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"Only dialogue, not force, can fix problems in Zimbabwe"
While some countries and prominent individuals have called for the ouster of Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe, by force if necessary, the African Union stated that only dialogue can be the way forward in...
created by Miriam Mannak | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
322 views | 5 recommendations | 5 comments
322 views | 5 recommendations | 5 comments
Retrenchment wave hits S.Africa - 310 000 jobs on the line
"If you have a job, cling onto it for dear life and don't let go" seems to be today's motto in South Africa. According to a new report by the labour union Solidarity, about 310 000 workers in the Africa's economic...
created by Miriam Mannak | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
944 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
944 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
Somalian girl raped - then stoned to death for adultery
Imagine. You are thirteen, and the world is at your feet. You live in a small Somalian village, where everyone knows each other. Your parents were born here, and so were your grand parents. You silently dream of... 1378 views | 24 recommendations | 5 comments
NP Exclusive: "Zimbabwe, my country, collapsed a long time ago"
By Miriam Mannak"Zimbabwe is on the brink of collapse." How often haven't we heard this phrase over the past two to three years? Too often, I'd say. From politicians to journalists, from analysts to the ordinary...
created by Miriam Mannak | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
275 views | 38 recommendations | 5 comments
275 views | 38 recommendations | 5 comments
Crushing press freedom: Kenya's plans
If it is up to the Kenyan government, press freedom in the country will be soon a thing of the past. At the moment, the authorities are discussing a bill that would give politics the power to control and license media companies (and to deny or take away licenses) and to...
created by Miriam Mannak | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
356 views | 7 recommendations | 3 comments
356 views | 7 recommendations | 3 comments
Journalists soon on same list as dodo hunters?
I love my work. Actually, journalism and writing are not just a source of income. Well, not to me anyway. Journalism is my passion, a crucial part of identity. I need to write like I need to breathe (or eat chocolate, as a matter of fact). Not too long ago I was asked what... 134 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Blunder in South African health dept costs Aids NGOs dearly
As a result of mismanagement within the South African Health Department, thirteen HIV/Aids organisations have been left severely underfunded. Some of them are even forced to retrench staff and stop some of their...
created by Miriam Mannak | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
268 views | 43 recommendations | 6 comments
268 views | 43 recommendations | 6 comments
Zimbabwe asks world to help in the fight against cholera
Months after the first cholera infection was diagnosed, which led to an epidemic that has spilled over to South Africa, the Zimbabwean government has declared the epidemic a national emergency. According to the authorities, 563 people have died so far and more then 6000 are...
created by Miriam Mannak | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
135 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
135 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
Doctor carries out surgery in DRC with help of sms
These days, any news coming from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - where my parents are living - is not too happy. People are fighting, dying, raping, pillaging and suffering. En masse. But sometimes,...
created by Miriam Mannak | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
513 views | 64 recommendations | 13 comments
513 views | 64 recommendations | 13 comments
Mining industry South Africa to shed 10 000 jobs
One of the sectors in South Africa that has been struck hard by the economic crisis, is the mining industry. According to various trade unions, South African mining companies are about to retrench 10 000...
created by Miriam Mannak | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
595 views | 33 recommendations | 4 comments
595 views | 33 recommendations | 4 comments
Water supply to Zimbabwe's capital cut off
To prevent the cholera epidemic to spread even further, the Zimbabwean government has decided to cut water supplies to the nation's capital Harare. The decision was made after the authorities had ran out of chemicals to treat and purify the water supply in Harare, ...
created by Miriam Mannak | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
182 views | 20 recommendations | 1 comment
182 views | 20 recommendations | 1 comment
World Aids Day on my mind
Like most South Africans, I am wearing my red ribbon today. From business men to mothers, from university students to the girl behind the cashier at my local supermarket: World Aids Day seems to be on everyone's...
created by Miriam Mannak | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
186 views | 31 recommendations | 4 comments
186 views | 31 recommendations | 4 comments
World Aids Day - One minute of silence
Not too long ago, I overheard a conversation. Two people were chatting about Aids, and about the attention the disease receives from the media."It seems they can't talk about nothing else then HIV and Aids. I... 567 views | 79 recommendations | 7 comments
South Africa struggles with condom shortages
South Africa, one of the countries hardest hit by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, is struggling with a severe shortage of condoms. In a press release the Treatment Action Campaign, one of South Africa's largest Aids lobby...
created by Miriam Mannak | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
582 views | 46 recommendations | 14 comments
582 views | 46 recommendations | 14 comments
Opposition Zimbabwe rejects Thabo Mbeki as mediator
After losing the ANC-presidency to rival Jacob Zuma and being axed as South Africa's head of state, Thabo Mbeki has been again rejected. This time by Zimbabwe's main opposition party Movement For Democratic Change...
created by Miriam Mannak | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
190 views | 51 recommendations | 2 comments
190 views | 51 recommendations | 2 comments
