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Journalists Barred From Attending Meeting On Legislators' Pay
31.10.2008 16:02
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On 29 October 2008, Swazi journalists were kicked out of a meeting in which the newly-elected and appointed Members of Parliament discussed their pay. The journalists had been allowed to cover the earlier discussions, but when the legislators began to discuss their pay, the media was shown the door.
Swaziland
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Zimbabwe: Living Conditions 'More Desperate' - Report
31.10.2008 16:00
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Amnesty International has released a report that graphically demonstrates the ongoing suffering of Zimbabweans, as the three main political parties struggle to form an inclusive government.
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Powersharing Document Changed?
31.10.2008 14:04
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SADC Secretary General Tomaz Salomao has finally admitted the power sharing deal signed on the 15th September was fraudulently altered before the signing ceremony and different from the one agreed to by the parties on the 11th September.
Zimbabwe
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Enemies At Work, Comrades in the Bar
31.10.2008 10:02
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Zimbabwe is one of the few places in the world where you can still be called a "running dog of imperialism", and other choice revolutionary phrases, by a state media that seethes, daily, at the opposition.
Zimbabwe
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IMF Warns of Economic Slowdown
31.10.2008 10:02
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has found that Mozambique has been hit by rising international food and fuel prices, which have slowed growth.
Mozambique
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Danish PM Confident in Guebuza's Influence Over Zimbabwe
31.10.2008 10:02
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Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Friday that he is confident in the political influence wielded by Mozambican President Armando Guebuza to solve the crisis in Zimbabwe.
Mozambique
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Guebuza to Invite Danish Business to Invest
31.10.2008 10:01
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Mozambican president Armando Guebuza believes that the lack of Danish business people investing in Mozambique is the weakest point in the relations between the two countries.
Mozambique
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Senior HIV/Aids Official Denies Making Anti-Gay Remarks
31.10.2008 10:01
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The Deputy Executive Secretary of Mozambique's National AIDS Council (CNCS), Diogo Milagre, has categorically denied making remarks earlier this week that accused gays and bisexuals of contributing to the spread of AIDS.
Mozambique
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Deadlock Driving Country Into Violence, Says Opposition
31.10.2008 08:03
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Zimbabwe's opposition has warned that violence is flaring up in volatile townships following the deadlock between the country's two major political parties over the allocation of cabinet positions.
Zimbabwe
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Hope for a Good Harvest Fading
31.10.2008 08:03
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HOPE for a better harvest next year is fading; experts have warned that Zimbabwe's food crisis is set to claw into 2009 because of poor preparation, lack of inputs and late arrival of rainfall.
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We Need Power-Sharing, Not Grabbing - Tsvangirai
31.10.2008 08:03
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"WE must not betray those who lost their lives during the countdown to the sham June 27 presidential election run-off," bellowed MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
Zimbabwe
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Will Jatropha Invade?
31.10.2008 08:03
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Reflecting on the fifth International Via Campesina Conference held in Maputo, Mozambique, on 19 October, John E. Peck examines the ongoing struggle around 'biofuels' and unpacks the extent to which global discourses on solutions climate change have been commandeered by multinational corporations. With a particular focus on Jatropha, the author explores the crop's likely impact in Mozambique and the consequences for food sovereignty, land use, and contested resources, and argues that true progress towards sustainable agriculture will only be attained once governments cease to emphasise agro-fuel subsidies.
Mozambique
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Country Should Emulate Malawi for Faster Economic Growth
31.10.2008 06:04
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It is heartening to learn that Ugandan leaders joined their Kenyan, Tanzanian and Swazi counterparts who have gone to Malawi over the past three months to learn how the poor southern African country defied donors three years ago and subsidised its farmers whose response was the doubling of maize production in one year.
Malawi
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Zambia: Opposition Takes Early Election Lead
31.10.2008 06:00
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Zambian opposition leader Michael Sata has taken an early lead in the country's presidential election, according to preliminary results released by the Zambian electoral commission on Friday.
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Politicians Arrested
31.10.2008 04:05
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POLICE swooped on four opposition politicians last night and arrested them for the alleged illegal distribution of flyers calling on voters in Katutura to boycott today's by-election.
Namibia
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