A bulletin of Southern African
Affairs
INDEX 2004
Vol. 19
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ANGOLA
v19/01 9 Jan 04:
Calls grow for more SA trade involvement
v19/02 23 Jan 04: Army sweeps through
Bié diamond diggings
v19/02 23 Jan 04: Rights group takes
up IMF report on missing millions
v19/03 6 Feb 04: Unified army will go
on peace missions
v19/05 5 Mar 04: Donors and investors
wary
v19/06 19 Mar 04: New constitution is
condition for poll
v19/07 2 Apr 04: Ban on GM food
angers Washington
v19/08 16 April 04: '60,000 expelled'
to regain control of diamond sector
v19/08 16 April 04: Call for more
transparency on diamond sector revenues
v19/09 30 Apr 04: 350,000 diamond
diggers to be expelled
v19/09 30 Apr 04: Breakthrough on way
to lending and aid
v19/10 14 May 04: Falcone issue
rumbles on
v19/10 14 May 04: Military blames
Church for Cabindan 'banditry'
v19/13 25 June 04: Refugees¹
repatriation soon
v19/17 20 Aug 04: 8,000 refugees
return home from
v19/18 3 Sept 04: Relations warm with
France after Falcone spat
v19/18 3 Sept 04: Unita returns to
talks
v19/19 17 Sept 04: 2006 election to
go ahead
v19/19 17 Sept 04: Chinese mega loan
released
v19/20 1 Oct 04: Inside view - Dos
Santos is likely to survive democracy
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BOTSWANA
v19/08 16 April 04: Diamond record as
resources go to AIDS fight
v19/09 30 Apr 04: Official concern at
'hate campaign'
v19/10 14 May 04: Tension boils over
in small battle with 's illegals
v19/18 3 Sept 04: Debswana sackings
cause concern
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CONGO DR
v19/01 9 Jan 04: Donors pledge $3.9
billion in new money in display of confidence
v19/02 23 Jan 04: Mbeki's milestone
deal with Kabila boosts al integration
v19/03 6 Feb 04: A long way to go for
the demobilisation of the ex-RAF
v19/03 6 Feb 04: Aid offered as
integration of army hits delicate phase
v19/03 6 Feb 04: Massacre in the east
v19/04 20 Feb 04: Belgian companies
pour cold water on Kabila's hopes
v19/04 20 Feb 04: Ongoing unrest in
the east delays return of refugees
v19/05 5 Mar 04: Risk for exporters
still prohibitive
v19/06 19 Mar 04: 'Generalised
concern' over transition, but SA seals pacts
v19/07 2 Apr 04: 'Army of Heaven' at
Kinshasa's gate
v19/07 2 Apr 04: 'Uranium leak'
likely to be a scam on donors
v19/08 16 April 04: Concerns focus on
constitutional provisions
v19/08 16 April 04: Tensions with
Brazzaville eased after 'coup attempt'
v19/09 30 Apr 04: Rwandan
cross-border sorties threaten peace process
v19/10 14 May 04: Dos Santos 'orders
halt to expulsions' of diggers
v19/10 14 May 04: Governor jobs
hand-out exacerbates tension
v19/11 28 May 04: Boost to gold
production
v19/11 28 May 04: Turmoil in Katanga
after governor¹s appointment
v19/11 28 May 04: UN reinforces
troops in South Kivu fighting
v19/12 11 June 04: Kabila¹s party
leader hit by diamond scam
v19/12 11 June 04: Katangese
suspected in attempted coup
v19/12 29 Oct 04: Corruption and slow
progress bring on row with Belgium
v19/12 29 Oct 04: Kabila gets slim
pickings in parastatals grab
v19/12 29 Oct 04: Wartime deal may
hit Washington lobbyists
v19/13 25 June 04: Army chief sacked
after coup implication
v19/13 25 June 04: First war crimes
court probe
v19/13 25 June 04: SA signs military
deal as al tension mounts
v19/14 9 July 04: One year later and
the transition hovers on the brink
v19/15 23 July 04: Goma is centre of
fresh tensions
v19/15 23 July 04: Monuc seeks
takeover of uranium mine
v19/16 6 Aug 04: Fears grow of
conflict or secession in the Kivus
v19/16 6 Aug 04: Criminal Court ends
visit
v19/16 6 Aug 04: Demobilisation
programme
v19/18 3 Sept 04: Great Lakes tension
decreases but problems remain
v19/18 3 Sept 04: Mbeki, Kabila sign
cooperation pact
v19/18 3 Sept 04: Surge in diamond
sales as smuggling is cut to Brazzaville
v19/19 17 Sept 04: Military offensive
drives out Kivu rebels
v19/19 17 Sept 04: More 'stimulation'
for weak rulers likely
v19/19 17 Sept 04: UN reinforcement
debate reveals EU's contradictions
v19/20 1 Oct 04: Key citizenship law
approved at last
v19/21 15 October 04: Row breaks out
over control of parastatals
v19/21 15 October 04: Soldiers'
defection in Belgium signals problems for army
v19/23 12 Nov 04: SA minister warns
on election delay
v19/24 26 Nov 04: Brussels and
Pretoria agree to train a 'mini-army' ahead of elections
v19/24 26 Nov 04: New tensions as
Rwanda sends troops over border
v19/25 10 Dec 04: Parastatal scandal
rumbles on after Kabila sacks six ministers
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INTERNATIONAL
v19/01 9 Jan 04: New 'Millenium' aid
will not deflect US security criteria
v19/02 23 Jan 04: Splits in European
ranks over sanctions
v19/03 6 Feb 04: Sexwale involved in
UN Iraq oil for food deals
v19/04 20 Feb 04: Ministers prepare
for WTO
v19/04 20 Feb 04: SA government digs
itself deeper into a hole on Iraq security
v19/05 5 Mar 04: Mbeki tries to
extend Œno coups¹ rule to diaspora
v19/05 5 Mar 04: New bid to stop Iraq
security gold rush
v19/06 19 Mar 04: Frazer is new US
ambassador to Pretoria
v19/06 19 Mar 04: Russian trucks soon
for SA
v19/08 16 April 04: EU, SA move into
'special relation'
v19/09 30 Apr 04: Gadaffi offers help
in rebuilding Congo
v19/10 14 May 04: Deeper Haitian
engagement as Aristide gets asylum
v19/11 28 May 04: As trade booms
China is seen as a new model
v19/11 28 May 04: Finding ways to
boost Russia¹s image in Africa
v19/11 28 May 04: Israel to close
trade office in Johannesburg
v19/12 11 June 04: Bad day for Mbeki
and friends at G8 summit
v19/12 11 June 04: Development and
security link made in failed states
v19/12 11 June 04: SA Œhelped Libyan
nuclear programme¹
v19/13 25 June 04: SA hopes to unlock
investment flood from China
v19/15 23 July 04: Free trade talks
with US hit election deadlock
v19/15 23 July 04: Massive US arms
market finally opens to SA
v19/15 23 July 04: Pretoria agrees to
US military training as part of African security scheme
v19/16 6 Aug 04: Government seeks to
quash 'al-Qaeda terror' panic
v19/16 6 Aug 04: SA, UK sign military
pacts
v19/20 1 Oct 04: More evidence that
'coup' bid was well-known in UK and US
v19/20 1 Oct 04: SA seeks to keep UN
competition under wraps
v19/23 12 Nov 04: and Cote d'Ivoire
are key topics for Mbeki's visit to Brussels
v19/23 12 Nov 04: New push for market
access
v19/24 26 Nov 04: Threat to low-cost
ARVs
v19/24 26 Nov 04: US puts on pressure
for rejection of criminal court
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LESOTHO
v19/06 19 Mar 04: Mbeki targets
multinational corruption
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MALAWI
v19/11 28 May 04: Opposition unites
against new government
v19/12 11 June 04: Opposition strikes
deal with new government
v19/12 29 Oct 04: Ex-finance minister
arrested for alleged graft
v19/16 6 Aug 04: Presidential reforms
create tensions in ruling party
v19/18 3 Sept 04: EU waits for
results on anti-corruption drive
v19/25 10 Dec 04: UK boost for health
industry may herald larger grant aid
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MOZAMBIQUE
v19/03 6 Feb 04: Prime minister
announces resignation plan
v19/04 20 Feb 04: Former World Bank
economist is prime minister
v19/10 14 May 04: Police arrested
after Cardoso's murderer escapes
v19/12 29 Oct 04: Corruption rating
high as Frelimo promises reform
v19/12 29 Oct 04: poll observers seek
more transparency
v19/12 29 Oct 04: Mandela backs
Guebuza for president
v19/14 9 July 04: Frelimo banks on
timing and divisions in the opposition
v19/15 23 July 04: Election register
massively expanded for December vote
v19/17 20 Aug 04: Renamo guards in
gun battle with police
v19/20 1 Oct 04: Guebuza bids for
investment but business stays wary
v19/23 12 Nov 04:
v19/25 10 Dec 04: Brazilian steel
giant will exploit Moatize's coal deposits
v19/25 10 Dec 04: Low turnout as
Guebuza wins by a large margin
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NAMIBIA
v19/01 9 Jan 04: Overspend on DRC war despite diamond promise
v19/02 23 Jan 04: Nujoma fails to attend Herero commemoration
v19/02 23 Jan 04: Troops head for Liberia
v19/11 28 May 04: Tensions revealed in Swapo
v19/14 9 July 04: Mega gas power project
v19/16 6 Aug 04: Opposition criticises Swapo's land
appropriation plans
v19/16 6 Aug 04: SA in cross-border talks
v19/21 15 October 04: Malaysian fiasco laid at door of
Hamutenya
v19/21 15 October 04: Secret oil vouchers from Saddam denied
v19/21 15 October 04: Swapo makes land reform key plank of
manifesto
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REGION
v19/01 9 Jan 04: Burundi killing
weakens remaining rebels
v19/01 9 Jan 04: Italy gives E350,000 to peacekeeping force
in Burundi
v19/02 23 Jan 04: Historic agreement on African peacekeeping
force
v19/02 23 Jan 04: Massive pledges for Burundi but peace still
uncertain
v19/02 23 Jan 04: Museveni out of favour in bid for mass
party model
v19/03 6 Feb 04: raises obstacles to Great Lakes conference
v19/04 20 Feb 04: EU focuses on trade and aid ahead of
historic enlargement
v19/05 5 Mar 04: AU summits clears way for al intervention
force
v19/05 5 Mar 04: Concerns in after Caprivi trial releases
v19/05 5 Mar 04: Donors fail to back aid project
v19/06 19 Mar 04: Mercenary plot gives diplomatic boosts all
round
v19/06 19 Mar 04: Women's rights activist gets top job as SA
steps aside
v19/07 2 Apr 04: Chances for election fade amidst continued
fighting
v19/07 2 Apr 04: Minister warns of SA 'imperialist' image
v19/08 16 April 04: US organises al anti-terrorism meeting
v19/09 30 Apr 04: Burundi clashes after ceasefire
v19/10 14 May 04: EU enlargement and trade are top ACP
concerns
v19/10 14 May 04: No fresh EU support for Botswana's AIDS
efforts
v19/11 28 May 04: African Union launches security council
v19/11 28 May 04: Ugandan ex-intelligence chief for SA
think-tank
v19/12 11 June 04: Museveni wants SADC security model for
Comesa
v19/12 11 June 04: Nato seeks to bring Cape Verde into its
orbit
v19/12 29 Oct 04: SADC backs Mauritian candidate for WTO
v19/13 25 June 04: Burundi elections preparations begin
v19/13 25 June 04: DRC events lend urgency to strategic
planning
v19/14 9 July 04: Amnesty condemns Equatorial Guinea
v19/14 9 July 04: AU seeks to bring Nepad fully under its
control
v19/14 9 July 04: AU troops for Darfur
v19/14 9 July 04: French-speaking Africa opposes ivory sale
bid
v19/14 9 July 04: Nujoma suggests copper price control
v19/14 9 July 04: SA signs Rwandan military deal, as with
Congo
v19/15 23 July 04: Mbeki steamrollers a Burundi deal despite
Tutsi rejection
v19/16 6 Aug 04: Fresh Burundi meeting after Tutsis boycott
Zuma
v19/17 20 Aug 04: Massacre sparks renewed fear of al war
v19/17 20 Aug 04: Non-aligned focus on foreign issue and
avoid
v19/17 20 Aug 04: SA, France agree to boost Mozambican naval
patrols
v19/18 3 Sept 04: Burundi to set up SA-style truth commission
v19/18 3 Sept 04: Uganda raises military profile, seeks
influence in Congo
v19/19 17 Sept 04: Burundi referendum may increase tensions
v19/19 17 Sept 04: SA takes a hand in Museveni's hand-over of
power
v19/20 1 Oct 04: Burundi elections cannot be held before
deadline UN admits
v19/20 1 Oct 04: DRC slams over fugitive Chiluba ally
v19/20 1 Oct 04: UN peace force deal reopens debate on
private security
v19/21 15 October 04: turns its attention to n diamond
smuggling
v19/21 15 October 04: Burundi election postponed but tensions
remain
v19/21 15 October 04: Oil price rises boost exploration off
and Congo
v19/21 15 October 04: Shadows hidden in optimistic view of
governance
v19/21 15 October 04: Some SADC countries fail governance
test
v19/21 15 October 04: Uganda seeks southern pact
v19/23 12 Nov 04: Angolan diamond arrests may lead high up in
v19/23 12 Nov 04: More aid sought for Burundi and DRC
v19/23 12 Nov 04: SA to send troops to Sudan
v19/23 12 Nov 04: UN warns against optimism for Great Lakes
conference
v19/25 10 Dec 04: Uganda arms itself
for strongerregion al role
v19/25 10 Dec 04: Lacking military means AU presses diplomacy
in crisis
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SA DEVELOPMENT
v19/01 9 Jan 04: Instant fingerprint technique at all SA
borders
v19/04 20 Feb 04: Mbeki's slow roll-out puts AIDS activists
in quandary
v19/12 11 June 04: Purge at arms maker
v19/12 29 Oct 04: Mercenary law fails to stop police moving
to Iraq
v19/13 25 June 04: Boost for intelligence service announced
v19/13 25 June 04: New chief for army
v19/15 23 July 04: Key constitutional issues raised by
mercenaries¹ trial
v19/16 6 Aug 04: Concourt dismisses 'mercenaries' appeal
v19/17 20 Aug 04: HIV/AIDS in military given as '23 percent'
v19/17 20 Aug 04: Sharp response follows government attack on
media
v19/18 3 Sept 04: Demonstrator's death spotlights government
delivery
v19/18 3 Sept 04: Land reform funding issue looms larger
v19/24 26 Nov 04: Africa forays demand rethink on SA military
policy
v19/24 26 Nov 04: HIV threatens elections base says report
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SA ECONOMY
v19/01 9 Jan 04: Unions may seek to regroup to face chill
labour future
v19/04 20 Feb 04: Capital flight involved 'billions' of Rands
v19/04 20 Feb 04: Mbeki stresses 'developmental state' in
further economic swing
v19/06 19 Mar 04: Black empowerment boosts white women
v19/11 28 May 04: Growth figures may be amended upwards
v19/12 29 Oct 04: Exchange control easing and growth
increasing
v19/12 29 Oct 04: No empowerment charter for auto industry
v19/13 25 June 04: Mbeki in quandary over investment and BEE
v19/15 23 July 04: Mbeki prepares to follow EU al policy line
v19/17 20 Aug 04: Arms companies face fines after failing
offsets test
v19/18 3 Sept 04: Warship widens trade gap
v19/19 17 Sept 04: White collar strike signals Cosatu and ANC
tensions
v19/20 1 Oct 04: Pay dispute ends but economic pressures
remain
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SA POLITICS
v19/01 9 Jan 04: Mbeki to see judge's report on Zuma affair
v19/02 23 Jan 04: Haiti visit fallout continues
v19/02 23 Jan 04: Zuma seems clear loser as dust settles on
affair
v19/03 6 Feb 04: Apprehension over ANC-IFP tensions ahead of
election
v19/03 6 Feb 04: De Klerk endorses alliance
v19/03 6 Feb 04: Government dismisses Tutu's reparations
support
v19/03 6 Feb 04: Mercenary law may be used against Iraq
security business
v19/04 20 Feb 04: More African missions
v19/05 5 Mar 04: Big companies move to funding ANC
v19/05 5 Mar 04: Biggest post-election change may be for IFP
v19/05 5 Mar 04: Government backs down on terror law
v19/06 19 Mar 04: ANC challenges NNP allies in W. Cape
v19/07 2 Apr 04: High percentage poll predicted for election
v19/07 2 Apr 04: Parties turn to mass unemployment issue
v19/08 16 April 04: ANC gains all provinces in 70% win
v19/08 16 April 04: Strike threat reveals new political
landscape for ANC
v19/09 30 Apr 04: Mbeki's new cabinet promises steady course
v19/10 14 May 04: Delivery starts now, not then, says government
v19/10 14 May 04: New Nepad appointment
v19/11 28 May 04: Intelligence services are being boosted
v19/12 11 June 04: AIDS chief resigns as health minister
stays
v19/12 11 June 04: Pact with ANC appears to herald end for
NNP
v19/12 29 Oct 04: Quest for TRC 'sensitive' documents
continues
v19/13 25 June 04: Mbeki promulgates new party line
v19/15 23 July 04: African parliament promised conducive
atmosphere
v19/15 23 July 04: Atomic energy body seeks to mop up
radioactive waste
v19/15 23 July 04: Winelands share-out enrages unions
v19/17 20 Aug 04: French arms maker seeks way out after Zuma
case collapse
v19/17 20 Aug 04: Mbeki welcomes NNP's demise, De Klerk
resigns
v19/18 3 Sept 04: ANC support expands slightly
v19/20 1 Oct 04: ANC turns on newspaper over travel scam
v19/23 12 Nov 04: Anti-terrorism law leaves out focus on
strikers
v19/23 12 Nov 04:
and BEE spark new disputes inside ANC alliance
v19/24 26 Nov 04: Arms deal again questioned
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SWAZILAND
v19/04 20 Feb 04: Emergency declared
in face of all-round crisis
v19/09 30 Apr 04: King capitulates on
labour law
v19/16 6 Aug 04: Amnesty hits at
rights abuse
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ZAMBIA
v19/01 9 Jan 04: Chiluba trial teeters on brink of debacle
v19/04 20 Feb 04: Massive strike against austerity plan
v19/06 19 Mar 04: Barotseland anger over parks lease
v19/06 19 Mar 04: Maize exports reversed to
v19/07 2 Apr 04: Mwanawasa seeks to jail Chiluba for car
theft
v19/07 2 Apr 04: SA parks company pulls out
v19/08 16 April 04: EU education support to counter HIV
effects
v19/08 16 April 04: Key Chiluba witness says he will return
v19/08 16 April 04: Opposition fails to challenge Mwanawasa
in the courts
v19/09 30 Apr 04: Import duties threaten agricultural good
news
v19/10 14 May 04: IMF gives thumbs up just as oil prices
rises hit
v19/11 28 May 04: Ex-military chiefs on corruption charges
v19/11 28 May 04: Rwandans told to leave
v19/12 29 Oct 04: Anti-corruption crusade yields no advance
v19/13 25 June 04: Obasanjo seeks to stop Mwanawasa-Chiluba
battle
v19/14 9 July 04: DRC still seeking n
v19/14 9 July 04:
seeks maize imports
v19/20 1 Oct 04: Angolan opposition leader to be deported
v19/21 15 October 04: Mwanawasa's business deals come to
light
v19/24 26 Nov 04: Government seeks to quell opposition to its
constitutional manoeuvres
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ZIMBABWE
v19/01 9 Jan 04: Mugabe gleans more support in SE Asia
v19/02 23 Jan 04: Central bank asserts itself to curb
inflation
v19/02 23 Jan 04: Mugabe aide to be freed from jail
v19/03 6 Feb 04: Government seeks to close down Econet
v19/03 6 Feb 04: Mbeki presses for formal talks before June
v19/03 6 Feb 04: Nearly two-thirds of rural population need
food aid
v19/03 6 Feb 04: Zanu retains seat in low poll
v19/04 20 Feb 04: Sanctions renewed by EU, but without
enthusiasm
v19/05 5 Mar 04: Mugabe clamps down on forex scams
v19/05 5 Mar 04: Venezuelan deal may bring fresh fuel
supplies
v19/06 19 Mar 04: Mercenaries hand prize to Mugabe ahead of
IMF visit
v19/07 2 Apr 04: Gold scandal sours Mnangagwa's chances
v19/07 2 Apr 04: Government shows new interest in
privatisation
v19/07 2 Apr 04: New mines draft law mimics SA mistake
v19/08 16 April 04: UN rights body again stands by Mugabe
v19/09 30 Apr 04: Cheers for Mugabe herald end of talks
strategy
v19/09 30 Apr 04: Finance minister in court for illegal forex
deals
v19/09 30 Apr 04: Media in frontline of battle for a fair
election
v19/10 14 May 04: Food 'to be used as political weapon'
v19/12 11 June 04: Grain imports continue despite Mugabe's
claims
v19/12 11 June 04: Officials side-stepped EU forex sanctions
v19/12 11 June 04: SA again rules out sanctions
v19/12 29 Oct 04: Cosatu expulsion puts more pressure on
Mugabe and ANC
v19/12 29 Oct 04: Lukewarm NGOs produce ethics code
v19/12 29 Oct 04: Ugandan expansion for hotels operator
v19/13 25 June 04: Alarm grows over HIV in armed forces
v19/13 25 June 04: Applause for Œanti-imperialist¹ speech
v19/13 25 June 04: China arms purchase confirmed
v19/13 25 June 04: Equatorial Guinea deal suspected on mercs
and oil
v19/13 25 June 04: Mugabe¹s Chinese opening hits textile
industry
v19/13 25 June 04: 'Nationalisation¹ a product of Zanu
infighting
v19/14 9 July 04: IMF delays expulsion for six months
v19/14 9 July 04: Mugabe again rules out new talks with
opposition
v19/16 6 Aug 04: Malaysian water project for Bulawayo
postponed
v19/17 20 Aug 04: More trust Mugabe than Tsvangirai
v19/17 20 Aug 04: NGOs mull over their survival strategy in
face of new law
v19/17 20 Aug 04: SADC sets itself a high standard for
forthcoming election
v19/17 20 Aug 04: World Bank impact was negligible in face of
government refusals
v19/18 3 Sept 04: Injuries and arrests at demonstration
v19/18 3 Sept 04: Tobacco hits new low
v19/19 17 Sept 04: Demonstrators target SA, African
parliament
v19/19 17 Sept 04: MDC keeps options open for election
v19/23 12 Nov 04: Mugabe turns to minerals and Eastern
contacts
v19/23 12 Nov 04: Sharp rise in number of 'illegals' moving
into SA
v19/24 26 Nov 04: Mugabe ensures female presidency but at
cost of more divisions
v19/25 10 Dec 04: Tsvangirai sees no 'seriousness' in SA role
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