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Mugabe, Tsvangirai in Talks Climbdown

12.07.2008 18:25    allafrica.com
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe and opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai have made a dramatic climb-down from their intransigent positions in inter-party talks under mounting pressure from South African president Thabo Mbeki, it has emerged.


Why Mugabe is Talking Despite His Defiance

12.07.2008 18:25    allafrica.com
AFTER recently storming back to power in a discredited one-man election, President Robert Mugabe is finding out that things are harder than he thought. He has suddenly become amenable to talks.

MDC Complains of Police 'Crackdown'

12.07.2008 18:25    allafrica.com
THE Movement for Democratic Change has accused the police of launching a "massive crackdown" that has seen over 1 500 activists including MPs and parliamentary candidates either arrested for inciting political violence or in hiding fearing for their lives.

Legitimacy Crisis Haunts Mugabe

12.07.2008 18:25    allafrica.com
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe is battling for political legitimacy after most Sadc African countries and the wider international community did not endorse his presidency after winning the June 27 run-off.


Only Africa Can Make Mugabe See Sense

12.07.2008 18:25    allafrica.com
There has been a lot of opprobrium directed at African leaders for lacking the political will to check if not end the tragic lives of Zimbabweans due to the misrule of the aged ex- freedom fighter, President Robert Mugabe. However

ANC Pressures Zanu-PF On Talks

12.07.2008 18:25    allafrica.com (2)
SOUTH Africa's African National Congress (ANC) this week intensified efforts to push President Robert Mugabe to discuss a negotiated political settlement of the Zimbabwean crisis with opposition MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai.

President Sirleaf Meets Mandela - Speaks of His Execeptional Courage

12.07.2008 18:25    allafrica.com
On the second day of a visit to South Africa as guest of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was Friday guest of Former South African President Nelson Mandela and his wife, Michel, ahead of Saturday's Mandela

Spescom Has New Voice Data Device

12.07.2008 12:35    allafrica.com
COMMUNICATIONS technology company Spescom is so proud of its latest invention that it posted an announcement to the stock exchange this week hailing it as a "new frontier" in voice recording technology.

South Africa: Massmart Benefits From 53-Week Year

12.07.2008 12:35    allafrica.com
MASS retailer Massmart, home to Makro, Game and Builders Warehouse, said yesterday sales in the 12 months to June had grown to R89,8bn, bolstered by an extra week in the year.

Namibia: Row Over Rössing's Pension Surplus Continues

12.07.2008 12:35    allafrica.com
There is no solution in sight in the impasse between Rio Tinto's Rössing Uranium and former employees over a surplus in the company's pension fund, the Economist reveals this week. Hundreds of former workers of Rössing Uranium have since last

Namibia: More Benefits for Accident Victims Under New Act

12.07.2008 12:35    allafrica.com
Seriously injured accident victims may now receive up to N$1.5 million in compensation from the Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund under the recently legislated Act.

Marketing With Emails

12.07.2008 10:15    dersalsites.com
Email marketing is one of the best forms of direct marketing, which is done via the Internet. Emails are sent to potential customers, to boost the business and to gain the trust of the readers by disclosing relevant information and

No Consensus in Security Council On Sanctions

12.07.2008 01:01    allafrica.com (2)
In the Security Council today, China and Russia vetoed a draft resolution that would have imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe, including a travel ban and assets freeze on President Robert Mugabe and 12 other individuals.

Statement by Ambassador Dumisani Kumalo on Security Council Zimbabwe Vote

12.07.2008 01:01    allafrica.com (2)
A statement to the Security Council by South Africa's permanent representative at the United Nations in New York, Ambassador Dumisani Kumalo.

Russia, China Veto UN Sanctions on Mugabe

12.07.2008 01:01    allafrica.com (2)
Russia and China vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Friday which would have imposed an arms embargo against Zimbabwe and financial and travel sanctions on President Robert Mugabe and other key leaders of the country's ruling party.

Small States Seek to Benefit From Offshore Resources

12.07.2008 01:01    allafrica.com
Mauritius and the Seychelles are cooperating to make a joint submission to the United Nations in order to secure additional areas of continental shelf.

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