Articles in the “africa” category
Posted last year, mid-February
Big-ish news out of Zim:
After months of violence, negotiation, pressure and reluctant compromise, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was sworn in on Wednesday as the prime minister of a government in which his nemesis, President Robert G. Mugabe, still dominates the repressive state security forces.
Posted last year, at the start of February
The announcement will see Z$1 trillion reduced to Z$1 (US$0.33).
Posted last year, at the end of January
After months of resisting, the MDC will join Zimbabwe’s ZANU-PF government.
Posted last year, at the end of January
Some statistics from the BBC and WHO
Posted last year, mid-January
A NY Times article on South African wine:
FORGIVE me if I’m excited, but I can’t help it. I want to tell you straight out that South Africa, of all places, is one of the greatest sources for moderately priced cabernet sauvignon on the planet today.
