Malawi is, alongside Brazil, a world leader in low-cost childhood cancer treatment in developing countries, according to a recent study. The Southern African country was commended by the University of Sydney School of Public Health and The George Institute, who co-authored the study.
Zambian prisoners: No ARVs
Zambia’s HIV-positive prisoners are reportedly being denied access to life-prolonging drugs and a balanced diet. Convicted prisoner, George Mwanza, told the country’s High Court that authorities were violating his human rights and those of other HIV-positive inmates by failing to provide them with adequate care, in a case said to be the first of its kind in the country.
Frelimo, Renamo talk
Mozambique’s government on Monday held talks with restive former rebels movement, Renamo, over a list of grievances the former fighters say they have accumulated since signing a peace deal with the ruling party twenty years ago.
“Dream Centres” give hope
Mozambique’s “Dream Centres”, run by Italian NGO the Sant’Egidio Community, have brought new hope, with nearly all HIV-positive pregnant women treated there giving birth to babies who are not infected by the virus. Sant’Egidio has run the programme for the past decade and says during that time around 10,000 healthy babies have been born free of the virus.
Graft affects Bots
Corruption, economic crime, mismanagement, concealment, non-accountability, and unethical practices in governance now threaten to derail Botswana’s economic growth. Media reports say such issues dominate space in the private mass media as well as social media such as Facebook and Twitter. Recently Assistant Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Vincent Seretse, was brought before a village Chief Magistrate on charges of corruption and abuse of office.
Rob the king, pay the poor
The International Monetary Fund said this week that Swaziland should spend less on King Mswati III and his family and give the money to projects that help the poor.
Zuma soars
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma looks set to retain his position as leader of the ruling ANC party, after soaring to the top of the nominations table, against a pathetic showing by his only challenger and current deputy – Kgalema Motlanthe. But there has been no agreement on who should be his deputy – Motlanthe or billionaire businessman, Cyril Ramaphosa.
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