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SOUTH AFRICA

GOVT TO PENALISE EXCESSIVE ELECTRICITY USERS – The regulatory framework which will enforce the Energy Conservation Programme, is expected to be finalised by the end of June...

 
 
05 Jun 2008
 
News this week
Newsletter - News this Week
SOUTH AFRICA

CAPE TOWN – A revised version of the controversial National Health Amendment Bill is released. An exemption for doctors and specialists, which acknowledges the...
 
 
04 Jun 2008
 
US warships to leave Myanmar after aid refused
UNITED STATES
U.S. warships will soon leave waters near Myanmar after the ruling military junta refused permission for the delivery of aid supplies to the cyclone-stricken Irrawaddy delta, a top U.S. commander...
 
 
21 May 2008
 
Poverty fighters must target economic growth - report
INTERNATIONAL
Governments, aid agencies and others who want to cut poverty in the world's poorest countries and elsewhere must concentrate more on boosting headline overall economic growth, a World...
 
 
Fewer children go to war, but problem lingers
INTERNATIONAL
The number of children forced to fight wars around the world has fallen but a hardcore of governments, rebels and armed groups are resisting pressure to stop using underage soldiers, a report said...
 
 
12 May 2008
 
US flies cyclone aid to Myanmar
MYANMAR
The first U.S. military aid flight landed in Myanmar on Monday, but relief supplies continued to just dribble into the reclusive state nine days after a devastating cyclone. A C-130 military...
 
 
29 Apr 2008
 
UN and World Bank say to tackle food crisis
News
U.N. agencies and the World Bank pledged on Tuesday to set up a task force to tackle an unprecedented rise in global food prices that is threatening to spread social unrest.
 
 
24 Apr 2008
 
Food fears grow as Thai rice hits new record
INTERNATIONAL
Rice prices in Thailand, the world's top exporter, surged to $1,000 (500 pounds) a tonne on Thursday as concerns about food security first triggered by a handful of Asian export bans spread as...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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