Seeking an 11,000 Percent Pay Rise
Friday October 31, 2003
Imagine being in a situation where rampant inflation has decreased your living standards to the point where you'd ask for a pay increase of up to 11,000 percent. But this ... Read More
Has the New South Africa Delivered on Its Promises?
Thursday October 23, 2003
After nearly a decade of independence, has the new South Africa managed to deliver any of its promises? Not really, in terms of water and free trade, says Andrew Nowicki ... Read More
Human Rights Lawyer Says She Was Apartheid Spy
Wednesday October 22, 2003
A human rights lawyer now living in London, Vanessa Brereton, has admitted she spied for the Apartheid regime during the 1980s, reports the Guardian Unlimited. She revealed that she was ... Read More
Mandela Aids Concert
Wednesday October 22, 2003
A huge concert featuring leading African musicians and international artists is to be held on 29 November in Cape Town to raise awareness of the impact of Aids in Africa. ... Read More
Banning the Sale of Second-Hand Underwear
Monday October 20, 2003
The government in Tanzania has, according to a report on BBC News, banned the import and sale of second-hand underwear for health reasons. The fact that there is a demand ... Read More
Diamond-Rich Land Returned to Community Removed by Apartheid Government
Thursday October 16, 2003
The community removed from their land in the Richtersveld (an area in the northwest of South Africa, along the Orange River) during the 1920s has had their land and the ... Read More
Data Sheet: Botswana
Wednesday October 15, 2003
Essential facts about Botswana, including the national flag, a list of leaders since independence, how the government works, who lives there, how big it is, and what the currency is ... Read More
Banning Circumcision to Prevent the Spread of Aids
Tuesday October 14, 2003
The suggestion by the president of Uganda that circumcision be banned to prevent the spread of HIV/Aids has sparked a strong reaction from traditionalists, even though the practise isn't very ... Read More
This week in African history #41
Monday October 13, 2003
13 – 19 OctoberT. E. Lawrence arrives in Cairo with a British fact-finding mission, Anwar Sadat succeeds Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser as President of Egypt, and British troops seize Suez ... Read More
This week in African history #40
Monday October 6, 2003
6 – 12 OctoberPresident Ahmad Anwar Sadat of Egypt is assassinated, Uganda achieves independence from Britain, and German troops crush the Nama uprising in South West Africa. Find out ... Read More
JM Coetzee wins 2003 Nobel Literature Prize
Friday October 3, 2003
South-African born author John Maxwell Coetzee has been awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy described him as someone "who in innumerable guises portrays the surprising involvement ... Read More