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15/05/2012

African press review 15 May 2012

South Africa's Home Affairs Minister, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, is once again pitching got the AU's top job.

28/02/2012

African press review 28 February 2012

Newspapers across Africa are covering Senegal’s presidential election.

09/01/2012

African press review 9 January 2012

South Africa's ANC party's celebrations of its 100th birthday, the power of Zanu PF in Zimbabwe and political turbulence in Nigeria are all leading topics in Monday's African ...

02/01/2012

African press review 2 January 2012

Trouble ahead for South Africa's green paper on land reform, opposition parties in Uganda complain of government intimidation and the knock-on effect of the eurozone crisis on Rwanda's economy are ...

08/08/2011 - World economy

European markets volatile after Asian falls

European stock markets were volatile Monday after big falls in Asia.

06/07/2011 - South Africa - report

Engineering bosses accuse strikers of plotting violence

The South African steel and engineering bosses’ organisation has advised businesses likely to be targeted by some of the more than 100,000 striking workers to report any violence or ...

05/07/2011 - Indonesia

Thousands strike for better pay at Freeport mine in Papua

More than 7,000 workers from the massive gold and copper mine owned by US company

04/07/2011 - India

Massive treasure trove discovered in Hindu temple

Armed commandoes have cordoned off a medieval Hindu temple in south India on Monday after gold coins and precious stones worth billions of euros were found in its vaults.

07/06/2011 - Peru

Stocks tumble as Ollanta Humala becomes Peru's president

Peru’s stock market fell a record 12.5 per cent Monday as it became clear that left-wing nationalist Ollanta Humala had won the presidential run-off this weekend.

25/05/2011 - Tanzania

Tanzanian police confirm MPs' arrest at mine clash funeral

Tanzanian police said Wednesday they had arrested two MPs from the main opposition party, Chadema, while they attended the funeral of villagers killed in clashes at a gold mine.

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