SOUTHERN AFRICA
Zimbabwe: Fear versus democracy
Zimbabweans living in South Africa returned in droves earlier this year to vote; this time many are unlikely to make the trip for the second round runoff for the presidency on 27 June between President Robert Mugabe, leader of ZANU-PF, and Morgan Tsvangirai, of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), because they are resigned to a Mugabe "victory".
CENTRAL AFRICA
You, me and the condomCongolese condom marketing campaign gets people talking.
SOUTH AFRICA
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ZIMBABWE
Terrible tariffs shatter chatter[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabweans have drastically reduced their mobile phone talk time after a 1 000% increase in tariffs on 31 May 2008 that freed up heavily congested networks crippled by an unrelenting economic crisis.
EGYPT
Egyptian court rules labour group must be recognisedJudges rule organisation's closure contrary to ‘reality and law' and Egyptian authorities should immediately remove all restrictions against a labour organisation and comply with a court order to legally recognise the workers' rights group, Human Rights Watch said today.
CENTRAL AFRICA
World Bank helps Malawi to cushion rising food prices[Gregory Gondwe] The World Bank has announced plans to help Malawi cushion the impact of soaring food prices by equipping it with risk management tools.
SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa, Malawi to discuss bilateral tradeDeputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad will attend a two-day session of the South Africa/Malawi Joint Commission for Cooperation (JCC) this week to strengthen bilateral programmes of cooperation with Malawi.
GHANA
World Bank approves $145m budget support for GhanaThe World Bank has approved three credits totalling $145 million to support Ghana's budget under the multi-donor budget support (MDBS) framework.
