Tutti i temi: Africa del Sud

27.12.2005 Globally, relevant information has become an indispensable resource in the interaction among civil society, individuals, governments and businesses. It holds the key to growth, development and competitiveness, and to uplifting standards of living. Information can be used in a significant way to improve the quality of life in poor local communities, and in so doing narrow the glaring gap between the “two worlds” in Southern Africa.

23.12.2005 Eteläistä Afrikkaa useita vuosia vaivannut elintarvikepula jatkuu 2006. YK:n mukaan useat Eteläisen Afrikan yhteistyöjärjestön (SADC) jäsenmaat ovat ensi vuonnakin riippuvaisia elintarvikeavusta estääkseen miljoonien kansalaistensa kuolemisen nälkään.

22.12.2005 A broader understanding of the concept of literacy to move beyond the capacity of reading and writing, integration of ICT and education issues across various government departments, shared vision between the funding agencies, implementers and beneficiaries, contextualizing the projects to the needs of the beneficiaries are some of the recommendations of the report on Information Technologies and Education for the Poor in Africa

22.12.2005 The Southern African NGO Network (SANGONeT) will host its second annual "ICTs for Civil Society" Conference and Exhibition from 7-9 March 2006 at the Indaba Hotel in Fourways, Johannesburg.

21.12.2005 During a comparative study, conducted in 2001-2002, researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK examined how the structure and operation of a health system influences maternal health care provision and outcomes in Bangladesh, Russia, South Africa and Uganda.

21.12.2005 The Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has pulled the plug on financing loveLife, a controversial South African youth-targeted HIV/AIDS campaign.

20.12.2005 This new infoDev Study by SPINTRACK AB explores (1) opportunities for leveraging new technologies to increase access and functionality of existing infrastructure; (2) the design and implementation of open access models for infrastructure; and (3) the potential role of public financing in expanding infrastructure roll-out in SSA.

20.12.2005 Etelä-Afrikassa sijaitsevan Krugerin puiston norsukanta paisuu, mutta teurastushanke herättää vastustusta tutkijoissa ja eläintenystävissä. Viranomaiset ovat suunnitelleet teurastavansa yli 5 000 elefanttia. Teurastuksen sijaan suojelijat ehdottavat ehkäisyä, joka ammutaan ilmasta rokotusnuolilla.

17.12.2005 The underlying causes of the current food shortage in southern Africa are political and economic, with lack of rain merely the final trigger, charges a development charity.

12.12.2005 The Oasis Forum organised People's rally held recently in Lusaka declared to teach President Levy Mwanawasa a lesson in the Tripartite 2006 elections.

12.12.2005 A surge of more than 27 percent in the value of the local currency, the kwacha, against the US dollar since October 2005 is both good news and bad news for Zambia's economy.

12.12.2005 Britain has announced additional funding of more than US $12 million to address the growing food needs in drought-stricken Malawi and Zambia.

12.12.2005 WE need friendly countries to work with us in meeting the challenges facing the country, President Levy Mwanawasa has said

12.12.2005 The Zambian National Civil Society MDG/GCAP Campaign is holding a special interview with Zambia's Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry - Honourable Dipak Patel who is also chairperson for the least developed countries delegation at the WTO.

09.12.2005 JOHANNESBURG, Dec 9 (IPS) - South Africa has made progress in the fight against corruption, but more needs to be done to eradicate the vice, say analysts -- this as the world marks International Anti-Corruption Day.

09.12.2005 Kalahari Bushman Roy Sesana tells the world, ''My people love their land, and without it we are dying" as he receives one of this year's 'Alternative Nobel Prizes'.
* Sesana's speech in full

08.12.2005 The Zambian National Civil Society MDG/GCAP Campaign is holding a special interview with Zambia's Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry - Honourable Dipak Patel who is also chairperson for the least developed countries delegation at the WTO.

08.12.2005 The Zambian National Civil Society MDG/GCAP Campaign is holding a special interview with Zambia's Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry - Honourable Dipak Patel who is also chairperson for the least developed countries delegation at the WTO.

08.12.2005 In Botswana, hundreds of Bushmen have been forcibly evicted from their diamond-rich land. Kalahari tribesman and ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’ winner Roy Sesana talks about his people’s threatened future.

07.12.2005 Zimbabwe's urban centres are having to cope with persistent water shortages, electricity blackouts and sanitation problems as municipalities struggle to provide basic services.