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Vol. 9 1994
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Vol. 9/01 7 January 1994
angola: little enthusiasm seen as peace talks reopen in lusaka
angola: unita shells raise questions on strategy
international: iran reopens links with sa
lesotho: fears that diplomatic break with taiwan will endanger
business links
malawi: opposition's border claims rebutted in dar es salaam
malawi: young pioneers 'flee to renamo bases in mozambique'
sa: 'new murder trial for gqozo after election'
sa: 50% surge in moves out of sa
sa: adelaide tambo may be london ambassador
sa: alexandra, on brink of peace breakthrough, plunged into violence
sa: azapo region seeks boycott
sa: bop detains anc figures
sa: buthelezi holds out of next deadline - January 24
sa: citizen force and commando pay increased
sa: crucial battle for natal lists
sa: delay till april for acceptance of gatt deal
sa: key question is where the floating voters will find a home
sa: local government summit
sa: lp header hendrickse decides to stay on
sa: luanda appears determined to press war reparations claims
on anc government
sa: pub killings turned to account in battle on tec powers to
send in police
sa: radio pretoria helps mobilise right wingers
sa: sexwale elected
sa: speed-up on deployment of peace-keeping force despite doubts
sa: two thirds want new 'workers party'
zambia: foreign minister mwaanga resigns over drug allegations
zimbabwe: bar on aids 'cure' claims
zimbabwe: drought induced imports register massive trade deficit
Vol. 9/02 - 14 January 1994
angola: coffee becomes second source of finance for rebels
angola: talks focus on police role while fighting intensifies
international: china-lesotho links
international: opic announces business mission to sa in February
mozambique: wildlife park on sa border comes step closer
sa: amidst inkatha bluster sa police quietly sent into kwazulu
trouble-spots
sa: banks refuse east rand township home loans
sa: conciliatory path adopted as anc gives zuma narrow win for
natal premier
sa: furore likely when radical anc economic manifesto published
sa: gqozo, under pressure from military chiefs, says ciskei will
join tec
sa: hidden motives seen behind police clamp-down on pac
sa: high risks seen in sa
sa: pwv next to natal in death toll
sa: sacp veteran mhlaba selected for eastern cape premiership
sa: shooting incident turned against anc-linked armed groups
sa: transkei calls for tec to pursue sun city chief
zaire: uncertain future for mobutu's prime minister
zambia: chiluba sacks whistle-blower ministers
zimbabwe: ifc investment
zimbabwe: political leaders seek to undercut development of ethnic
split
Vol. 9/03 21 January 1994
sa: likelihood of anc landslide bring new opposition strategies
sa: neglected rural areas not part of anc landslide
sa: frustrated right-wingers move closer to action
sa: crunch deadline approaches for freedom alliance
sa: no ciskei indemnity
sa: all killings to be probed
sa: little chance that pac's call for end to armed attacks will
be heeded
sa: health programme drafted
sa: root and branch changes ahead in anc's new education plan
sa: un and other observers will number 5,000
sa: inkatha denials on payments for king's rally fail to stick
sa: ciskei delays entry to tec
international: france to aid peace-keepers
sa: electoral commission and tec add to pressure on bop to join
elections
sa: sadf to replace isu in violent east rand townships
sa: namibia: preparations intensify for hand-over of walvis bay
namibia: civil servants dismissaled for misconduct
zaire: catholic church under pressure after archbishop sides
with mobutu
zaire: sa diamond cutting works mooted
zambia: 'coup' warning
mozambique: renamo warns on government delays in demobbing
angola: economic package aims at fixing currency rate
lesotho: sa warns against opposition coup-makers as fighting
breaks out in army
Vol. 9/04 28 January 1994
angola: fresh ethnic separatist noises from bakongo
angola: luanda backs away from economic reforms
sa: 'activist records' brought sacp members onto list
sa: anc publishes candidates list
sa: homeless take over land
sa: inkatha moderates gloomy on chances of fighting election
sa: new election dates will be imprinted by voter education
sa: pac discusses amnesty with government
sa: protest from anc members against moderate leadership
sa: pta chief resigns from udf
sa: radical afrikaans weekly bites the dust
sa: radio stations focus afrikaner right-wing autonomy demands
sa: regional breakthrough as sa is invited to help lesotho mutiny
task-force
sa: role of police isu tops agenda in talks on new peace-keeping
regime
sa: row looms with artists as anc prepares to maintain 'white-oriented'
groups
sa: sanco will urge residents to join community police
sa: venda leader, link between sadf and mk, gets top peace-keeping
post
zambia: budget prepared on failing record after high hopes
zimbabwe: probe ordered into companies' diamond racket
Vol. 9/05 4 February 1994
angola: chissano and dos santos seek cure to mutual ailments
of war
international: 'no evidence of third force'
international: canadian trade could double
international: senior pentagon team visits to prepare closer
ties
lesotho: mutineers lay down arms after commonwealth team brokers
peace
malawi: uk agrees partial and conditional funding
mozambique: funds agreed for renamo and demobbed troops
namibia: lubowski inquest date set
namibia: no luck with first oil well but exploration goes on
namibia: police sent in after caprivi riots over land
reg: sa arms sales to rwanda confirmed, but questions over payments
remain
sa: 'no' to toxic waste
sa: a third are 'poor'
sa: anc faces backlash from stalwarts overlooked on candidates
list
sa: anc seeks to placate mining houses
sa: attack motive unclear as gwala escapes in shooting incident
sa: azapo to continue its war - and fight election
sa: doors stay open to buthelezi after hardliners win in inkatha
meeting
sa: inkatha official submits documents to tec
sa: new dates again for election
sa: new peace plan goes into operation on east rand with sadf
replacing police
sa: pac's transkei branches in rebellion over armed struggle
decision
sa: preparations begin for setting up new provinces
sa: protests against venda leader chosen as peace chief
sa: tec pulls rug from under gqozo
sa: top generals' warning to de klerk may hide double agenda
zaire: mobutu sacks bank chief
zambia: truckers buy in zimbabwe
zimbabwe: major diamond find near botswana border
zimbabwe: shifting economic power discussed
Vol. 9/06 11 February 1994
angola: fresh fighting theatens advance in lusaka talks
malawi: kwacha floats free in dramatic move to boost export earnings
mozambique: renamo allegation
reg: nigerian sees regional role for sadf
sa: amnesty hits at security forces' role
sa: bop military prepared to use force against anc electioneering
sa: ciskei hit-list published
sa: constitutional problems on reintegration of ciskei
sa: fears for election in natal without inkatha support
sa: feud grows in natal anc branch
sa: kzp chief appears before tec, denies hit-squad involvement
sa: police responsible for sisulu shoot-out deaths
sa: popcru finally wins union rights in police
sa: repressive laws stay on books in preparation for clampdown
on right
sa: senior london policeman in monitor group
sa: senior officer changes story in goniwe inquest
sa: tec prepares to discipline peacekeepers after riotous assembly
sa: zulu king shows hand in demand 'tantamount to independence'
swaziland: leaders reopen issue of return of kangwane homeland
zambia: chiluba launches corruption damage-limitation exercise
in europe
zambia: new corruption allegations
zimbabwe: free sa agents to be freed
zimbabwe: ilo sets out measures to relieve poverty
zimbabwe: pressure mounts on reform package
Vol. 9/07 18 February 1994
angola: flec summit planned
angola: israeli aid?
international: canadian firms score
international: reebok returns to sa
mozambique: un accused of arms deals with frelimo
malawi: chakuamba set to take on presidential mantel of ailing
banda
mozambique: renamo neck and neck with frelimo after sharp rise
registered in polls
mozambique: repatriation of refugees postponed because of rain
and landmines
nam: lubowski inquest may lie behind extradition treaty deadlock
namibia: inquiry into alleged misuse of drought relief
sa: anc appeals for funds for radio slots
sa: anc concessions weaken cohesion of right, but inkatha remains
outside
sa: blow to hopes for early integration of rural local councils
sa: bop leaders show fresh willingness to talk as homeland anxiety
grows
sa: ciskei's webb for tec
sa: electoral tribunals to be set up soon
sa: finrand abolition hint
sa: fresh showdown looms in culture wars with anc's arts supremo
sa: inquiry proposed into sa's future n-power needs
sa: more reassurance by anc on issues of foreign investment and
minerals policy
sa: natal churches call for international peace-keepers
sa: ngubane keeps second job
sa: parallels spotted in angola
sa: platinum prices rise amidst concern over stability
sa: pondo king sees possibilities for restoration
sa: question marks over pac guerrilla chief's road death in tanzania
sa: world bank suspends township visits
zimbabwe: provincial elections exacervbate zanu differences
Vol 9/08 25 February 1994
angola: press muzzled by government and rebels says report
angola: sa right-wingers 'aiding unita in lusaka peace talks'
international: us stops toxic waste ship bound for thor chemicals
malawi: conference fails to address constitutional crisis of
banda's death
mozambique: sa firm is front-runner in bid to clear mines
namibia: riot on eve of hand-over of walvis bay
sa: anc sets out details of new concessions amid massacres in
natal
sa: canton strategy revealed as more afrikaner towns declare
udi
sa: ciskei denies formal pact as pac casts around for electoral
allies
sa: holomisa decides to remain transkei ruler - and anc candidate
sa: hopeful return to paying rents
sa: ideas awaited on flag
sa: kwazulu capital of ulundi tense as alleged anc supporters
flee
sa: lloyds adds risk clause for sa elections
sa: more anc activists arrested in bop after demonstration
sa: more details of 'third force' likely after elections
sa: mutiny by prison warders in ciskei ends
sa: nineteen parties registered
sa: no hope for natal poll say peace monitors
sa: right-wing war 'to start when parliament sits'
sa: tec takes over minister's radio licence functions
sa: two-thirds of army now black
zimbabwe: prospects for good harvest fade
zimbabwe: telecomms strike breaks long period of industrial peace
Vol. 9/09 4 March 1994
angola: 'new realism' seen in government plan for restructuring
economy
angola: aid agencies return to unita headquartersinternational:
more monitors arrive to boost contingents
international: us leads boost in foreign investment with $100m
fund
malawi: frelimo says it will use force to remove young pioneers
malawi: kenya's ruling party promises election help to mcp
mozambique: border may be re-electrified
mozambique: government begins unilateral demobilisation
mozambique: sa companies get aid to buy in mozambique
sa: anc takes gamble on 'impartial' international mediator to
break impasse
sa: bumper harvest may divert hardline farmers in avf's heartland
sa: confusion remains over azapo's role in election
sa: dp sets out its manifesto for 'social market'
sa: funding crisis looms as anc gets into election stride
sa: iec gets guarantee of free electioneering from each party
sa: names proposed for iba
sa: peace-keepers go on strike
sa: r23m to be spent on protecting police homes
sa: recalcitrant homelands will be forced to allow voting says
tec
sa: strikes spread in bop over pensions
zimbabwe: demonstrations legal after court case
Vol. 9/10 11 March 1994
international: black americans take place of whites leaving sa
international: israel visit only after peace
international: non-lethal technology on offer as un considers
sa mine vehicles for bosnia
international: visit soon from germany's finance minister
international: sa-russian business deal signed
malawi: banda teeters into view to boost morale of ruling party
reg: sa airways fills flights gaps in cameroon
sa: anc-ifp youth find harmony in joint congress
sa: buthelezi finds new delaying tactic over candidates
sa: buthelezi-mandela talks appear to open loopholes for voter
education
sa: chaos in bop opens way for split in right-wing as awb drives
for war
sa: generals seek to dispel view that afrikaner volksfront is
splitting
sa: gold and foreign reserves fall to r8.8bn after 'bullet' payment
sa: hospitals agree to voter education
sa: level of political killings is falling says hrc
sa: new figures given on black poverty levels
sa: np stands to gain 10% if right-wing continues boycott
sa: public servants share misgivings on future after reincorporation
sa: rising tide of attacks reported by monitors
zambia: car gang crosses borders
Vol. 9/11 18 March 1994
angola: hopes mount of peace deal
international: sa concentrates on gulf sales after earlier success
malawi: opposition bickering and banda's resilience open way
for ruling party
mozambique: cashew privatisation
right-wingers train over 1,000 inkatha volunteers in natal
sa: anc faces task of sacking homeland civil servants
sa: ciskei civil servants seek reassurance from gqozo
sa: critical ag report
sa: depleted right-wing threatens come-back in 200 small towns
sa: dissent over peace-keepers' inflated pay rates may spread
to sadf
sa: elections body seeks to adapt as rules broken
sa: gunmen kill three in homeland church attack
sa: hopes plummet for peaceful election in natal after attacks
on anc rally
sa: mopping up begins after mangope's downfall
sa: new 'interim' flag finally decided on
sa: pac lists candidates
sa: shoot-out with germans
sa: umlazi incident may become catalyst for tec
zambia: better tax collection
zambia: hardline gesture to convince donors
zimbabwe: internal crisis in forum party
zimbabwe: summit brings optimism on mozambique peace
zimbabwe: voter registration drive begins
Vol. 9/12 25 March 1994
angola: allegations of sa military aid flights to unita
angola: church takes issue with cabindans
angola: divergent views of peace process
malawi: donors cautious of government call for food aid
mozambique: renamo wants 20,000 ceiling on troops
namibia: deal with sa on walvis bay staff
reg: mozambique arms for inkatha fears
region: taiwan denies rhino threat
sa: airforce signs secret deal with israel
sa: arrested german is wanted arms specialist
sa: arrested german is wanted arms specialist
sa: business fears during election
sa: business voices fears over election disruption
sa: ciskei is reincoroporated as gqozo throws in towel
sa: ciskei reincorporated as gqozo throws in the towel
sa: first non-racial city list
sa: goldstone puts official seal on third force claims
sa: housing scheme go-ahead
sa: moratorium on landmine sales
sa: more signs of coloured swing to np
sa: new afrikaner radio takes to air
sa: np finds acclaim in coloured area
sa: opposing wings of afrikaner right prepare for poll and volkstaat
future
sa: pressure on credibility of buthelezi
sa: prisoners want vote and freedom
sa: prisoners want vote and freedom
sa: right wing radio goes on air ahead of new law
sa: showdown looms in natal between buthelezi and tec
sa: tec asked to act on sudan arms claim
sa: tec task force identifies hit-squad evidence from buthelezi's
office
zimbabwe: manicaland starvation threat
zimbabwe: minister defends take over of white farm
Vol. 9/13 8 April 1994
namibia: koevoet members seek to return from sa
namibia: official arrested on fraud allegations
reg: anc zimbabwe fund-raising
sa: 'apla' members arrested in transkei
sa: deal institutionises talking about volkstaat
sa: defiant police chiefs leave posts again
sa: denel seeks to placate scientists
sa: evacuation plan stories criticised
sa: final polls show np gains and anc not yet breaking two thirds
barrier
sa: goniwe verdict onlt after election
sa: guerrillas return to integration in new army
sa: half peace-keeping force needs re-training
sa: iec tribunals face long haul in natal
sa: moslems attack move as splittist
sa: mystery on johannesburg 'snipers' continues
sa: natal emergency lacks credibility as troops depend on police
sa: new anc economic draft pushes union role
sa: pressures grow on pension funds as homeland civil servants
panic.
sa: radio pretoria seeks to stay on air for six years more
sa: saaf calls up part-timers
sa: whites flee to 'escape town'
zimbabwe: leaflet airdrops to fight voter apathy
Vol. 9/14 15 April 1994
angola: 'prisoners dying in main jails'
angola: troops skirmish over diamonds
angola: unita says zambia's electoral system should be adopted
international: delhi prepares for worst in sa
malawi: foul play seen in elections process
mozambique: world bank agrees loans for rebuilding roads
sa: 'volkstaat' towns begin recruiting and preparing for breakdown
of order
sa: anc commits itself to joining sadc after election
sa: development bank must go says civics group
sa: far left begins to organise as sacp prepares for battle
sa: finrand buckles under impact of panic stories in white community
sa: magnate o'reilly organises $6m for voter education
sa: massive backlog in voter arrangements
sa: military's secret budget will help pay for reconstruction
plan
sa: mk says it will hand over arms caches to new force
sa: tec faces rolling public servants strikes
sa: tec gets elections broadcasters of financial hook
sa: top mk officers in new unified force 'were government agents'
sa: violence changing character as mediation collapses
sa: white emigration triples
swaziland: only ship missing at sea
tanzania: sa company invests
zimbabwe: mugabe agres to farms probe
zimbabwe: stock market plunges
Vol. 9/15 22 April 1994
angola: sa mercenaries' role described
lesotho: government paralysed by fear of army coup
mozambique: passenger rail links again
namibia: first private radio station
namibia: inquest hears of ccb involvement in lubowski's killing
region: 'rwandans sought sa arms'
sa: anc struggles uphill to prevent second wealthiest
sa: bomb blasts in right-wing strongholds as elections
sa: buthelezi 'was preparing to fight it out'
sa: buthelezi retains options despite collapse of his house
sa: debacle as peace-keepers move into east rand
sa: diary for election and change of government
sa: fresh killing leads to suspicion of 'third force'
sa: iec pulls out all stops to accommodate election
sa: largest contingent of mk will not return until after
sa: police brush aside questions on supply of guns
sa: police promotions and retirements mount
sa: pretoria capitulates on armscor extradition case
sa: urgent push to cover newly secure no-go areas
sa: winnie case haunts anc as pac hits at zambian
zaire: sa exports soar to $100m
zimbabwe: secret parliamentary committee favours mugabe tribe
Vol. 9/16 29 April 1994
angola: news system for fixing kwanza rate
angola: unita allegedly waiting for sa election results
international: uk study spells out difficult task of new government
lesotho: minister flee to botswana
malawi: violence continues to threaten prospects for
reg: adb, a bank on the rocks, waits to welcome sa's
region: world bank focusses on living costs
rwanda: old antagonism to rebels may lie behind
sa: administrators stay in former homeland
sa: all electoral rules bent in remote rural areas
sa: anc looks into fuels protection
sa: british cabinet model will be used in bid to control
sa: critical views taken on time needed
sa: economic pressures likely on peace keepers
sa: election reveals sa's hidden millions
sa: fishing industry to be opened up - anc paper
sa: local authorities seek to rebuild finances
sa: regional links high on new agenda
sa: right-wing terror attacks expected to continue despite
sa: row looms on tv downgrading of afrikaans
sa: union membership falls
zambia: airforce deal with sa
zimbabwe: 'shots at presidential motorcade'
zimbabwe: nkomo seeks foreign investors
Vol. 9/17 - 6 May 1994
angola: cabinda offensive in preparation
angola: group threatens attacks on zaire from angolan bases
angola: major issues remain despite deal on election details
angola: portugal sees role for new sa
burundi: sa rifles found at base of hutu 'army'
sa: former mk guerrillas rebel in camp
international: ahead of inauguration donors line up
international: australia sees emergence of indian ocean triangle
international: european investors will hold off for year or more
international: imf believes sa will rely on foreign funds
international: taiwan, uncertain of links, offers loans
international: us companies increase stake in sa
malawi: electoral pact agreed
namibia: grootfontein 'dangerous'
region: adb acknowledges that sa not so keen to join
region: call for transport funding
sa: 'deal struck with inkatha over control of kwazulu natal'
sa: affirmative action main hurdle for business
sa: as election dust settles anc leaps in with land reform plan
sa: computer fraud adds to other rigging charges
sa: mandela seeks to create future for losers
sa: mass housing starts unlikely before next year
sa: move begins to unite homeland police with sa police
sa: natal's saga of inefficiency and ballot rigging
sa: picture of population shifts in sa remain unclear
sa: senior police generals quietly step down after report on
'third force'
zaire: paramilitaries on rampage
zambia: unfair trade attacked
zimbabwe: hard hit workers stay away from may day celebrations
Vol. 9/18 13 May 1994
angola: expectations raised for peace talks after anc election
win
angola: imf team in talks with government on new loans
angola: un appeals for more food aid in 'fragile' situation
international: bid for us pension funds
international: eu plans conference on links with southern africa
international: japan plans more aid
lesotho: army called after police strike
mozambique: dhlakama denies harbouring young pioneers
mozambique: fresh demobilisation delay as 10,000 go missing
region: $200-$350m of adb funds earmarked for sa
region: central power authority planned
region: pta bank in trouble
region: pta chief asks sa to join grouping
sa: despite respectable showing afrikaner conservatives fail
to clarify intentions
sa: inkatha acquires significant power base in kwazulu natal
sa: key police ministry goes to low-key communist mufamadi
sa: pac's uk man returns after briefest of elections
sa: r100m for aids call
sa: top law and security posts are kept in hands of anc
sa: tussle continues on presidency of constitutional court
zambia: eu grant for refugees
zimbabwe: students join in as strike pressure mounts
Vol. 9/19 20 May 1994
angola: washington seeks to break impasse in peace talks
international: as summit starts brussels hints it wants to deal
with sa outside lome pact
international: sa caught between china and taiwan
international: us n-equipment slipped through net
lesotho: defence ministry set up in tentative bid to control
unruly army
malawi: 500,000t of food aid needed
malawi: new president seeks to defuse consequences of ethnic
vote
mozambique: lack of traning facilities for half of proposed army
namibia: 550 koevoets and families seek to leave sa
namibia: probe set up into university finances
namibia: windhoek's experience with civil service holds lessons
region: sa denies it is considering intervention in rwanda
sa: after election sa's risk rating improves
sa: anc boycotts first joint meeting with inkatha claiming broken
promises
sa: british military trainers to arrive in june
sa: business gets 18 months to promote blacks
sa: gqozo's party lives on
sa: mandela to call on youth to return to classrooms
sa: meiring spells out constitutional army role
sa: military expenditure in front line of battle for reconstruction
funding
sa: political killings drop in kwazulu natal
sa: regional cabinets selected
sa: wide-ranging national health plan announced to cost over
r13bn
zimbabwe: britain gives aids help
zimbabwe: in face of sa's attractions mugabe seeks investment
Vol. 9/20 27 May 1994
angola: diamonds guarantee ivorian friendship
angola: relief flights suspended
angola: vatican group proceeds with medition effort
international: mbeki calls for creation of nuclear free zone
international: un lifts arms ban on sa - and opens way for boost
in weapons trade
international: undp chief calls for ban
lesotho: tense situation as government ministers held
malawi: muluzi's cabinet choices damage prospects for coalition
with aford
mozambique: anxiety over security of miner's jobs in sa
mozambique: maharishi's land deal under spotlight
mozambique: refugees choose to remain in sa despite unhcr repatriation
bid
mozambique: troops mutiny
sa: anxieties in richest province about carrying the can
sa: battle continues over seats in natal government
sa: controversy continues over issue of land cession
sa: death toll still falling
sa: ill-fated peace unit to be disbanded
sa: mandela calms nerves as sa's reserves scrape bottom
sa: mhlaba bans strikes
sa: modise appoints meiring sandf chief
sa: new police fail to allay suspicions in townships
sa: parliament prepares to deal with amnesty and the past
sa: ramaphosa gets top constituent assembly job to add to anc
post
sa: sa may still purchase despite budget cuts
sa: vlakplaas chief faces four murder charges - many other still
unanswered
sa: zulu king starts to shift loyalty from buthelezi
Vol. 9/21 3 June 1994
angola: luanda offers more posts as pressure mounts on warring
parties
international: sa rejoins ilo
international: sa rejoins international organisations
malawi: first cabinet meeting
mozambique: fears mount for frelimo's electoral popularity
mozambique: washington concerned government may be withholding
troops
namibia: bid to make government more transparent
namibia: ccb revelations expected from lubowski inquest
sa: amnesty cases mount as goniwe judge finds security forces
guilty
sa: anc ends cabinet boycott despite failure to secure police
ministry
sa: anc opens battle on township crime
sa: cp leader's talks with mandela produces further split among
volkstaat supporters
sa: farmers say they will move to neighbouring states to help
boost production
sa: frontline states meet with mandela to consider common future
sa: kzp hit-squad report finally surfaces
sa: largest jobs potential in kwazulu natal province says report
sa: meyer gets job or organising for next major hurdle - local
election
sa: pac to 'change image'
sa: private radio grows impatient at iba delays
zimbabwe: attempt to form a credible opposition in disarray
Vol. 9/22 10 June 1994
angola: attacks on besieged city intensify
international: undp 'concerned' at arms plans
international: value of us trade concession questioned
lesotho: frontline warns of military action
mozambique: frelimo walks out after questions on missing 12,000
troops
namibia: slanging match highlights issue of corruption in government
new mps are given constituencies to make up for pr system's shortcomings
plans announced to clean up air pollution
president picked for sa's constitutional court
region: aid threaten sa's reconstruction - report
region: lome states arrive at formula to incorporate sa in pact
region: new business regional body agreed
sa: 'truth commission' to exchange indemnity for information
on apartheid era crimes
sa: anc's honeymoon seems over as 'orchestrated' land occupation
begins
sa: anc's reconstruction plan being married with 'normative economic
model' says stals
sa: bbc for re-broadcast
sa: chiefs seek representation
sa: emigrant numbers double
sa: half of value of armcor's deals was in counter-trade
sa: inkatha renews call for mediation on constitution
sa: kwazulu natal violence on the increase despite anc reconciliation
stance
sa: kzp still in charge as anc activists killed
zambia: new plan launched to promote privatisation
zimbabwe: nyerere fuels local discontent at imf adjustment
Vol. 9/23 17 June 1994
angola: control of huambo province main dividing issue
angola: kaunda 'called for mpla-unita unity government in 1974'
sa consumers pay over the odds for sa exports after bumper maize
season
sa: amnesty issue gets tangled
sa: buthelezi angry as government delays giving provinces power
sa: buthelezi seeks to head off anc alliance with zulu king
sa: competition grows between sadc and pta
sa: cosatu scores with decision of bank workers to join
sa: drought and war brings renewed regional demand for maize
sa: hawks and doves battle over future of military policy
sa: modise backs down on bid to prevent revelations on agents
sa: pressure mounts on mandela to accept security role for sa
in region
sa: prisoners' revolt shakes government
sa: regional neighbours prepare to amnesty apartheid era offenders
zaire: kengo's premiership comes with backing of western cabal
zaire: zaire officer seen as key in rwanda, unita arms supply
zambia: impeachment call after chiluba son's arrest
zimbabwe: food security comes back onto the agenda
Vol. 9/24 24 June 1994
botswana: loan to imf to boost voting rights
international: veil lifted on sa's purchase of enriched uranium
from china
lesotho: uncertainty as government plays down possible task force
role
namibia: chevron will drill first exploration well in January
namibia: ombudsman finds obstacles in his way
namibia: us donates planes in first step to creation of air wing
region: meeting on customs union soon
region: sa sends recce team before humanitarian aid for rwanda
sa: black consumer spending overtakes that of whites
sa: chiefs call for more powers in constitution
sa: de klerk opens debate on allowing breakaway parties in parliament
sa: families sue new government for cross border attack
sa: first post-apartheid budget seen as hang-over from former
regime
sa: fresh scandal brews round diamond dealer's purchase of house
for winnie
sa: increased sa tv content plea
sa: new role for anti apartheid movements
sa: niehaus is anc whip
sa: parastatals to be retained
sa: police chief warns of fall-out for anc ministers
sa: reinsurers still cautious on sa
sa: sa's hiv infection rate doiubling every 13 months
sa: site of kwazulu natal capital remains contentious issue
sa: troops move in to quell mutiny in transkei
sa: trust feeds police go free after de klerk indemnity
zimbabwe: mengistu 'has role in intelligence'
Vol. 9/25 1 July 1994
angola: luanda reports it hold cuito against rebels
angola: search fails to turn up former civil guard chief
international: us sanctions stay
lesotho: last ditch missions in maseru
namibia: attention turns to extradition as ccb accused of lubowski
murder
sa: 'fundamental mischief' of old constitutional system remedied
sa: anc attends ulundi cabinet meeting in new detente to receive
rdp money
sa: anc begins retrenchment of staff
sa: cost of transition added up
sa: democratic transition costs will hit few only
sa: gambling route to housing gets thumbs down
sa: intelligence agency comes clean with parliament
sa: key moment for defence industry to announce satelite launch
date
sa: local election date recedes in bid to avoid repeat of april
experience
sa: massive rates rises ahead
sa: mk generals move in as kasrils gets deputy defence minister
job
sa: mk police killing case opens
sa: rdp bond mooted to woo relictant us investors
sa: thefts give bad impression say civil servants
sa: third of land to be redistributed over five years at cost
of r2bn
sa: transkei military report soon
swaziland: nine point economic plan
zimbabwe: knives out for election campaign
Vol. 9/26 8 July 1994
angola: summit is first test for mandela in new regional role
angola: un denies aid programme biased to luanda
international: germans plan eu cooperation arrangement with sa
international: japan offers massive $1.3bn aid package
international: mandela dashes french hopes for rwanda backing
international: mossad accused in case of murdered engineer who
'planned to aid arabs'
malawi: muluzi presses ahead with minority government despite
resistance
mozambique: sa firm wins out as un awards de-mining contracts
namibia: opposition parties agree to combine
namibia: pension rates desegregated
namibia: s&s gets miss world hotel contract
region: oxfam warns of shortages
sa: call to end emergency after outbreak of peace in kwazulu-natal
sa: computer deal for thebe associate
sa: cultural advisers selected
sa: dbsa ready with r1bn
sa: extradition process seeks to net right-wingers and fraudsters
sa: hostage taking reveals new attitude to authority
sa: kriegler gets job of probing prisons
sa: mandela sees first state visit to mozambique as key to region's
stability
sa: natal anc leadership rallies behind gwala after sacp suspension
sa: no education yet for 1.6m black children
sa: no purge of civil service likely
sa: np against poll on ulundi
sa: task force to help unify police forces
sa: test of new finance minister likely to be handling of finrand
issue
zimbabwe: white farmers go to court over land issue
Vol. 9/27 15 July 1994
sa: business goes on the offensive as polarisation looms over
economy
sa: anc warned on formation of new, venal elite
sa: military seeks to ring-fence domain against demands from
rdp planners
sa: political death toll rising again
sa: free health services announced
sa: police minister under attack for inaction while kwazulu natal
violence mounts
sa: no release for some juveniles
sa: peace institute for robben island
sa: ccb agents to fight extradition to namibia
sa: kwazulu politicians accused of inertia
sa: one-off hand-outs begin for job creation infrastructure projects
sa: east transvaal grapples with mozambican cattle rustlers
sa: concern that pwv will divert scarce water resources
international: british business team reminds euphoric sa of central
europe competitors
international: new us-sa tax deal ahead of business links
international: mfn status for india, sa
international: caricom to train sa students
namibia: land issue moves quickly onto election agenda
zambia: kaunda prepares to re-enter politics
mozambique: pressure grows on chissano to accept national unity
government
angola: limited gains from sa summit
renamo's strongholds
region: sa university wins eu aids grant
region: eskom zimbabwe grid start
zambia: zccm unbundling report
Vol. 9/28 22 July 1994
angola: unita meets in sa, but remains cool on regional diplomacy
international: $833m french aid package
international: eu trade offer to sa
international: moscow prepares to reenter african arena with
arms sales
international: sa 'developed weapon for unita with german help'
malawi: us troops in joint manoeuvres
mozambique: mandela arrives for talks after deal on arms smuggling
namibia: mininstries accused of fruad by auditor-general
region: sadc says military forces should be cut, cooperation
increased
sa: allegations of bugging give rise to fears about intelligence
agency's loyalty
sa: ceasefire agreed in east rand townships
sa: citroen into kwandebele?
sa: graves may be monuments
sa: gunmen kill family
sa: gwala seeks second chance
sa: inkatha's constitutional conference mirrors view of federal
future
sa: mufamadi under fresh attack
sa: police plan to install massive us computer network
sa: row with israel over mossad threatens relations with np in
government
sa: union movement at crossroads as retail workers strike
zaire: new government seeks to stabilise situation
zimbabwe: new zambezi dam agreed to boost power supply finally
agreed with zambia
zimbabwe: swedish aid announced
zimbabwe: teachers demand salary increases of up to 60%
Vol. 9/29 29 July 1994
angola: peace talks in crisis after furore over sa mercenaries
and zambia's secret aid
international: backing for black franchises
international: israel-sa arms contract details released
mozambique: extensive pact agreed with mandela ahead of october
election
mozambique: mutinies among troops spread to maputo
mozambique: sa business seizes investment opportunities
namibia: epupa hydro scheme fails to secure local support
namibia: slow return for koevoets
region: sa, set to join sadc, invited to join pta also
sa: 'fragile' staff relations at dbsa forerunner of troubles
elsewhere
sa: anc youth seeks influence
sa: bid to avoid confrontation as strike wave spreads to new
sectors
sa: market theatre comes away empty-handed from culture chiefs
sa: military chiefs seek to instil discipline in move to integration
sa: no to tax breaks in e. cape
sa: outgoing kwazulu police chief now admits to existence of
hit-squads
sa: pac seeks to gain from strikes
sa: police seeks right-wing bombers in namibia
sa: police torture accusations
sa: reports of a possible billion rdp borrowing to fund rdp
sa: sabc board chief admits to little change as yet
sa: sacob warns against state intervention on rdp
zambia: turn-around on batoka dam deal
zimbabwe: agreement with sa on provision of food supplies
Vol. 9/30 19 August 1994
angola: negotiators try to sidestep huambo control issue
international: cuba issue demonstrates difference between sentiment
and new realities
international: mandela to visit us
lesotho: palace coup brings decision on regional task force intervention
closer
mozambique: government admits battle continues with 'rombezia'
mozambique: pretoria agrees cahora funds
namibia: mandela suggests writing off r800m debt but is unmoved
on reparations
sa: anc agrees to get things started in ulundi
sa: anc sets about reorganising after leaders are creamed off
into government
sa: car unions seek to keep governmennt out
sa: divisions across political spectrum after r7bn military budget
sa: in the provinces first 100 days sink without trace
sa: intelligence agency sets out clean image of its past ahead
of integration
sa: long wait for provincial powers
sa: manufacturing industry deal ahead of gatt implementation
sa: mboweni prepares for new labour law
sa: mufamadi to pursue hit-squads
sa: natal massacre trial begins
sa: new immigration policy unveiled
sa: r700m in township repossessions
sa: rdp savings 'will not affect government spending'
sa: steyn gets senior defence post
sa: transkei bequeaths massive overdraft
sa: unions' relationship with rdp to be defined at forthcoming
congress
sa: venda job creation project
sa: voters' roll by next year promised
sa: zulu nationalism expands from rural domain and surfaces on
campus
zambia: cheap imports from sa force factory closure
zimbabwe: official seeks interim pact with sa to end tariffs
Vol. 9/31 26 August 1994
angola: now unita seeks to involve catholic church in talks
international: eu to increase aid package by 25%
international: eu's 'concessionary' tariff offer to sa turns
out to be paper tiger
lesotho: king faces sanctions pressure from pretoria and region
mozambique: renamo leader guarantees no return to war under any
circumstances
namibia: swapo to hold pre-election consultation
namibia: embarrassment for nujoma as police search for major
investor
region: 'sam-7 via kamina downed rwanda plane'
sa: affirmative action tendering inytroduced
sa: anc gets key security seat in return for yielding on kwazulu
capital issue
sa: atomic energy corporation seeks to prove value with enrichment
process
sa: civil service dismissal plans
sa: cosatu affiliate loses support to newcomer after truckers'
blockade
sa: crieidtors swap debt for equity, ease way for new loans
sa: more trees for housing
sa: motor industry strike costs workers
sa: parliamentary white paper prepares ground for debate on rdp
sa: spate of police killings blamed on apla dissidents
sa: theme committees on constitution
zaire: china agrees to step up military aid
zaire: sa seeks to develop links with diplomatic winner mobutu
zambia: maize deficit warning
zimbabwe: platinum mine is biggeest foreign investment
Vol. 9/32 2 September 1994
angola: fighting intensifies as government prepares for offensive
ang: foreign mercenaries still being recruited
half region's cereals to be imported
international: eu lays down conditions for development aid
international: iaea says all nukes dismantled
international: protest over mandela's visit to indonesia
international: sa helicopter sale under threat from us competitor
because of armscor sanctions-busting record
region: sa and tanzania rail systems to join up after tazara
deal
region: sa formally joins sadc amid suggestions that pta be split
zaire: sa subsidiary may help build hydro plant
mozambique: sa unions to support frelimo
sa: 'affirmative action' tendering under attack
sa: 'postponement likely for local government elections'
sa: awb insists it is recruiting because of affirmative action
programme
sa: deals struck over influential parliamentary committees
sa: integrated johannesburg will be largest city in country
sa: mandela's health adds to anxiety over fragile economic recovery
sa: mk officers into air force and navy
sa: police attempt to thwart probe into kzp hit-squads fails
to get off ground
sa: re-electrifying border considered in bid to counter crime
wave
sa: uncertainty about future of peace groups
lesotho: threat of military intervention in lesotho recedes
angola: un holds off on sanctions against unita as dos santos
adopts had line on war
Vol. 9/33 9 September 1994
angola: katanga gendarmes again
angola: unita returns to talks while war advances on all fronts
angola: zaire continues support for unita
international: japan to send economic mission to sa
international: taiwan allocates r1bn for rdp projects
international: vaunted berlin meeting fails to address key issues
for sa and region
lesotho: death in royal family gives letsie last minute reprieve
region: boutros-ghali launches attack on land-mines
region: despite debt burden growth predicted for africa
region: eskom starts work on zimbabwe line
sa: bid to bring kerzner to trial
sa: boycott threat as black township urges faster city integration
sa: car workers return with no gain and much bitterness
sa: cosatu may seek to strengthen alliance with civic associations
sa: mossgas to continue receiving finance
sa: new delays loom over integration of police and intelligence
services
sa: new rdp anti-poverty projects announced
sa: no decision yet on bisho charges
sa: terror attack arrests made
sa: troops to be deployed on borders to quell rush of illegal
immigrants
zimbabwe: government seeks to give massive boost to black economic
power
zimbabwe: major arms deal with france reported
Vol. 9/34 16 September 1994
angola: angolan government prepares for push on rebel headquarters
angola: government prints money to pay for war
angola: heightened threat to oil installations in cabinda enclave
botswana: discrimination against women alleged
botswana: factions battle in ruling party
international: few illusions in region about eu's sentiments
at berlin conference
international: holomisa on us visit
international: japan prepares for possible sa metals disruption
international: ngos hit at vagueness of conference
international: russia, sa seek military and debt arrangement
deals
international: sonn to be us ambassador
international: swedes take issue with world bank debt
lesotho: military and economic pressure from sa forces king to
yield
malawi: fortunes of former president's entourage under spotlight
mozambique: fears increase that election will follow angola example
region: mauritius to join sadc
region: pta objects to sadc plan for splitting it
sa: anc unveils strict code of conduct
sa: biko case to re-emerge
sa: buthelezi prepares to knit alliance with chiefs against zulu
king
sa: slow pace of restructuring of security forces
sa: conflict in major union over regional control
sa: major government spending cuts ahead
sa: outsider to head w. cape anc
sa: peugeot considers investment
sa: population sa's 'chief problem'
sa: three year limit for land claims
sa: workers warned against german model
zambia: split in government over break-up of zccm
zimbabwe: 'whites still own 90% of wealth'
zimbabwe: entry restrictions on sa tourists and traders
zimbabwe: textile companies protest as subsidies cut
Vol. 9/35 23 September 1994
angola: 'sa approach adopted to accommodate savimbi as deputy
president'
angola: curfew in diamond town under unita attack
angola: trade unions decide to change course
international: austria offers sa diplomatic mediation with moscow
international: modise to probe lebanon arms deal
international: pretoria likely to gain from change of government
to old allies in sweden
international: thatcher pours cold water on major's optimism
international: us phone card deal
international: washington accused of haiti force 'pressure' on
sa
lesotho: sa and others keep wary eye on deal after king capitulates
namibia: large-scale litigation threat against rtz
namibia: mismanagement at university may endanger katjavivi's
post
region: $30m food fund agreed - donors sought
regional features
sa: anc veteran dies
sa: debt trap concern
sa: fears mount that split with king may end in division between
'zulus' and 'buthelezis'
sa: key witness in torture probe shot dead
sa: racial divide opens as coloureds allege discrimination in
pwv
sa: restructuring ahead for commando units
sa: troops break up truckers' protest
zambia: 'privatisation delays helps corruption'
zambia: trade minister seeks tariff cuts from neighbours' in
bid to rescue industry
zimbabwe: alarms sounded by industry
zimbabwe: no economic direction changes expected from zanu congress
Vol. 9/36 30 September 1994
angola: quibbles over names at peace talks
international: armscor's 'lebanon' sale deals blow to its business
as usual campaign
international: german mps seek to boost federalism
international: s. africa hand may get top europe defence post
international: sa joins s. america in south atlantic group
international: sa warns against travel to plague spots
international: us business confirms investors not yet moving
into sa
malawi: opposition leader accepts vice presidency
mozambique: renamo's financial problems solved as italy makes
largest contribution
region: green light ahead for bilateral eu-sa cooperation
region: pta tries again for visa and tariff relaxation
region: us company wins more cell phone contracts
sa: after long period of inaction major changes in education
heralded
sa: black business to get part of lucrative gaming industry
sa: final weapons caches of mk being unearthed
sa: fishing deal comes unstuck
sa: hit-squad probe now includes anc groups
sa: local election task group announced
sa: mandela holds cabinet together after buthelezi's sabc debacle
sa: mass amnesty includes hit-squad chiefs with embarrassing
secrets
sa: sexwale to give away rented soweto homes
sa: verwoerd airport to be renamed
swaziland: warning of 'civil war' unless politics freed up
zambia: eu prepares more aid for structural adjustment
zimbabwe: land redistribution worsens farm workers' situation
zimbabwe: trade unions mount pressure to save textile jobs under
threat
Vol. 9/37 7 October 1994
angola: murky tale may indicate armscor aks were destined for
unita
angola: inflation in luanda grows
angola: unita blamed for namibi border deaths
botswana: slowdown in growth
international: contradictory investment rating means pension
funds stay distant prospect for sa economy
international: mandela's washington visit unlocks mainly black
us investment capital
international: nuclear safety deal with us
international: pepsi returns with black americans
international: regional response on haiti request needed says
mandela
lesotho: court decision gives diamond mine owner hold over water
scheme
namibia: forecast is swapo will exceed two-thirds majority in
forthcoming election
region: news agency for sale
sa: business bankruptcies up 28 percent
sa: buthelezi returns with veiled threat tactic
sa: clash over pwv housing heralds wider constitutional conflict
sa: coloured activists seek ethnic separation
sa: district six trust formed
sa: guns hand-in day announced
sa: hit-squad witness ambushed
sa: liberal constitutional provisions under pressure as crime
wave rises
sa: oil reserve to be sold off while prospecting continues
sa: royal statements sow confusion over intention of zulu king
sa: sharp surge in imports
sa: unbundling soon of anglo controlled company
swaziland: second poll held
zaire: belgium warms links
zimbabwe: attack on whites 'are not racist'
Vol. 9/38 14 October 1994
angola: texaco announces $600m investment
angola: uncertainty remains over unita 'offer' of unilateral
ceasefire
international: call for un reforms
international: eu deal show up schizophrenia on sa's third world
role policy
international: sa is setting conditions for aid
malawi: plea for food aid
malawi: strike against asian shopkeepers
mozambique: neighbour closes border ahead of possible upheaval
mozambique: plague incidents
namibia: farm owners should cooperate or 'face russian revolution'
region: sa considers 'green card' system to thwart illegal immigrants
sa: arms conferences compete
sa: armscor's ak scandal may hit international deals
sa: building expectations are down
sa: ivory inquiry will put military under spotlight
sa: military faced with large-scale mutiny by mk soldiers
sa: minority puts spanner in local authority wheel
sa: nedbank corners restructuring deals
sa: no high taxes pledge
sa: non-payment culture undermines sabc's bid for finance
sa: order books get boost
sa: poverty in former homelands stimulates drift to towns
sa: sacc gets new head
sa: sifiso 'in danger of execution'
sa: task group set up
sa: zulu king bids for support of chiefs
zaire: france also warms up relations
zimbabwe: government backs sa drive against 'illegals'
Vol. 9/39 21 October 1994
angola: un force likely to rely on regional and sa peacekeepers
angola: wariness remains but internal and regional pressure for
peace deal grows
botswana: opposition makes strong showing
international: japan increases pressure for disbursement of aid
mozambique: movement restrictions 'a threat to election'
mozambique: renamo sets out basic programme
sa: anc mps allocated constituencies
sa: anc pulls out of w. province government amid accusations
sa: armscor inquiry panel will suggest guidelines for future
sales policy
sa: buthelezi resists rural local elections
sa: de beers for indian exploration
sa: discount on finrand indicates rising foreign confidence in
sa economy
sa: electric fence may be extended
sa: moratorium on death penalty to stay
sa: more tax relief sought for oil companies
sa: producer inflation
sa: right-winger exposes plot to kill anc leaders
sa: taxi war breaks out again
zambia: '40% of earnings service debt'
zambia: ministers sacked in zccm battle
zambia: rebels sell arms to poachers
zimbabwe: cotton crop will be higher
zimbabwe: free seeds give maize crop boost
zimbabwe: more calls for state protection
zimbabwe: plague cases reported
Vol. 9/40 28 October 1994
angola: bombing of zaire base 'an accident'
angola: frontline will commit troops to un force
mozambique: food crisis looms as donors fail to pay up
mozambique: sa logistics support likely if task force needed
for disorder
region: us discovers high cost of setting up a regional task
force
sa: car strike post mortem reveals union 'lost control'
sa: dramatic rise in tourism ahead
sa: farmers prepare to emigrate to west africa
sa: fraud 'industry' surges out of control of police and experts
sa: homeland movement joins anc
sa: housing minister slovo takes lead in ending township non-payment
sa: iec suggests ngo is best for next election
sa: impatience at slow pace of devolution
sa: keys reveals truth behind resignation
sa: language issue obscures sabc's bid to hang on to commercial
tv
sa: mk soldiers return to base
sa: more delays ahead on truth commission
sa: new police union
sa: peace personnel likely to go to provinces
sa: question mark hangs over anc organisation and ramaphosa's
role
sa: referendum bid in e. cape fails
sa: sa gives up on independent space programme in face of us
pressure
sa: tensions rise in cabinet between de klerk and mandela
sa: way is cleared for integration of intelligence agents
Vol. 9/41 4 November 1994
angola: dorbyl starts platform construction
angola: government seeks to drive home military advantage
angola: savimbi to be vice-president
angola: zambia offers 1,000 troops
botswana: government to face economic critics
international: de klerk in argentina
international: iran to store oil at saldanha
international: japan gives credit rating
international: japan sees sa as conduit
international: pentagon eyes sa weaponry
international: uk still wary of sa's risk
malawi: expenditure cuts announced
mozambique: hopes for future stability pinned on cabinet deal
region: aids threatens insurance business
region: kenya denies sa dumping claim
sa interest in ghana mines
sa: agents names to be kept secret
sa: agriculture plan for blacks
sa: historic housing accord locks all sectors into rdp
sa: hit-squad chief to avoid inkatha link charge
sa: ngos secure grace period
sa: opponents join hands to claim griqualand town
sa: police generals warn of criminal anarchy spreading
sa: post-mortem reveals election risk
sa: stakes raised as buthelezi seeks to marginalise king
sa: thozamile botha for top ep post
sa: trouble looms with unions as government announces privatisation
zaire: china will sell cheap arms
zimbabwe: german aid service to continue
zimbabwe: parliament agrees to epzs
Vol. 9/42 11 November 1994
international: eu's investment bank announces leading role
international: portugal secures acp post
mozambique: refugees speed up return
mozambique: sa delegation rams home message of stability
namibia: two presidential candidates only
region: ministers challenge drugs
region: scandal at pta bank
sa: anc seeks to forestall internal divisions
sa: armscor seeks to keep lid on earlier deals
sa: co-habitation under threat after zulu chiefs boosted
sa: crime fears as over 2,000 mk fighters leave camp
sa: de klerk on affirmative action
sa: inkatha's scientology link
sa: legitimacy tangle in transkei
sa: mandela slams mine labour practice
sa: organised crime and security forces in taxi wars
sa: police slammed after massacre
sa: population growing at 2.1%
sa: right-wing destabilisation rears its head again after assassination
of drc cleric
sa: waste embargo threatened
zaire: franco-african summit welcomes mobutu
zimbabwe: schooling, but not free
zimbabwe: threat of malnutrition
Vol. 9/43 18 November 1994
international: france offers submarine sweetener
international: gulf state links stressed by nzo
international: irish minister anticipates increased trade
international: pik botha denies lockerbie fore-knowledge
international: sa joins un council
international: sa yields on elephants
mozambique: funding help for frelimo
mozambique: renamo's alleged plans to take beira are denied
namibia: share ownership deal with cdm and state
namibia: talks ahead on re-forming sa customs union
namibia: war of words over air route
region: cold water poured on french peace force idea
region: oau members warned on defaults
sa: armscor bought 35,000 aks from china, for unita inquiry hears
sa: boost to sa economy from us pension funds decision
sa: civilian control of mllitary planned
sa: exchange controls will go when reserves reach r20bn
sa: fishing war between provinces
sa: human rights bill moves on
sa: intelligence service bills passed
sa: land rights restored
sa: miners object to fewer holidays
sa: mk soldiers threaten to resume 'armed struggle'
sa: poor wheat harvest in sa
sa: sdu members taken into police
sa: sexwale retains anc pwv job
sa: university cooperation
zimbabwe: aids conference will prepare ground for employment
code
zimbabwe: exile ethiopian president charged
zimbabwe: grain export to neighbours
Vol. 9/44 25 November 1994
angola: bodyguards deal for savimbi
angola: ceasefire fails to bring more certainty of peace
angola: presidential election on cards again after ceasefire
deal
international: business friend of buthelezi in trouble
international: disbursement hold-ups in sa threaten eu aid line
international: mandela calls us aid 'peanuts'
international: uk now leading trade partner
mozambique: chissano prepares to offer role for dhlakama
namibia: fishing catch limits set low
namibia: sa breweries discuss plant
namibia: women to get equal rights
region: lusophones postpone
region: sa drops rail tariffs for zaire
sa funding for katende
sa: 'truth' bill postponed
sa: civil service restructuring ahead
sa: drive against model c schools
sa: foreign ministry seeks to avert arms embarrassment
sa: ground-breaking deal signed in motor industry
sa: local elections under threat from chiefs as kwazulu-natal
feuds re-ignite
sa: medical projects held up
sa: monarchy plea to queen
sa: north-west focuses on feud
zambia: state airline takes a dive
zimbabwe: uk grant when target met
Vol. 9/45 2 December 1994
angola: portugal sensitive to attacks
angola: un peace force will be largely regional troops
sa: 3.4% growth forecast for 1995
sa: bid to overturn kwazulu law in supreme court
sa: car-makers flock back to sa
sa: conservative councils stall on integration
sa: housing backlog overcome 'only in 1999'
sa: internal anc fall-out now in free state, too
sa: local authorities evoke fears among chiefs
sa: modise blamed for attempt to hide armscor customers
sa: political prisoners backed
sa: rebels set up new grouping, court hears
sa: voters' list begins next month
sa: zuma seeks changes to boost political profile
zambia: concern after airline bail-out
zambia: copper prices give hope
zimbabwe: mugabe hypes economic growth with 5% claim
zimbabwe: protection for workers in epzs sought
Vol. 9/46 9 December 1994
angola: ceasefire 'begins to hold'
angola: namibia seals off border near unita's jamba base
angola: no combat troops for sa un contingent
angola: stronger government forces sought despite ceasefire
angola: unita officials seek to damp down speculation on savimbi
international: eu conservatives seek mandela backing for rwanda
campaign
lesotho: sa companies get contract
mozambique: foreign minister mocumbi tipped for prime minister
job
mozambique: japan defence chief on tour
mozambique: telkom expects business boost
mozambique: un force hurries to leave
namibia: new chief for swawek
namibia: on eve of namibia election sa writes off total debt
namibia: reports of secret executive jet purchases
sa: black business threatens to break from employer body
sa: clash with traditional leaders heralds deeper splits
sa: coup bid arms found in cache
sa: economy will grow 3.4% says sacob in upbeat review
sa: first gathering for anc as ruling party
sa: reaction strengthens against secrecy compromise on truth
commission
sa: support for anc falls, poll shows
sa: us pension funds strong backers of sa's bond issue
sa: zuma aims for double at anc national conference
zambia: bank study calls for slow-down
zambia: last ditch airline revival bid fails
zimbabwe: independent newspaper to close
Vol. 9/47-8 16 December 1994
angola: first crude from new offshore field
angola: un to boost monitoring force amidst violations
international: bond boosted to $750m after big welcome
mozambique: foreign investment three times higher than last year
mozambique: officers sold off army property
mozambique: private militia on rampage
mozambique: sweden to back cahora bassa power line to zimbabwe
namibia: no constitutional change before referendum says nujoma
region: engen in congo oil deal
region: few takers at minerals forum
region: doubts surface as comesa common market is launched
sa: armscor list unsurprising
sa: armscor takes over chemical war company
sa: at year-end mandela calls for more patience
sa: coal demand too much
sa: commission proposes new tax system
sa: cosatu throws down gauntlet on economic policy
sa: editor of o'reilly paper resigns
sa: general shot as transkei declared out of control
sa: hard line signalled against mk
sa: hardliners plan inkatha move from government to opposition
benches
sa: housing delivery under spotlight as squatters engage in gun
battles
sa: housing white paper targets
sa: indemnity for arms-bearers
sa: minerals policy document published by anc
sa: new ambassadors announced
sa: polls reveal cross-ethnic support maintained for mandela
sa: pwv becomes gauteng
sa: reserves rise
sa: sabc yields and calls on partial state support
sa: sasol deals announced
sa: soros to give $55m
sa: taiwanese to buy mossgas?
zambia: lay-offs agreed to secure aid
zambia: new airline mooted
zimbabwe: new tax measures aim to boost investment
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