MRB
Southern Africa Monthly
Regional Bulletin
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MRB index
Vol. 8/ 1999
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- Angola
- 0199:
- Unita finds new outlets
in war of diamonds and oil
- Warning on increased
inflation
- 0299:
- Central Africa grouping
joined
- Emergency announced as
president takes over control
- 0399:
- Military experts predict
Unita will have to upper hand
- SA involved in illicit
mining
- 0499:
- Budget gives priority
to defence
- China gives $600,000
- Zimbabwean, Namibian
troops to fight against Unita
- 0599:
- Criticism for land-mine
use
- Government promises major
economic reform package by September
- Kosovo may divert aid
from crisis
- Moscow seeks downed pilots
- 0699:
- Aid promises fail to
materialise
- Envoy recommends tightening
of anti-Unita sanctions
- Oil shipments to Brazil
to resume
- Portuguese discuss debt,
diamonds
- Prices rising at over
40 per cent
- Telecomms expand
- 0799:
- $50m needed to restore
water projects
- Diamond find near Kuito
- Humanitarian crisis meets
UN mission
- Oil exploration leads
- SADC summit prepares
yet another hard line on Unita
- 0899:
- Government to create
aid corridors
- Oil price hike boosts
budget
- 0999:
- IMF forecasts early aid
start
- Verbal commitments, but
no funding for UN sanctions body
- 1099:
- Contract to train government
force
- De Beers stops Angolan
diamond buying
- IMF postpones further
talks as government confidence rises
- 1199:
- Diamond club agrees to
ban
- Endgame for Unita predicted
again as UK joins Luanda's drive to isolate Savimbi
- EU deal as fish stocks
drop
- Germany puts forward
debt plan
- More refugees flee over
borders
- SA's soft line puts it
out on a limb
- Tensions with Togo over
kidnap claim
- 1299:
- Revamped Su-22s bought
in E.Europe
- Civil society team press
oil issue
- Murky oil dealings of
ultra-wealthy Luanda elite are exposed
- Botswana
- 0299:
- Namibians granted asylum
- Optimism that ivory ban
will go
- Rising inflation brings
bank rate raise
- 0499:
- Deficit looms after diamond
loss
- Ivory sold from stockpile
- 0699:
- Copper mine faces a bleak
future
- 0899:
- Mauritius, India pledge
investment
- Military meet at critical
time in Windhoek
- Parliament dissolved
ahead of elections
- 1099:
- AIDS, drought and poverty
challenge ruling party after poll
- Rail line under pressure
from Zimbabwe
- Water scheme delayed
- 1199:
- IMF warns on diversification,
credit and spending
- Congo DR
- 0299:
- Civil society has peace
plan
- Cobalt surges to boost
Gecamines, ZCCM
- Kabila reorganises central
bank
- Restrictions for gold,
diamond areas
- 0399:
- Economy deteriorates
amid gloom over war
- Gecamines assets seized
in SA
- Opposition leader forms
new party
- 0499:
- Decline in diamond market
- Rebels upbeat about advances
- 0599:
- Interahamwe disarmament
key to settlement - Ajello
- 0699:
- More talks about talks
as both sides reach military impasse
- 0799:
- Peace force logistics
are major hurdle as ceasefire deal is signed
- 0899:
- Desperate Kabila is obliged
to seek Mbeki's help
- 0999:
- Gecamines misses out
on cobalt's soaring world prices
- UN role is played down
even before peace process begins
- 1099:
- Concern over drop in
diamond production
- 1199:
- Ceasefire is void, say
rebel groups
- Fighting intensifies
as Mugabe considers his military options
- First Hague hearings
- Iran denies selling Scuds
to Kabila
- Prisoner of war agreement
- 1299:
- Offshore bank offers
to finances projects in rebel territory
- International
- 0199:
- EU funds fisheries monitoring,
control and surveillance
- French business committee
for SA
- Russia plans business
group
- UK ruling opens way for
actions
- 0299:
- Fisheries issues casts
long shadow over EU trade pact
- Foreign sentiment stays
negative as SA stresses 'sound' economy
- Highest level Chinese
visit to SA
- 0399:
- Last-ditch hard-sell
by protagonists of EU pact
- SA's naval orders run
into German storm
- US-SA anti-crime group
launched
- 0499:
- Buthelezi scores in Brussels
- De Beers reports on campaign
to mop up production
- Free trade deal makes
no opening for EU fishing vessels
- SA condemns Nato strikes
- 0599:
- Mandela treads carefully
in Kosovo minefield
- 0699:
- Milosevic's son said
to transfer funds to SA
- SA set to reap benefits
of Libyan mediation
- 0899:
- Iraqi officials in talks
on SA projects
- 1199:
- Kuwait and SA move to
military pact
- Pentagon centre for strategic
studies
- SA is prime user of WTO's
anti-dumping measures
- SA resumes gold coin
exports to US
- SA, China keen to expand
bilateral ties
- 1299:
- EU and ACP countries
fail to agree
- Marginalised African
states relieved at failure of Seattle WTO
- New US policy will seek
to stabilise the region
- SA and Malaysia in military
deal
- Swiss clear intelligence
service
- US sells more goods to
Africa, its energy imports cost less
- Lesotho
- 0199:
- Looted businesses fail
to get insurance pay-out
- 0299:
- First hydro power station
- 0399:
- Land claim raises its
head again
- 0499:
- Talks on 'crucial' water
treaty
- 0599:
- Nerves continue as troops
leave
- 0699:
- EU funds major roads
programme
- Training begins to rebuild
army
- 0799:
- Highlands project yields
jobs
- Massive cereal shortfall
- Parliament passes R2bn
budget
- 0899:
- Highlands authority chief
charged
- Petrol, diesel prices
increased
- 1099:
- Food relief programme
launched
- 1199:
- Compensation for SADF
raids
- Delay in polls ahead
- Malawi
- 0199:
- Electoral body broke
ahead of polls
- Food aid
- Minister sacked ahead
of probe
- Tentative backing by
IMF for debt relief
- 0399:
- Privatisation drive drags
- Rumours fly as parties
gear up for May 18 election contest
- 0499:
- Norway gives additional
funds for poll
- 0599:
- Central bank allays fears
of economic slump
- Good maize crop forecast
- 0699:
- New government has to
grapple with economic concerns
- 0799:
- Concern over ineffectual
fight against growing corruption
- Violence and price hikes
follow election
- Y353m grant from Japan
- 0899:
- Illegal cross-border
trade costs millions in forex
- Journalists form environment
body
- New legislation to curb
child labour
- 0999:
- EU warns of 'explosive'
situation
- Structural adjustment
- privatisation under scrutiny in new sober mood
- 1099:
- Consortium to operate
rail system
- Deficit may delay ambitious
$20m national energy programme
- 1199:
- EU gives support to ease
Aids crisis
- National radio targets
marginalised communities
- 1299:
- Doubts about credibility
of official inflation target
- New look taken at old
export crop
- Mozambique
- 0199:
- Chissano hurt by aides'
shady business deals
- Finns expand de-mining
project
- Parliament approves budget
aiming at 8% growth
- UNDP disputes World Bank
estimates
- 0299:
- Portugal reschedules
part of debt
- Portuguese investors
create 7,500 jobs
- 0399:
- Another cashew factory
to close
- Arbitration over electricity
dispute
- Arms purchases tied to
Russia?
- Chissano in anti- corruption
talks
- Major flooding adds point
to debt relief
- McBride's car stripped
- Sugar industry competitive
soon
- Wenela plans to reopen
recruitment offices
- 0499:
- EDM satisfied with performance
- General elections may
be delayed
- Government postpones
VAT
- Premier defends nationalisation
- 0599:
- Stock exchange to open
soon
- Airline has third year
of profit
- Australia will boost
agriculture
- Blanchard enterprises
to invest $1.5 million in tourist scheme
- Denationalisation bill
defeated
- Elections may still be
held this year
- French firm heads water
consortium for cities
- HCB wants arbitration
on dispute
- IMF puts pressure on
cashew industry
- Increased sugar production
- Ireland pulls its aid
to Inhambane project