azerbaijan, Tuesday.
Javiera Villagra's brace, two penalty corners from Fernanda Rodriguez...
SADC calls for the immediate release of election results
Heads of state and government of Southern African Development Community (SADCC) have called for the "expeditious" release of the results from Zimbabwe's presidential election,...
Thabo Mbeki under fire for lopsided comments on Zimbabwe crisis
South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki has come under intense criticism in South Africa for publicly stating that there was no crisis in Zimbabwe.
Mbeki who...
South Africa modifies school calendar ahead of 2010 World Cup
South Africa, hosts of 2010 soccer world cup is planning to close schools for five weeks to avoid pupil and teacher absenteeism and a...
SADC discusses Zimbabwean post-election stalemate
ZIMBABWE’s election stalemate is not a crisis and its electoral commission must be given time to release the results of a presidential poll held...
Thabo Mbeki eases tensions after meeting with Mugabe
South African President Thabo Mbeki said Saturday the electoral crisis in Zimbabwe, which has prompted a regional summit, was still manageable.
Political tensions are rising...
Thabo Mbeki meets with Robert Mugabe
South African President Thabo Mbeki arrived in Zimbabwe Saturday for peace talks with President Robert Mugabe over the electoral impasse in the country.
Political tensions,...