Media organisations on Thursday asked the Hefer Commission to withdraw a subpoena against the journalist who was a source of the allegation that Director of Public Prosecutions Bulelani Ngcuka was an apartheid spy. Veteran journalist Raymond Louw told the commission that forcing former Sunday Times journalist, Ranjeni Munusamy, to testify would endanger 13 years of negotiations between media organisations, the department of justice and the South African Law Reform Commission about the remova...read more

The Campaign for Female Education (CAMP FED), has spent over 400,000 pounds sterling on projects undertaken in the Northern region, supporting over 6000 female students at the various senior secondary schools and another 500 females in vocational and micro projects.

The Eduardo dos Santos Foundation (FESA) handed over on Wednesday to Uije provincial government about four tonnes of various medicines and other first aid items.

To replace a staff member on leave of absence, IDEA seeks a temporary Project Manager to contribute to the general development of its activities in Africa, with specific reference to the West Africa region. (S)he will be located primarily in West Africa, reporting to the Head of the Africa Team based in Pretoria. (S)he will work in cooperation with the other members of the Africa Team and with IDEA's staff at HQ in Stockholm.

PATH Kenya (Program for Appropriate Technology in Health) is seeking to fill a Program Officer position to fill a minimum of a one-year position based in Asmara, Eritrea with 30% travel within Eritrea. The Program Officer will be involved in a variety of HIV and AIDS interventions and responsible for the development of a range of communication media including interpersonal, print, mass and folk media.

This article discusses the commonly stated belief that teachers in Africa are among the groups most affected by HIV/AIDS and that their death rate is disproportionately high compared with the populations as a whole. Reasons given for this include the relative youth of teachers and the high number of women in the profession, since young people and women show higher prevalence as groups than others.

The Chris Hani Institute (CHI) is looking for a Project Coordinator to be based at its Head Office in Johannesburg. The CHI is an independent NGO set up through a joint initiative of COSATU and the SACP. The CHI was launched on 15 April 2003 as part of the Chris Hani 10th Anniversary Commemorations.

Save the Children UK is looking for an experienced, innovative and supportive person to play a key role in our Angolan programme. As Deputy Programme Director you will be responsible for supporting the management and development of the health and social welfare and policy development programmes; human resources and logistics.

Last week's report by the global corruption watchdog Transparency International, in which most African countries feature in the bottom half of the table, has generated widespread comment across the continent. The publication of the report coincided, poignantly, with the opening in Nigeria of an unprecedented public hearing into corruption allegations against two senators launched by Federal Capital Territory Minister Nasir el-Rufai.

During the 1990s more than half a million Kenyans were internally displaced because of violence along inter-ethnic lines largely instigated by the ruling KANU (Kenya African National Union) in response to the introduction of multi-party democracy. The new government, which is a coalition of former opposition parties, has embarked on an ambitious programme to eliminate corruption and enhance peace and reconciliation efforts. Despite the change in the political climate, few of the reported 35...read more

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