South Africa needs major economic policy changes to overcome entrenched inequality and persistent poverty, according to its new National Human Development Report launched in Johannesburg, as the country celebrates a decade of democratic freedom following the end of apartheid rule. The report - The Challenge of Sustainable Development in South Africa: Unlocking People's Creativity - is the most comprehensive assessment of the country's sustainable development challenges. The task of changing South African society does not rest with the Government alone, says the report; the private sector and civil society have key roles to play. The country has the resources to reverse inequalities but needs leadership to adopt new polices to do so, it adds.

Tanzania's main university has re-admitted most of the more than 3 000 undergraduate students who were suspended for rioting two weeks ago, a senior Dar es Salaam University official has said in a statement. "Classes have resumed and all students have been screened to determine their role in the demonstration on April 20 and those who have not been re-admitted appear to have played a bigger role in planning and staging the riots," acting chief academic officer JS Mshana said in the statement, issued on Monday night.

Government and social welfare NGOs are seeking ways to offset a pending education crisis for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) after school heads resolved this week to bar those unable to pay fees. Education Minister Constance Simelane ordered school principals to admit OVC in January, and promised to provide for the orphans' fees. The directive was controversial, with some education authorities and media pundits doubting government's ability to find and expeditiously release funding for fees as well as other needs, like uniforms and textbooks.