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1/6/2009
DEVELOPMENT-SOUTHERN AFRICA
No Takers for Funds for Water Projects
By Moses Magadza
Nearly nine million dollars of donor aid intended to support transboundary water management projects in southern Africa was diverted elsewhere after governments in the region failed to submit proposals for funding.
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12/29/2008
POLITICS-GHANA
New President Must Tackle Economy
By Francis Kokutse
As Ghana’s president-elect, John Evans Atta Mills, prepares to take office, he has his work cut out for him translating several years of strong macro-economic performance into tangible benefits for the majority of Ghanaians.
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1/2/2009
HEALTH-AFRICA
Maximising the Benefits of AIDS Funding
By Rosemary Okello*
Significant new investments in the fight against the AIDS pandemic could have positive impacts on broader health systems in Africa if governments handle them right.
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12/29/2008
SOUTH AFRICA
Community Gardens Contribute to Food Security
By Stephanie Nieuwoudt
A few years ago 66-year-old grandmother Regina Fhiceka and her family of five ate vegetables only once a week. They would survive on maize and bread the rest of the time -- the cheapest food available in the poor township of Philippi, just 15 minutes from the affluent business district of Cape Town.
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12/27/2008
ZIMBABWE
Holy Water Is Serious Business
By Ephraim Nsingo
Prophet Thabiso Ngwenya is part of a thriving trade in seawater. Credit: Ephraim Nsingo/IPS "I am making much more profit selling seawater than I used to get from selling groceries and small household goods," Carlos Marufu, a holy water dealer based in Harare told IPS.
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12/26/2008
SOUTHERN AFRICA
Climate Change Threatens Livelihoods
By Pilirani Semu-Banda
Adaptation to climate change along the Zambezi is hampered by a lack of resources. Credit: David Gough/IRIN Climate change will affect the Zambezi River basin more severely than any other river system in the world, according to Kenneth Msibi, Water Policy and Strategy Expert for the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Increased floods, drought and increased levels of disease threaten lives and livelihoods all along the river’s length.
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12/25/2008
GENDER-SOUTH AFRICA
'A Real Man Does Provide Care'
By Kristin Palitza
Qathula is one of a group of men breaking gender stereotypes and earning respect while contributing to community welfare. Credit: Kristin Palitza/IPS Sonwabo Qathula puts on his apron and starts peeling a pile of butternuts, while a pot of rice boils on the stove next to him. The 50-year-old is preparing lunch for poor and orphaned children who attend a rural school in the Eastern Cape.
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1/5/2009
ZIMBABWE
Cholera Drowns Christmas Spirit
By Ephraim Nsingo
On Christmas Day, Robson Nzuza and his family usually drive to their village in Silobela, in the Midlands Province, to spend a week with members of the extended family and throw a big party.
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12/24/2008
POLITICS-GUINEA
Captain Named President, Promises Elections in 2010
By Saliou Samb
Just under 48 hours after the death of Guinean president, Lansana Conté on Dec. 22, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara has been named Guinea's new head of state by the National Council for Democracy and Development, known by its French acronym, CNDD.
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KENYA
Press Freedom: Going, Going, Gone
By Joyce Mulama
Protesting a 2007 bill requiring journalists to reveal sources; President Kibaki eventually sent that law back for re-drafting. Credit: Allan Gichigi/IRIN Dark clouds are forming against freedom of expression in Kenya, following the recent passing of a controversial Bill by parliament. The Kenya Communications (Amendment) Bill, awaiting presidential assent to become law, gives the state powers to invade media houses, seize broadcast equipment, control broadcast content, even taking a station off air.
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