"'Zimbabwe Good Example of Democracy'"

'Zimbabwe Good Example of Democracy'
ZIMBABWE is not a pariah state as peddled in the Western media, but a good example of democracy in Africa, the chairman of the Media Commission of Zambia (MCZ) said yesterday.

Mozambique And Swaziland Preparing Visa Waiver
Mozambique and Swaziland are studying ways to suppress the requirement for entry visas, following the steps taken by other SADC (Southern African Development Community) members, such as South Africa and Botswana, who have recently signed such agreements with Mozambique, reports Tuesday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias".

Fossils illuminate fish evolution
Fossils of an ancient fish - dating back 450 million years, when the creatures had neither bones nor teeth - have been found in South Africa.

Togo court confirms Gnassingbe as new president

Agriculture on the agenda in Ghana
African leaders and experts from around the world will meet in Ghana this week to discuss the final elements of an agricultural plan that aims to provide food security for 200-million people.

Nuclear row grows
Former workers at the Pelindaba nuclear facility who suffer serious diseases linked to radiation exposure could have contracted their illnesses from other sources.

Floods in Horn of Africa; Death Toll Rising - UN
Flooding continues to plague the Horn of Africa, with the number of dead and missing in Ethiopia rising and heavy rains washing away shelter for 25,000 Somali refugees in Kenya.

2,300-Year-Old Mummy Unveiled in Egypt

Two children die of malaria each minute, warns UN
Two African children are dying preventably from malaria every minute due to a lack of donations from rich countries to tackle the problem, according to the first ever study of the disease worldwide.

Emirates Increases Focus On West Africa
Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline, has re-affirmed its commitment to the West African region with the announcement of a significant increase in services later this year.

In Zimbabwe, AIDS care done on the cheap
Some of those who fight AIDS in southern Africa have a name for Zimbabwe: the ''hole in the doughnut." In the region with the highest HIV infection rates in the world, they explain, all the countries except Zimbabwe are beginning to receive heaps of donor money and putting significant numbers of people on AIDS treatment.

Africa worst for moms, kids
Africa is the worst place on earth to be a mother or child, according to a study published on Tuesday by the British-based charity Save the Children, with Mali, Burkina Faso and Ethiopia being the worst countries.

Africa's poor soars
The number of persons living in extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa increased from 217 million in 1990 to 290 million in 2000, representing a 34% increase, according to Emmanuel Nnadozie, senior economic affairs officer of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).

South Africa enhances relations with Namibia
South African President Thabo Mbeki met his recently elected Namibian counterpart Hifikepunye Pohamba in Pretoria on Tuesday, saying that the relations between the two countries will be strengthened.

Land reform casts shadow over S Africa's stability
Financial analysts are smiling on South Africa. In January Moody's upgraded the country's sovereign risk rating from Baa2 to Baa1 on the strength of the country’s steady economic expansion and continued growth in consumer demand.

Mbeki meets namibian president
President Thabo Mbeki says ties between South Africa and Namibia will be strengthened, after a meeting with his recently elected Namibian counterpart in Pretoria.

'One million jobs lost since 1994'
Yunis Carrim, of the South African Communist Party, told a May Day event organised by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) at Currie's Fountain in Durban on Sunday that thousands of jobs had been lost as employers found ways to circumvent new legislation designed to protect workers.