http://mg.co.za/feeds/rss_afrikaans.aspx RSS Feed for the Mail & Guardian Online: Africa en-gb Fri, 25 May 2012 09:22:05 +0200 Fri, 25 May 2012 09:22:05 +0200 http://mg.co.za editor@mg.co.za (Chris Roper) 15 http://cdn.mg.co.za/global/mgonlinelogo.jpg http://mg.co.za/feeds/rss_afrikaans.aspx http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-africas-growing-pains-are-evident/Setbacks for democracy in Africa co-exist with signs that signal welcomed progress, writes Liesl Louw-Vaudran.Thu, 24 May 2012 21:39:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-africas-growing-pains-are-evident/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-legitimacy-crisis-haunts-angolan-election/A court ruling that ousted the controversial president of Angola's national electoral commission has been hailed by the country's opposition parties.Thu, 24 May 2012 21:24:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-legitimacy-crisis-haunts-angolan-election/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-zanu-pf-courts-top-un-official/Activists say the hosting of the United Nations' Navi Pillay is an attempt to sugar-coat Zimbabwe's poor human rights record.Thu, 24 May 2012 21:12:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-zanu-pf-courts-top-un-official/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-egypts-revolution-wont-end-with-the-presidential-election/Beyond Tahrir Square, Egypt's uprising is one that intersects with grassroots struggles in Europe and that's what the elites fear most.Thu, 24 May 2012 08:38:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-egypts-revolution-wont-end-with-the-presidential-election/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-23-angola-sets-next-general-election-date/Angola has set August 31 as the date for elections likely to return President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and his ruling MPLA to power.Wed, 23 May 2012 19:03:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-23-angola-sets-next-general-election-date/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-23-one-by-one-egyptians-make-their-choice/Egyptians have queued patiently at polling stations nationwide to pick their leader for the first time in national history dating to the pharaohs.Wed, 23 May 2012 17:41:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-23-one-by-one-egyptians-make-their-choice/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-23-egypt-vote/Egyptians are heading to the polls in a historic election contested by Islamists and secularists promising radically different futures.Wed, 23 May 2012 07:16:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-23-egypt-vote/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-22-ecowas-threatens-sanctions-for-attack-on-malis-president/The Economic Community of West African States says it will probe the attack on Mali's interim leader, threatening sanctions against those involved.Tue, 22 May 2012 16:37:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-22-ecowas-threatens-sanctions-for-attack-on-malis-president/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-22-zimplats-miners-trapped/Sixty-five miners are trapped underground at Zimbabwe's Mimosa mine, which is jointly owned by Impala Platinum and Aquarius Platinum.Tue, 22 May 2012 14:50:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-22-zimplats-miners-trapped/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-22-volatile-talks-to-resume-in-sudan/Sudan and South Sudan will this week set a date to restart face-to-face peace talks after bitter border conflict and the missing of a UN deadline.Tue, 22 May 2012 08:51:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-22-volatile-talks-to-resume-in-sudan/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-22-un-sounds-alarm-over-attack-on-malis-president/The attack on Mali's president Diancounda Traore by angry protesters puts the post-coup transition in the West African country in danger, the UN says.Tue, 22 May 2012 08:10:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-22-un-sounds-alarm-over-attack-on-malis-president/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-22-somali-pirates-on-trial-for-luxury-yacht-hijack/Six Somalis will go on trial in a Paris court charged with kidnapping the crew of Le Ponant in the pirate-infested waters of the Gulf of Aden in 2008.Tue, 22 May 2012 08:07:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-22-somali-pirates-on-trial-for-luxury-yacht-hijack/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-21-malis-president-hospitalised-after-protesters-storm-palace/Mali's interim president Dioncounda Traore has been beaten and hospitalised after hundreds of protesters stormed his palace to demand his resignation.Mon, 21 May 2012 19:24:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-21-malis-president-hospitalised-after-protesters-storm-palace/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-21-un-navi-in-zim/SA's Navi Pillay, the UN high commissioner for human rights, has arrived in Zimbabwe on her first mission to the troubled Southern African nation.Mon, 21 May 2012 07:44:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-21-un-navi-in-zim/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-21-muslim-brotherhood-push-for-presidency/Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has rallied support with campaign events throughout the nation in a final push ahead of Wednesday's presidential elections.Mon, 21 May 2012 07:14:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-21-muslim-brotherhood-push-for-presidency/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-21-zims-justice-minister-rubbishes-violence-claims/Zimbabwe's justice minister has rejected allegations that the country has state-sponsored violence, and vowed not to recognise gay rights.Mon, 21 May 2012 03:36:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-21-zims-justice-minister-rubbishes-violence-claims/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-20-mugabe-the-glue-holding-zim-together-says-former-minister/Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe reportedly told a former government minister that he wants to retire, but fears his party would disintegrate.Sun, 20 May 2012 12:20:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-20-mugabe-the-glue-holding-zim-together-says-former-minister/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-20-lockerbie-bomber-megrahi-dies/The former intelligence officer convicted of bombing a flight over Lockerbie, Scotland - which killed 270 people - has died, says his brother.Sun, 20 May 2012 03:05:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-20-lockerbie-bomber-megrahi-dies/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-20-mali-junta-agrees-to-keep-interim-leader-until-elections/The chief negotiator for Ecowas says Mali's junta has accepted that the current interim president will stay in office until new elections can be held.Sun, 20 May 2012 01:13:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-20-mali-junta-agrees-to-keep-interim-leader-until-elections/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-18-malawis-banda-to-investigate-mutharika-transition-plot/President Joyce Banda has announced an inquiry into an alleged plot by the inner circle of Malawi's late former leader to block her rise to power.Fri, 18 May 2012 01:52:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-18-malawis-banda-to-investigate-mutharika-transition-plot/