Conflict diamonds are forever

By Mungo Soggot

De Beers Mines strike major diamond find in area previously believed to be worthless

Excerpts from this story referencing "South African government":

"… rol of the mines to fund arms purchases for their fight.Officials from the South African government diamond valuator – an independent company appointed by the government to …"

"… officials at the government diamond valuator concede.In November 1999, the South African government diamond valuator filed a report on the bourse stating that inspectors weig …"

"… €“ which virtually since its inception has been intimately involved in the South African government's management of the diamond industry – has done little to help prevent t …"

The adventure capitalist

By Mungo Soggot and Phillip van Niekerk

Niko Shefer's takeover of Africa

Excerpts from this story referencing "arms dealer":

"… ho, according to a member of Britain's Parliament and media reports, is an arms dealer, tobacco magnate and confidant of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe.Bredenk …"

"… found. Kabila was the man granting those concessions.Shefer was neither an arms dealer nor connected to a private army, but he brought other advantages to the ta …"

Metered to death

By Jacques Pauw

How a water experiment in South Africa caused riots and a cholera epidemic

Excerpts from this story referencing "South African government":

"… ps and charging people a flat rate of $2 to $2.50 per month for water. The South African government gave KwaZulu-Natal $2.5 million in emergency funds to fight cholera in the …"

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South Africa

By Victoria Kreha

A survey conducted by the South African Department of Health showed that 30 percent of pregnant women had HIV in 2005

Excerpts from this story referencing "South African government":

"… ountry. Just over 10 percent of the population lives on less than $1 a day.South African government responseBefore the end of apartheid, the South African government's respon …"

"… $1 a day.South African government responseBefore the end of apartheid, the South African government's response to the HIV epidemic was limited and focused mostly around the d …"

"… ion of condoms.Now, like most countries heavily afflicted by HIV/AIDS, the South African government has launched multi-part plans to fight the epidemic. The five-year HIV/AID …"

"… ca Annual Report, two-thirds of all PEPFAR funding for 2006 will go to the South African government and local private organizations, with the remaining one-third going to int …"