CHALLENGES FACING MALAWI’S NEW GOVERNMENT
By Virginia Kapembeza
Malawi's new democratic government might regret the day it won the May elections now that the dreams of its more than nine...
CAMP OFFERS HAVEN TO MOZAMBICAN REFUGEES
by Alec Dowe
Mazoe River Bridge refugee camp, has for the past decade, provided sanctuary to many people who the war in Mozambique.
The camp is...
STREET CHILDREN SPEAK OUT
by Yvonne Chitiyo
This is the last in a four-part series on street children.
For 12-year old Sam Manuel, the day begins at Sam when the...
SOUTH AFRICA: OBSTACLES STALK THE ELECTIONS
by Richard Chidowore This is this is the first in a four-part series on South Africa elections
The date for South Africa's first all-race election...
SOUTH AFRICA: THE FIRST DEMOCRATIC BUDGET
by Ronald Imbayago
South Africa's first democratic budget has seen social spending emerge as a priority in the government's Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP). Out...
PAUSE FOR THOUGHT: WHY WEAPONS DON’T BUY PEACE
by James Mpinga
No amount of arms spending can buy any country, no matter how powerful, any peace. As countries, across the globe spend billions...
NEW ROLE FOR FRONTLINE STATES
by David Martin
The Frontline States (FLS) grouping of leaders of eight southern African countries, formed to pursue independence and majority rule, has adopted a...
PLANT SEEDS OF THE FUTURE
By Mutizwa Mukute
Along the lakeshore of Malawi, beautiful indigenous trees grow, right at the entrance of the Mangocha Hotel reception. These have been carefully...
NEW APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
by James Mpinga
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has put forward radical, new approaches to development cooperation, seeking, of all things, to replace horse-and-rider...
DONORS ACCUSED OF BLACKMAIL
by James Mpinga and Simangaliso Ncube
"If you do not know where you are going, all the roads will take you there." That old Zambian...
NON-FOOD REQUIREMENTS IN ANGOLA
By Virginia Kapembeza
The provision of food aid has not been so much of a problem in Angola, but the same cannot be said for...
INKATHA FINALLY JOINS THE ELECTIONS RACE
by Richard Chidowore
Inkatha's last minute decision to participate in South Africa's first all-race elections is seen as a breakthrough not only for South Africa,...