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Cyclone Giovanna killed at least 16 people and injured 65 others in Madagascar's eastern coast, rescue authorities said on February 15. The authorities added that the category four... 2012-02-24

Interpol has been approached by the Botswana police service to assist it in a case regarding the seizure of a large consignment of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs and birth control pills.... 2012-02-24

The president of the Mauritius Sanatan Dharma Temples Federation Somduth Dulthumun (MSDTF) alleged in a press meet held on February 23 of a conspiracy against the country's Hindu community.... 2012-02-24

The IMF has revealed that a financial discrepancy of US$32bn in the state funds of Angola was associated with 'quasi-fiscal operations' carried out by state oil company Sonangol on... 2012-02-24

President Michael Sata has said that he would be very reluctant to restore the Barotseland Agreement of 1964, as recommended by the Mongu Commission of Inquiry. The long-ignored agreement... 2012-02-24

The coming year will likely be a testing one for South Africa's ruling African National Congress. The party will hold a crucial conference in December 2012, at which its presidential... 2012-02-22

Although the exact timing of Zimbabwe's next elections is difficult to predict, it is safe to assume that they will happen within the next 18 months at the very most. What is also relatively... 2012-02-17

An independent report has accused foreign mining companies of exploiting the people and resources of central Mozambique. The report by Southern Africa Resource Watch states that Australian... 2012-02-16

New regulations concerning the accommodation of foreign workers in Mauritius came into force on January 28. The minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment, Shakeel Mohamed... 2012-01-30

Government health workers in Zimbabwe have threatened to join fellow civil servants in a nationwide strike if a meeting with the Health Services Board (HSB) fails to deliver positive... 2012-01-30