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  • To Know or Not to Know 16 May 2008 08:15 GMT
    ... where information is at the centre of political, social and economic life (Naughton 2005). Today ... more power. The media, the rich, the government are perceived as powerful, because separately and ... process. Among such countries are Zambia, Malawi, Lesotho and to some extent Swaziland. This half ...

  • Amputee on the warpath   16 May 2008 06:39 GMT
    ... shot. Photo: Mhlaba Memela Lawyer to sue Lesotho police minister for shooting A 35-year-old Durban attorney, Sphephelo ... Nkabinde, is pleading with the South African government to intervene so that the matter can ...

  • Lesotho: Water 'Undervalued And Not Treated With Respect' 16 May 2008 04:51 GMT
    ... Community (SADC), which opened Wednesday in Maseru, Lesotho, has seen representatives of government, civil society, the private sector, donors and ... Khaketla, chief public relations officer in Lesotho's Ministry of Natural Resources, who officiated at the ...

  • Lesotho: 'Broadcast Media Under Siege' Says Misa [press release] 16 May 2008 04:51 GMT
    ... The Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) has slapped broadcasters with ... difficulties owing to a move by the government to withdraw advertising. Commenting on the fee ... broadcasters with the government to a government Ministry. The law is being amended to give ...

  • The Africa Diplomatic Group-II takes initiative in Social Causes 15 May 2008 07:47 GMT
    ... in Delhi, India, 12:05 PM IST The Government of Namibia & The Government of Egypt ... to receive the cheques from the Honourable Minister Counsellor, Namibia High Commission, Mr. Japhet Isaack, ... , Egypt , Namibia , Nigeria , Lesotho , Rwanda , South Africa , Uganda ...

  • 'Broadcast Media Under Siege' Says Misa 15 May 2008 06:56 GMT
    ... The Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) has slapped broadcasters with ... difficulties owing to a move by the government to withdraw advertising. Commenting on the fee ... broadcasters with the government to a government Ministry. The law is being amended to give ...

  • Water "Undervalued And Not Treated With Respect" 15 May 2008 06:16 GMT
    ... Community (SADC), which opened Wednesday in Maseru, Lesotho, has seen representatives of government, civil society, the private sector, donors and ... Khaketla, chief public relations officer in Lesotho's Ministry of Natural Resources, who officiated at the ...

  • South Africa: Nelson Mandela Children's Fund to Honour Madiba 15 May 2008 04:41 GMT
    ... as active participants in their socio-economic and political spheres. "The aim of this is to ... work but will also inform and influence government policy. "At the end of the day ... involving Southern African countries including South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Namibia will be ...

  • Nelson Mandela Children's Fund to Honour Madiba 14 May 2008 16:33 GMT
    ... as active participants in their socio-economic and political spheres. "The aim of this is to ... work but will also inform and influence government policy. "At the end of the day ... involving Southern African countries including South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Namibia will be ...

  • Nigeria: Coalitions Emerging to Tackle Food Crisis 14 May 2008 15:47 GMT
    ... alarm was sounded at the Pan African Parliament (PAP) over the global food crisis last ... and some Southern African countries, including Zambia, Lesotho and Zimbabwe, are the hardest hit. He ... vast arable land. His presentation cited inappropriate government agricultural policies as the major contributing factors ...

  • Coalitions Emerging to Tackle Food Crisis 14 May 2008 14:39 GMT
    ... alarm was sounded at the Pan African Parliament (PAP) over the global food crisis last ... and some Southern African countries, including Zambia, Lesotho and Zimbabwe, are the hardest hit. He ... vast arable land. His presentation cited inappropriate government agricultural policies as the major contributing factors ...

  • Big 12 of 2006- Readers' verdict 14 May 2008 13:17 GMT
    ... embarrassing crisis on the hands of the government. With no quick solution in sight, the ... and soon had the hallmarks of a political scandal. Ultimately, the strike (and its subsequent ... throughout the seasons and the triumph over Lesotho in the first Africa Nations Cup qualifier ...

  • South Africa: World Media Confident of Successful 2010 14 May 2008 04:48 GMT
    ... (LOC) CEO Danny Jordaan and Deputy Finance Minister Jabu Moleketi yesterday convinced the majority of ... be safe in 2010. He said the government had allocated R1,3bn to provide skills, personnel ... southern Africa region. Tourism ministers from Zambia, Lesotho, Swaziland and Mozambique, who also attended the ...

  • Bottlenecks in China-Africa Relations 14 May 2008 04:00 GMT
    ... met several Sudanese in the religious and political circles, I could feel that they had ... agreement on oil exploitation with the Sudanese government in the north, the oil fields are ... January 1st, 2005, six textile factories in Lesotho went bankrupt within several months, leaving 7,000 ...

  • How Museveni learnt of roads corruption 13 May 2008 23:59 GMT
    ... Apolo Nsibambi, copied to all members of Parliament, Mr Museveni noted that inflation of road ... by the ministry and noted that the government in the worst case scenario could have ... with the same terrain like Rwanda and Lesotho. Construction in Africa for selected contract values ...

  • Another Southern African Summit On Zimbabwe Seen As Crisis Deepens 13 May 2008 23:50 GMT
    ... partisans. Tsvangirai on Tuesday was meeting with Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili in Maseru in ... observers say is a state-organized campaign of political violence aimed at the opposition and rural ... war veterans brandishing AK-47 assault rifles. The government itself has been arresting MDC officials including ...

  • Collective bargaining bedrock of industrial harmony 13 May 2008 20:50 GMT
    ... immensely contribute to Africa’s economic development, the Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare ... from English speaking African countries including Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia ... baseless and hateful determination to vilify our Government on the application of international labour standards," ...

  • Nkate decries lack of professionalism 13 May 2008 08:19 GMT
    ... and right. He however said while the government subscribes to access to information, there are ... of Thabo Thakalekoala, MISA Regional Chairperson of Lesotho on allegations of sedition point yet again ... security laws that can be abused for political ends. MISA further expresses concern at the ...

  • Partnership between World Bank and Kingdom of Swaziland Receives Boost 13 May 2008 04:48 GMT
    ... joint discussion between the Bank and Swazi government and sets out the framework for strengthening ... partnership with the Swazi government and people.” Minister of Education Themba Msibi noted the DIC ... South Africa has established similar centers in Lesotho, with the University of Lesotho in Roma, ...

  • Pay attention, feminists 13 May 2008 04:45 GMT
    ... Writing and Feature Writing. Heather writes a political column for the New York Times Syndication ... who works at a Canadian clinic in Lesotho described the horror of fighting HIV-AIDS in ... right is taking its place in our government, as Marci McDonald writes in this month's ...

  • The first India-Africa summit has opened 13 May 2008 04:36 GMT
    ... Tanzania, Ghana, Algeria, and Ethiopia. Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh has announced the commitment of ... in Sierra Leone, technology training centres in Lesotho) to more than 5.4 billion. Numerous agreements ... years. New Delhi has always had primarily political relations with Africa, supporting various independence movements. But ...

  • SA's neighbours look on anxiously as ANC decides  13 May 2008 04:35 GMT
    ... relate with SA,” said Siphamandla Zondi, a political analyst at the Institute for Global Dialogue. ... for not taking stronger action against the government of President Robert Mugabe. Jacob Zuma’s accession ... concerns, such as the grievances of Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland, casualties of SA’s trade ...

  • Queuing for garlic? 13 May 2008 00:47 GMT
    ... Fee scandals and constant criticism from the minister of health have resulted in a public ... private healthcare would be well managed under government supervision. Third, costs tend to run away ... running in conjunction with the government of Lesotho are potential signposts to what such a ...

  • Part of the Solution 13 May 2008 00:46 GMT
    ... to do to the Iraqi army." In Lesotho, a mountainous African country, garment factories produce ... jobs. Here in the United States, our government is proposing laws making it easier for ... In the idyllic San Juan Islands, sheriff's deputies were called to a local park to ...

  • Absolutely, Donor Money Corrupts 13 May 2008 00:16 GMT
    ... into the intended people. Moreover, there is politics involved in the disbursement of foreign aid. ... than not, it is the elite and government functionaries who squander the aid. There are ... historical reasons, what business does Swaziland and Lesotho have being independent countries? Wouldnt they have ...


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