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Somali children Report: Nearly 260,000 died in Somalia food crisis
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- It was the catastrophe everyone knew was coming, yet no-one seemed able to stop. Nearly 260,000 people died in Somalia’s food crisis... (photo: AP / Jason Straziuso) The Los Angeles Times
Africa   Aid   Photos   Somalia   Wikipedia: Somalia
Hike may make SA tobacco unviable’ ‘Hike may make SA tobacco unviable’
Johannesburg - A government-ordered increase in farm wages has boosted costs for tobacco farmers in South Africa and threatens to make the industry unviable, a group... (photo: UN / TOBIN JONES) Independent online (SA)
Africa   Farm   Industry   Johannesburg   Photos   Wikipedia: Farmer
Sudan's biggest sugar firm plans Joburg IPO Sudan's biggest sugar firm plans Joburg IPO
Khartoum - Kenana, Sudan's biggest sugar producer, plans to more than triple its ethanol output within two years to become a major biofuel exporter and intends to make a... (photo: EC / EC) Independent online (SA)
Joburg   Khartoum   Photos   Sudan   Wikipedia: Sudan
This global simulation image created by the Earth Simulator supercomputer, one of the world's fastest supercomputers, shows the seismic wave propagation of the Dec. 26, 2004 earthquake off Indonesia's Sumatra island that killed at least 216,000 people in a dozen nations along the Indian Ocean rim by a post-quake tsunami is shown in a monitor screeen at the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology's Earth Simulator Center in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Tuesday, July 18, 2006. World Earth Day to boost S. Africa environment protection
By Thuso Khumalo JOHANNESBURG, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The South Africans will celebrate the World Earth Day on Monday to raise the awareness of the environmental... (photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye) CNTV
Africa   Earth   Environment   Photos   Wikipedia: Environmental protection
Water flow from tap - water usage South Africa’s businesses urged to manage water usage
Related articles Agriculture is putting SA in deep water SA business must start taking water efficiency seriously, says Waterwise MD SOUTH Africa will run dry by 2050... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Business Day
Agriculture   Photos   South Africa   Water   Wikipedia: South Africa
Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) secretary general Zwelinzima Vavi, talks to journalists before boarding a plane to Harare with 19 other Cosatu delegates at Johannesburg International Airport, South Africa, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2004. The Zimbabwe labour minister has threatened to kick the delegation out of the country the moment it arrives. Flag of Zimbabwe is seen at right. Numsa leaders come out in defence of Vavi's honour
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi. (Gallo) Our Coverage More Coverage Leaders of the National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (Numsa) have come out in... (photo: AP / Themba Hadebe) Mail Guardian South Africa
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Marines arrived in Hong Kong for a port visit. SIB to hold next investment forum in Hong Kong
Investment opportunities in the tourism and fisheries sectors will be the focus of the Seychelles Investment Board’s (SIB) next international forum which will take place... (photo: Public Domain / Slick-o-bot) Nation
Hong   Investment   Photos   Seychelles   Tourism   Wikipedia: Hong Kong
1/1/2012, New Year, Fireworks in KLCC, Malaysia. Cape Town Jazz Festival: Cape Town, South Africa, April 5-6, 2013
By DAN BILAWSKY, Dan Bilawsky Senior Contributor since 2010 Jazz fan, music educator and writer. Recent articles (568 total) Cape Town Jazz Festival: Cape Town, South... (photo: WN / Periasamy) All About Jazz
Cape   Festival   Jazz   Photos   Tourism   Wikipedia: List of jazz festivals
Forest and Vegetation along the Moa river  provides habitat for many species such as the endangered Pigmy Hippo. Dreams of Africa are alive in the Okavango Delta
MAUN, Botswana – If you’ve paid for an African safari, but you’re still not clear about the details, bad on you. Making the same mistake, I didn’t... (photo: WN / John Sahid) The News Tribune
Africa   Photos   Safari   Tourism   Wikipedia: Africa   Wildlife
Michel Djotodia, the rebel leader who declared himself president over the weekend after his soldiers seized the capital, meets with members of the government armed forces, in Bangui, Central African Republic, Thursday, March 28, 2013. Two months after a power-sharing deal, Djotodia's forces invaded the capital and he declared himself president of the impoverished, but mineral-rich nation for at least the next three years. Some of his colleagues from the Seleka rebel alliance are already saying they never intended for him to single-handedly lead the country after the ouster of longtime President Francois Bozize. Central African Republic council elects president
The Associated Press Posted: Saturday, April 13, 2013, 12:40 PM BANGUI, Central African Republic - Central African Republic rebel leader Michel Djotodia has been elected... (photo: AP / AP Photo) Philadelphia Daily News
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Young  chimpanzees play together. Human on the bottom, but all ape on top as scientists discover Australopithecus sediba
SHE walked with a knock-kneed gait, with a heel like a chimp but the upright posture of a human, and she may provide the most complete evidence yet of early man's closest... (photo: WN / John Sahid) The Australian
Animal   Photos   Research   Scientists   Wikipedia: Ape
Concern over Malawi’s decision on arbitration Concern over Malawi’s decision on arbitration
In this article Companies and organisations: Southern African Development Community LAST week, Malawi indicated that it wished to give up mediation of its dispute with... (photo: European Community / EC) Business Day
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Ghana President John Dramani Mahama, center, waves to supporters during a rally celebrating his victory in Friday's presidential elections, in Accra, Ghana, Monday, Dec. 10, 2010. Ghana's opposition met on Monday to discuss whether to accept the results of the recent presidential election, which handed victory to incumbent President John Dramani Mahama. Ex Gratia: Prez Mahama And His Ministers Not Paid
Government says contrary to speculations by some media houses that officials of the previous NDC administration had received ex gratia, the president John Mahama,... (photo: AP / Gabriela Barnuevo) Peace FM Online
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Former South African President Nelson Mandela, reacts as he leaves the launch of a Walter and Albertina Sisulu exhibition, called, 'Parenting a Nation', at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, March 12, 2008. Nelson Mandela discharged from the hospital
0 From the Associated Press AP April 6, 2013, 9:36 a.m. Former President Nelson Mandela was discharged from a hospital on Saturday following treatment for pneumonia, the... (photo: AP / Themba Hadebe) The Los Angeles Times
Nelson Mandela   Photos   Pneumonia   South Africa   Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela
File -  Nelson Mandela (left), President of South Africa, enters General Assembly Hall to address its fifty - third session. At his side is United Nations Chief of Protocol, Nadia Younes, 21 September, 1998. After Mandela what will happen to South Africa?
"All hell will break loose," said the voice on the radio. It was a call-in show - on a topic that is on many minds here these days: the fate of a 94-year-old... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider) BBC News
Human Rights   Photos   Politics   S Africa   Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela
Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe Southern Africa Zimbabwe asks SA for tourism bailout
The UN tourism summit will take place at Victoria Falls but Zimbabwe is said to be battling to find a way to pay for it. (Mackson Wasamunu/AFP) Our Coverage More Coverage... (photo: Creative Commons / Flip666) Mail Guardian South Africa
Falls   Photos   Tourism   UN   Wikipedia: Zimbabwe   Zimbabwe
Russia eyes Africa to boost arms sales Russia eyes Africa to boost arms sales
Moscow's two main exports are natural resources and weapons. Africa has plenty of former and plenty of demand for latter More than 1,200 rusted Kalashnikovs and machine... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine) The Guardian
Africa   Arms   Photos   Russia   Wikipedia: Mines and Works Act
Soldiers from South Africa forming part of the military personnel of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) attend a funeral service . South African military to withdraw troops in CAR
Isotope seized in Georgia too small for dirty bomb 8 minutes ago Iran, 6 powers meet Thursday for nuclear talks 8 minutes ago South African military... (photo: UN / Stuart Price ) The Tribune San Luis Obispo
Central African Republic   Military   Photos   South Africa   Wikipedia: Central African Republic conflict (2012–present)
DRC rebels in Rwanda moved DRC rebels in Rwanda moved
Kigali - Rwanda has moved hundreds of Congolese rebels who took refuge in the country to a camp further from its border, a senior government official told AFP on Tuesday.... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) News24
Kigali   Photos   Rebels   Rwanda   Wikipedia: Rwanda
Jacob G. Zuma, President of South Africa South Africa's Zuma rejects criticism of Central African mission
PRETORIA (Reuters) - South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday defended his decision to send troops to Central African Republic, saying 13 soldiers killed by rebels... (photo: World Economic Forum / Michael Wuertenberg) Baltimore Sun
Defense   Photos   Politics   SAfrica   Wikipedia: Jacob Zuma
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