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Angola
v15/01 14 Jan 00
Israeli arms dealers row
Ivorian coup is a serious setback for Savimbi's network
v15/02 28 Jan 00
SA says it is tightening controls on smuggled gems
v15/03 11 Feb 00
EU agrees to humanitarian aid
Unita launches its guerrilla counter-offensive
v15/04 25 Feb 00
War of words hots up with Pretoria over talks with Unita
v15/05 10 Mar 00
Namibia seeks Unita talks as fighting increases
Unita still using diamond funds for arms says report
v15/06 24 March 00
Faint praise from SA for UN's Unita sanctions report
v15/07 7Apr00
Agreement with IMF finally announced
Savimbi 'sets up new Unita military structure'
v15/11 2 June 00
2,000 Congolese policemen to be trained
Chill in SA relations may thaw after visit
v15/12 16 June 00
Unita appoints new generals after defeats
v15/14 14 July 00
Unita 'ousted from diamond areas'
v15/16 11 Aug 00
Unita raids diamond mine
v15/18 8 Sept 00
Normalisation process begins in pacified zones
Soldiers withdrawn from Namibia
Togo bans sale of uncertified diamonds
v15/20 6 Oct 00
Major offensive creates refugee wave in Zambia
v15/21 20 Oct 00
Biological weapons accusation
SA military mission in talks
v15/22 3 Nov 00
Embargo on war diamonds 'ineffective' says UN report
v15/25 15 Dec 00
Russian military advisers to return
Botswana
v15/02 28 Jan 00
Veteran opposition leader ready to quit
v15/10 19 May 00
Aids will shrink economy by nearly
a third
Congo DR
v15/01 14 Jan 00
Gloomy outlook for peace on eve of US-sponsored talks
v15/02 28 Jan 00
Devaluation and economic crash 'caused by war'
SA steers clear of peace enforcement
v15/03 11 Feb 00
Battles rage in key river town
Peace force being readied despite uncertainty over UN call
Rebels say they will not offer sanctuary to Unita
v15/04 25 Feb 00
Peace force gets clearance - but SA will not be welcome
v15/06 24 March 00
War continues despite SA's diplomatic efforts
v15/07 7Apr00
Former US Africa chief calls for UN peace enforcers
v15/08 21 Apr 00
Deep crisis within the rebel groups
Mediator focuses on Zim troops
v15/09 5 May 00
Peace still uncertain after Holbrooke visit
v15/11 2 June 00
Kabila gets rid of the central bank's staff
Kabila's forces lose ground to MLC along Ubangui river
v15/13 30 June 00
SA to pay for DRC mission
v15/14 14 July 00
Costs of peace mission set
v15/15 28 July 00
Fighting intensifies in Equator province
SA peacekeepers on hold after Kabila block
v15/16 11 Aug 00
Monopoly in diamonds agreed with Israelis
SA's Iscor keen to restart Kipushi mine
v15/17 25 Aug 00
Escalation of war likely after Lusaka summit failure
Rebels use new openings to boost economic activity
v15/18 8 Sept 00
Diamond deal intended to cut smuggling
Diplomatic offensive by government after failure of Lusaka summit
Kabila prepares for more war
Kabila reshuffles cabinet
v15/19 22 Sept 00
Brazzaville wants to join peace process
Economy worsens
v15/20 6 Oct 00
Diplomatic bid for Angolan neutrality
Kabila's personal airline acquires monopoly
v15/21 20 Oct 00
Arrest warrant attacked in court action
Maputo summit agreement will be difficult to implement
v15/22 3 Nov 00
Kabila's offensive annuls summit's peace moves
v15/23 17 Nov 00
Economy slides rapidly down
Kinshasa increases pressure in region
v15/24 1 Dec 00
Opposition seeks to isolate Kabila government
v15/25 15 Dec 00
Belligerents talk disengagement
Kivu tension grows after Kabila's ex-comrade is reported executed
Zimbabweans are driven out of key town in rebel push on Lubumbashi
v15/10 19 May 00
Attacks on Zimbabwean forces reported
Intra-rebel deal does little to
ease pessimism
International
v15/04 25 Feb 00
Limits set to US military involvement
v15/09 5 May 00
Chinese visit seen as successful
World racism conference for SA
v15/10 19 May 00
US to give $250m for development
v15/12 16 June 00
Chinese privatisation experience sought
v15/13 30 June 00
NGOs seek concerted EU policy on Central African conflict
v15/14 14 July 00
Denel to supply ammunition to Australia
v15/19 22 Sept 00
Iraq seeks power deal
SA seeks changed IMF voting system
v15/20 6 Oct 00
Russia, SA to sell refurbished Mirages
v15/21 20 Oct 00
Split between EU and ACP over Zimbabwe
v15/22 3 Nov 00
SA, China sign health, medical science deal
v15/23 17 Nov 00
Foreign affairs leeway for new president
US-SA trade deal sought
v15/24 1 Dec 00
EU donates R500m for water and sanitation
Jay Naidoo appointed to UN telecomms body
v15/25 15 Dec 00
Bush appointees for Africa unlikely
to be activists
Lesotho
v15/06 24 March 00
SA agreement to pay for intervention may ease tension
v15/20 6 Oct 00
Radio transmitters destroyed
v15/21 20 Oct 00
Scientologists make a breakthrough
v15/24 1 Dec 00
Demand for finger print election
technology
Malawi
v15/03 11 Feb 00
Government taken to task over security
v15/11 2 June 00
Corruption 'takes a third of revenues'
v15/15 28 July 00
Parastatals under fire
v15/18 8 Sept 00
$500m World Bank AIDS loan rejected
Mozambique
v15/01 14 Jan 00
No power sharing
v15/02 28 Jan 00
Renamo heads north as Frelimo forms government
v15/03 11 Feb 00
Renamo threatens to break away with a government in the north
v15/04 25 Feb 00
Anonymous calls for division
Paris group likely to take on disaster aid issue
v15/05 10 Mar 00
Aid appeal boosted
v15/08 21 Apr 00
New debt reduction package agreed
v15/12 16 June 00
Consultative group meets funding needs
Immigrant farmers bring investment
v15/20 6 Oct 00
Challenge to Dhlakama and party tactics may lie behind expulsion
v15/23 17 Nov 00
Spectre of renewed fighting after
demonstrations
Namibia
v15/10 19 May 00
Swapo clears way for land expropriation
v15/15 28 July 00
Land issue raised by DTA
v15/16 11 Aug 00
Talks on Trans-Kalahari route
v15/18 8 Sept 00
Hereros seek compensation on same
basis as Nazi slaves
Region
v15/01 14 Jan 00
Hyundai shuts down
SA edges closer to saying it will use troops
SADC replaces Mbuende
Summit on Congo conflict
War boosts Aids infections
v15/03 11 Feb 00
SADC trade agreement by year-end
v15/04 25 Feb 00
Clinton throws weight behind Mandela on Burundi
SA uses fuel lever in hope of better relations with Mugabe
v15/05 10 Mar 00
Belgium opens diplomatic offensive in Central Africa
Illegal migrant numbers entering SA from Mozambique are likely to increase
v15/07 7Apr00
Risk survey focuses on war spill-over
v15/08 21 Apr 00
ANC backs Mugabe ahead of Mbeki's visit
SA discovers the limits to its regional authority
SA may help boost Nigeria's armed forces
White Zambian farmers reassured
v15/09 5 May 00
Nigerian, SA peace force for Congo has hurdles to overcome
v15/11 2 June 00
EU to assist SACU to face the FTA shock
Mugabe starts more regional land hunger fires as Mbeki seeks funding to put one out
v15/13 30 June 00
Trade pact for SADC 'by September'
v15/14 14 July 00
Eskom to help solve Nigeria's power cuts
v15/15 28 July 00
Control system on conflict diamonds agreed
Support for democracy strongest in Botswana
v15/16 11 Aug 00
Free trade zone will be based on well-established SACU
Malawi may ban Mozambican tobacco
v15/18 8 Sept 00
Burundi and the DRC claim to be ready for talks
v15/20 6 Oct 00
Foreign direct investment still going to minerals
Mbeki seeks to revitalise Renaissance on tour
v15/21 20 Oct 00
EU parliament backs African production of anti-AIDS drugs
Gigantic scheme mooted to bring water from Congo
v15/23 17 Nov 00
SA may go into Sierra Leone
v15/25 15 Dec 00
SADC moves toward centralising and reviving its security organ
SADC states are divided on free
trade and co-operation issues
SA development
v15/01 14 Jan 00
Population to reach 44.7m
v15/02 28 Jan 00
Aids kills 11% of workers
More reviews on education plan ahead
v15/03 11 Feb 00
Less corruption in five years?
v15/04 25 Feb 00
Mass fall-off in African party political activity
Relief among journalists at top SABC appointment
v15/05 10 Mar 00
Black editors set out their concerns on media racism
Mbeki's AIDS initiative may signal denial of a looming disaster
v15/06 24 March 00
Government develops maverick AIDS theme, hits at drugs giants
Poverty campaign weakened by turmoil in welfare department
Scorpions to be trained by FBI
Top SA 'dissident' joins Mbeki's AIDS experts panel
v15/07 7Apr00
Five die during Aids drug trials
Media racism hearings end with widely differing accounts
Orania may keep its segregation
Pharmaceuticals issue adds to controversy surrounding AIDS summit
v15/08 21 Apr 00
Cricket scandal sets back hopes for corruption victory
Mbeki begins international lobbying on AIDS issue
Widespread opposition to immigrants
v15/09 5 May 00
AIDS panel composition gives 'dissidents' new lease of life
New amnesty may relieve overcrowding
Police chief defends crackdown on illegals
Universities may be re-graded
US AIDS decision may hasten drugs agreement
v15/10 19 May 00
Aids 'spreading faster'
New Congo obstacle in Aids test for troops
v15/12 16 June 00
Curriculum goes back to drawing board
v15/13 30 June 00
Naidoo to head DBSA
National literacy initiative launched
Police kill at twice the rate admitted under apartheid
v15/14 14 July 00
AIDS economic costs estimated
Drugs giants, hopeful of deals, take criticism coolly
Foreign interest in SA mini-nuclear reactor
Mbeki insists poverty, not AIDS, is SA's main health challenge
v15/15 28 July 00
Crime figures to remain under wraps before standardisation
Crime statistics show fall in murders
Land invasions in KZN
Rapid rise of black elite is mapped
v15/16 11 Aug 00
Renaming process to accelerate
v15/17 25 Aug 00
Measured welcome for media racism report
v15/18 8 Sept 00
Black empowerment challenged by union chief
Conference ends myth of consensus as race rises on the political agenda
Griqua movement seeks independence
Telecomms licence may be conditional
Whites and Coloureds most pessimistic
v15/19 22 Sept 00
HIV incidence increases in prisons
Mbeki again stresses role of other diseases
Thousands of prisoners to be released
Under heightened attack government shifts Aids focus to drugs pricing
v15/20 6 Oct 00
Still little change in private firms' personnel
v15/22 3 Nov 00
Government's AIDS strategy may be based on false premises
Provincial AIDS demands expand
v15/23 17 Nov 00
Mineral rights to go
Water dispute with Namibia looms
v15/24 1 Dec 00
A third still do not pay
Church calls for a GE food moratorium
Despite political climate new SABC chief will prioritise business side
Sharp rise in settled claims
Underground water discovery may not save large-scale agriculture
v15/25 15 Dec 00
Contracts go ahead despite corruption
probe
SA economy
v15/01 14 Jan 00
Signs of turn-around give Manuel the strategic advantage
v15/02 28 Jan 00
Arms loans for R29 bn signed
Bid to thwart money laundering
Despite hopeful predictions SA gets poor credit rating report
Low inflation sets scene for rates cut
Mboweni seeks to boost flagging FDI
v15/03 11 Feb 00
Channel Africa to be corporatised
Hard line at car plant driven by fear of investment withdrawal
Minister soft-pedals on revisions to labour laws
v15/04 25 Feb 00
Budget at a glance
Development elements of give-and-take budget outflank critics
v15/05 10 Mar 00
Inflation concern means Mboweni may damp down growth
v15/06 24 March 00
Cosatu puts thousands in the streets
Upward growth trend continues, but job creation lags
v15/07 7Apr00
Privatisation gathers pace as unions fight job losses
v15/08 21 Apr 00
Rival seeks to win back militancy label by not marching with Cosatu
v15/09 5 May 00
Rand slides fast on Zimbabwe news
Small business law changes ahead
v15/10 19 May 00
Failure of domestic investment confirmed
Giant revenue shortfall ascribed to tax fraud
Official unemployment rate at 25.2% in 1998
Zimbabwe turmoil hits SA railways
v15/11 2 June 00
Crime main obstacle
One year into Mbeki government and economy is still treading water
Weak Rand boosts exports
v15/12 16 June 00
Trade figures show production still sluggish
v15/13 30 June 00
Further slump in employment
v15/14 14 July 00
Ratings agency predicts upgrade despite Zimbabwe crisis and AIDS
v15/16 11 Aug 00
Doubts cast on size of profit as privatisation policy is spelled out
Increasing regional involvement revealed
Mass lay-offs put on hold
Optimists see turnaround in the economy finally appearing
Privatisation's impact on 'real economy' questioned
v15/17 25 Aug 00
Arms exports fall
Growth of 3% anticipated this year
v15/18 8 Sept 00
Banks warned to change risk criteria
Lack of investment blamed for sliding incomes
South Africans invest in London property
v15/19 22 Sept 00
Banks may be told to back black business
Global vagaries cause fresh Rand collapse
Globalisation increases vulnerability
Growth set to accelerate
v15/20 6 Oct 00
Arms maker's revenue surges 20%
Reserves, other indicators up
v15/22 3 Nov 00
Increased spending, capital investment in upbeat budget plan
v15/23 17 Nov 00
IMF endorses SA's course, but local forecasts are gloomy
IMF meeting boosts Mbeki's IT urges
v15/24 1 Dec 00
Credit may be eased to black business
GEAR Mark Two aims to lure more investment and boost jobs
Massive car industry deal announced
v15/25 15 Dec 00
Green light for investment
SA politics
v15/01 14 Jan 00
Bloodbath in Pretoria
End to non-racial tag for UDM as Meyer hands in his notice
Heath probes arms corruption claims
Left blamed for economic failures as Manuel woos foreign investors
More European arms producers may invest
v15/02 28 Jan 00
Disgraced official to work for IFP
Zulu king backs off as ANC moves in on power of traditional leaders
v15/03 11 Feb 00
Holomisa questioned on Kerzner
Mbeki polemicises on race, talks up economic performance
PAC open to talks with ANC
State seeks recusal of Basson judge
Uncertainty over Cape coalition
Winnie may not pay for Ghana trip
v15/04 25 Feb 00
Chiefs reject demarcation
Commission retreats under heavy fire after subpoenas on editors
NNP seeks facelift to avoid looming obliteration
v15/05 10 Mar 00
Paris assassination file may be reopened
Poll confirms NNP's rapid decline since election
v15/06 24 March 00
Concern that Zimbabwe land invasion ploy may spread south
Intelligence candidates interviewed
v15/07 7Apr00
Agreement on intelligence inspector
ANC set for restructuring to end phase as liberation movement
Military helicopters reported missing
v15/08 21 Apr 00
PAC battle on to replace Mogoba
SA minds grow concentrated on land reform
v15/09 5 May 00
Allies and enemies are confused as ANC backs union's general strike
v15/10 19 May 00
ANC agrees Boesak gave it donor funds
Bid to control secret donations to parties ahead of local election
Government makes tactical noises on jobs in aftermath of strike
Major shift of state land to black farmers announced
v15/11 2 June 00
Divisions show in ANC over Zimbabwe
NIA sidelined by ANC
Scandal brews over arms procurement
UDM defections in KZN
v15/12 16 June 00
Amnesty for ex-police chief
Change in party political landscape ahead as DP battles NNP
Mbeki takes the helm in land reform
Mr Fixit provides social adhesion but few solutions for SA's problems
Plea for end to marginalisation of Africa
Radical parties move toward alliance
Winnie visits Zim farms
v15/13 30 June 00
Final demise for party which formulated apartheid
Mbeki hears of 'Marshall Plan' to rescue Africa from marginalisation
v15/14 14 July 00
ANC makes rhetorical shift to Left ahead of local elections
Democratic Alliance unlikely to distract from intra-ANC politics
IFP fights for support on home turf
New body seeks to involve labour, capital in boost to investment
v15/15 28 July 00
Cosatu scents betrayal and accuses government over labour laws
Cosatu statement warns of mobilisation as against last apartheid rulers
v15/16 11 Aug 00
Mbeki spokesman on defensive over Aids orphans
SACP discipline action causes disquiet
v15/17 25 Aug 00
Fresh outcry from key union is dismissed by confident ANC
Land price falling, say farmers
Lekota seeks to cut media access to SANDF
Mbeki seeks to avoid confrontation with chiefs ahead of local elections
Political violence again rises in KZN
v15/18 8 Sept 00
Bid to spring Boesak from jail after three months
v15/19 22 Sept 00
Chiefs warns government on local elections
Critical noises at Cosatu congress may hide shift of power
Government considers conscription as army is described as racist
Harsh security laws contemplated as bombings continue in Cape
More harsh words from Cosatu on local government
v15/20 6 Oct 00
MK veterans meet on land reform
Offsets may not materialise from defence re-equipment deals
Retrenchments delayed in public services
v15/21 20 Oct 00
Local election date announced
Mbeki's spin doctors adopt damage limitation on AIDS controversy
Network of ANC business links is unravelled by defence hearings
Police raids on media in search of evidence
v15/22 3 Nov 00
ANC dissidents challenge party in local poll
Arms procurement deals will go under microscope
Government voices anger at claim that arms sales were unethical
IEC launches voter education campaign
Local poll marks end of privilege, points to unpredictable results
Opposition parties take the gap left by the ANC on AIDS provision
v15/23 17 Nov 00
Muslims mobilise 'thousands' to aid Palestinian cause
Revamped opposition may fail to garner Coloured votes
v15/24 1 Dec 00
AIDS crisis tops electioneering
Heath to lose control of anti-corruption unit
v15/25 15 Dec 00
ANC received 59% of votes, DA 22%
Constitution to be changed to boost chiefs
DA's vote is harbinger of maturing
system - or deeper political divide
Swaziland
v15/04 25 Feb 00
Newspaper forced to close down
v15/08 21 Apr 00
Call for stop on EU trade privileges
v15/12 16 June 00
Industrial law changed to avert US ban
v15/22 3 Nov 00
Warnings that political violence may spread
v15/23 17 Nov 00
Mass action blocked by security forces
v15/25 15 Dec 00
Armed group reported to have crossed
border to challenge monarchy
Zambia
v15/03 11 Feb 00
Angolan bid for access refused
v15/07 7Apr00
Chinese planes criticised
v15/19 22 Sept 00
EU gives massive $100 million for budget support
v15/23 17 Nov 00
Bar on Angolan officials visiting
camps
Zimbabwe
v15/01 14 Jan 00
Garrison in Congo still besieged
Mugabe justifies civil service cuts
Mugabe postpones plan
v15/02 28 Jan 00
Compensation demand in constitution
More pressure on economy as Pretoria cuts credit insurance
Politics, not profit, drives UK's 'ethical policy' change
v15/03 11 Feb 00
Britain rejects obligation to pay for land
Detention without trial invoked to counter rising violence
Mbeki to hold talks with Mugabe
v15/04 25 Feb 00
Referendum victory may be pyrrhic for opposition
v15/05 10 Mar 00
Mugabe ratchets up populist support
v15/06 24 March 00
Mugabe yields to pressure in 'anti-corruption drive'
Telecomms bill will ease interception
v15/07 7Apr00
Battle for votes begins in rural areas
Good governance Zimbabwe-style to the fore at Cairo summit
Mugabe waits to see who will blink first over land clashes
v15/08 21 Apr 00
Key tobacco harvest will be safe for Mugabe
Military asserts loyalty to allay coup fears amid rising tension
v15/09 5 May 00
Mbeki's 'rescue package' leaves little international leverage
v15/10 19 May 00
Election may hinge on credible opposition land reform policy
Threat to UK passport holders
World Bank suspends loans
v15/11 2 June 00
Mugabe tells Namibians to follow example
Violence in the countryside may decide outcome of poll
v15/12 16 June 00
Drivers still queue as Mugabe accuses Britain
Mass layoffs likely in gold mines as production halves
Zanu seeks to fence off opposition influence
v15/13 30 June 00
Economic crisis likely to linger on
Election result appears best for stability and transition
Parliamentary targets
v15/14 14 July 00
Mugabe on hearts and minds trip
SA to press IMF on loans for Mugabe
v15/15 28 July 00
New finance minister Makoni takes a gamble
v15/16 11 Aug 00
SA tied in closer to Mugabe's game plan
Zanu considers successor to Mugabe
v15/17 25 Aug 00
Economic reforms may be too little, too late
Fresh uncertainty over farming's future
Fuel shortage becomes critical
v15/18 8 Sept 00
Massive costs of Congo adventure revealed
v15/19 22 Sept 00
Anglo secures its land in a one-to-one deal with Mugabe
v15/20 6 Oct 00
Showdown looms as opposition hands Mugabe a hostage to fortune
v15/21 20 Oct 00
Rioting reveals Mugabe can depend on army
Tension and fear grows in Bulawayo
v15/22 3 Nov 00
Harare blocks Matabeleland link
Stayaways loom as government delays on budget
v15/23 17 Nov 00
International land plan hatched as Mugabe collides with courts
Makoni's budget presses right buttons - but Mugabe may ignore it
SA business supports Mbeki's line
v15/24 1 Dec 00
Downgraded water project fuels Matabeleland anger
Ruling party sets about restructuring itself after election challenge
v15/25 15 Dec 00
Corruption revelations may add to reasons for Mugabe to sit tight
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