South Africa: Social relief fund to be launched

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Jun 05, 2003

The department of social development is expected to submit the draft Social Relief Fund bill to cabinet at the end of the month. The Bill seeks to consolidate five existing relief funds into one centrally managed fund, to be known as the Social Relief Fund. The Social Relief Fund will act through a board which will be the accounting authority thereof. It will consist of 11 members appointed by the Minister of Social Development - and is envisaged to provide social relief to asylum seekers ...read more

South Africa

morocco: Jailed newspaper editor's condition worsens

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Jun 05, 2003

Reporters sans frontières (RSF) has voiced its mounting concern over the worsening condition of jailed newspaper editor Ali Lmrabet, the organisation's correspondent in Morocco, who was rushed from his prison cell to hospital on 26 May 2003. Lmrabet has been on hunger strike since 6 May and is now refusing even water. His lawyers yesterday described his state of health as "worrying." Lmrabet began serving a four-year prison sentence for "insulting the king" on 21 May.

Morocco

south africa: Child Rights in South Africa - Has Government “Dropped The Baby”?

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Jun 05, 2003

A child rights culture and programme should reflect the administrative implications of the Constitution, notably Section 28 (2) which states that: “A child's best interests are of paramount importance in every matter concerning the child." The imperative is that the state has to “get behind” parents and communities in whatever way enhances the child and ensures its overall development. The state is on shaky constitutional and developmental grounds with regard to both children and poverty. The...read more

South Africa

kenya: Project Manager - oxfam

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Jun 05, 2003

Oxfam plans to implement a Cash for Work programme in the Northern part of Turkana. Nineteen villages will participate in the programme, producing a range of projects that are beneficial to the whole community, as a secondary output. As part of the mitigation programme, it is also essential that key water points are also repaired, and infrastructure is put in place to ensure sustainability.

Kenya

uganda: deputy director - International Rescue Committee

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Jun 05, 2003

The Deputy CD will report to the Country Director and be responsible for the management of IRC field offices and Kampala-based program staff. The Deputy CD will delegate daily field office operations to the IRC Field Managers' administrative, financial, and logistics' and concentrate on improving program quality and reporting, increasing representation to district and national government, increasing representation to peer NGOs and donors, and increasing IRC and implementing partner staff trai...read more

Uganda

mozambique: keeping children in school

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Jun 05, 2003

Maria Dosiole Qalquer is in her 60s. Her daughter died of AIDS in 1995 and a month later, Maria’s son-in-law died too. In part Maria survives on the income she makes by breeding from the goats she received as part of HelpAge International’s support scheme. Living Together is a community-based programme in Tete province, Mozambique that supports the rising numbers of older people who are bringing up orphans. It helps them to make ends meet and send the children to school. HelpAge Internat...read more

Mozambique

ANGOLA: Levels of vulnerability remain highest in the world

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Jun 05, 2003

Conditions had stabilised in virtually all areas of Angola where humanitarian agencies had sustained access but overall, levels of vulnerability remained some of the highest in the world, the mid-term review of the 2003 Consolidated Inter-agency Appeal (CAP) for Angola said.

Angola

south africa: Govt rejects oil deal report

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Jun 05, 2003

The government has rejected the Mail & Guardian report implicating it in an irregular oil deal with Nigeria, saying the allegations are "ridiculous as they are devoid of any truth". "There is nothing sinister about the deal because it was done as part of building bilateral economic relations between South Africa and Nigeria," the Government Communication and Information Systems (GCIS) said on Saturday.

South Africa

senegal: Researchers Turn to Schools to Protect Rare Plants

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Jun 05, 2003

Frustrated by years of fruitless campaigns, researchers are now turning to the last line of defence: schools - to protect Senegal's endangered medicinal plants. ''We must create botanical gardens, which include endangered plants, on school grounds,'' says Sidi Diallo, a teacher at Mbour secondary school.

Senegal

Nigeria: EU Plans N6.2 Bn Projects for Niger Delta

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May 29, 2003

The European Commission (EC) said it has initiated new Micro Project Programmes in the six states of the Niger Delta region worth 42 million euros (about N6.2 billion).The states covered by the programme are Abia, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Edo, Imo and Ondo. The project is aimed at improving the living standards of the impoverished settlements in the Niger Delta region.

Nigeria

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