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11/26/2009
SOUTH AFRICA
'Shoot to Kill' Comment Shocks Judge
By Stephanie Nieuwoudt
In more than 34 years as a judge, he has not been as deeply concerned by anything as he was by the recent comment of a South African deputy minister of police that police officers should shoot and "kill the bastards".
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11/25/2009
ZAMBIA
Electoral Commission Accused of Bias
By Kelvin Kachingwe
The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) is once again under fire from opposition political parties and some civil society organisations, which accuse it of bias in favour of the ruling party during elections.
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11/24/2009
CORRUPTION-UGANDA
Leaders’ Integrity Questioned
By Evelyn Matsamura Kiapi
Seated at a u-shaped table is an assembly of middle-aged men and women clad in business suits, faces stern and expressionless. Refreshments - bottled water, sodas and giant flasks of tea - clutter the long table, competing for space with piles of documents.
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TRADE
"African States Need Advice Body Outside WTO for Talks"
By Isolda Agazzi
Since before the creation of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 1995, two groups of people have confronted each other: supporters of trade liberalisation, who regard the pursuit of growth as paramount, and opponents of trade liberalisation, who see unfettered trade as the cause of many socio-economic problems.
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11/23/2009
WATER
Poor Sanitation Killing Liberia’s Young
By Rebecca Murray
This is 7-month-old Inga Phillips's third visit to the Slipway health centre. The clinic's is unable to care for severely malnourished children with diarrhoea and dehydration. Credit: Rebecca Murray/IPS Nineteen-year-old Beauty Phillips clutches her emaciated baby tightly to her chest. At seven months, Inga suffers from malnutrition.
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ZAMBIA
Putting Waste to Work
By Lewis Mwanangombe
Building a biodigester in Kabushi. Credit: Lewis Mwanangombe/IPS When Obed Mumba first came to the Zambian copper mining town of Ndola in search of work, it was still known reverently as "Ku kalale" - the land of the white man. In the decades since, he has witnessed his Kabushi township outgrow the limited dreams of its planners.
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11/22/2009
SPECIAL OP-ED
People First, Turning Words Into Action
By Franco Frattini*
Franco Frattini Credit:Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs The promotion of women's rights at the global level should not be limited to treating the female population as a gender that is discriminated against and must be protected.
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11/21/2009
RIGHTS-CHAGOS
'My Navel is Buried There'
By Nasseem Ackbarally
In 2006, a hundred Chagossians were allowed to go and have a look at their land. They came back in tears. Credit: Chagos Refugee Group "We lived like fishes in the water. We were not lazy. We worked hard. We lived a very natural way of life by eating fish and green vegetables and fruits that was abundant in the forests. Nature was our refrigerator."
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GENDER-AFRICA
Some Progress Amidst Continuing Challenges
By Madi Ceesay
The Beijing Platform for Action in 1995 set out an agenda to address gender equality in priority areas, including poverty, education, and health care. It also committed governments to address violence against women, equitable access to economic resources and decision-making power.
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POLITICS-BOTSWANA
I Lost the Election, But I Am a Winner
By Vusumuzi Sifile
When Kgomotso Mogami threw her name into the hat to contest the Gaborone Central parliamentary seat it was easy for many people to write her off.
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