OPPOSITION parties yesterday pressed President Jacob Zuma to declare his financial interests to promote transparency in government - particularly in light of calls by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) for lifestyle audits of politicians and ministers.
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South Africa: Zuma Under Pressure On Interests
The House of Representatives ad-hoc Committee on the review of the constitution will submit its report this week.
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Nigeria: Constitution Review - Reps to Submit Report This Week
Over 200 people, mostly women and children, were murdered in the early hours of yesterday following attacks on Dogo-Na-Hawa, Ratsat and Jeji villages in Foron district, Jos South Local Government Area, Plateau State.
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Nigeria: Jonathan Places Troops on Alert After 200 Killed in Jos
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Nigeria: IMF Boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn to Visit Africa
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has insisted that Zimbabwe’s unity government needs to make more progress before targeted sanctions against the Mugabe regime are lifted, resisting pressure from South African President Jacob Zuma.
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Zimbabwe: UK Resists Zuma’s Pressure on Sanctions
The following is full text of the speech by South Africa President Jacob Zuma to British Members of Parliament on his trip to the United Kingdom.
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South Africa: Keynote Address by His Excellency Jacob Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa, to British Parliamentarians, Palace of Westminster, London
As Burundi approaches elections designed to cap the country’s democratic transition after years of civil conflict, there is growing concern about worsening security and limits to political freedom.
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Burundi: Tensions High in Run-Up to Elections
Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, is seeking White House support for his proposals on terrorism suspects.
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Senator Proposes Deal on Handling of Detainees
According to the third biannual Mining Survey by Landelahni Business Leaders, when the world begins to climb out of recession South African mining production could be left behind.
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South Africa: Mining Survey Warns of Skills Shortage