Good intentions not enough: African development
Tony Blair’s Africa Commission is due to make its report public on how to assist African development early next year.
Time to Rethink Nepad
A talk shop that fails to drive implementation won’t hold the world’s attention much longer.
Testing: A Risk Either Way
What good is getting tested for HIV/AIDS if there is no support system when the results come back? Where is the incentive in finding out your status if the penalty for testing positive is losing some of your rights as a human being? It’s almost like playing dead in a desert while a group of vultures circles above.
Zimbabwe’s NGOs fight for survival: Civil Society
Recent demonstrations by the pro-democracy interest group, the National Constitutional Assembly in Zimbabwe, highlight the plight of interest groups and NGOs should government enact the draft Non-Governmental Organisations Bill.
Parliament: Zim opposition’s last hope
‘What Mugabe can’t control he makes irrelevant,’ observed a leading Harare economist recently. Perhaps this explains the claim that its parliament is Zimbabwe’s most democratic institution.
Mbeki: ‘Mugabe using violence to cling to power’
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has no intention of holding free and fair elections, according to Moeletsi Mbeki, the deputy chairman of the South African Institute of International Affairs and brother to President Thabo Mbeki.
Where Betrothal and Betrayal are Decided in a Petri Dish
Marriage in a Tanzanian village hinges on both bride and groom testing negative for HIV. On the western shores of Lake Victoria, in a village in the north of Tanzania, an important social experiment has quietly been taking place for more than a decade.
Walking in the Shadow of Death
While South Africans danced in the streets in 1994, Rwandans were hunting down and killing their neighbours. Ten years on, Luleka Mangquku finds the genocide still haunting the country.
The Beaker is Half-Empty
Poor teaching, insufficient resources beset maths and science education in Africa. Japan, Europe and the US have two to five scientists and engineers per thousand people, according the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation.
No Buts, Hit the Books!
In a South African ghetto, a determined principal drives teachers and students to excel. Early July marks winter break for South African students.