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Within a month, the spring blooms are finished. The plants now set their seeds, taking advantage of the warm summer winds which sweep the desert. For a while, the karoo just glows. But trouble is stir
By Delia Robertson Changing the demographics of land ownership in South Africa is an ongoing and enormous challenge. Under apartheid, 87 percent of the land mass was earmarked for whites who comprised
Indian companies are investing billions of dollars in Africa to tap the potential of its growing market and increasing its footprint across the continent. From Kenya in the east, to Zimbabwe in the south and Nigeria in the west, India's $ 15 billion
We are a country that is in the development and we value the investment of China to our country. Rwandan Finance Minister John Rwangombwa praises the flow of Chinese investment into his country. Between 2005 and 2009, Rwanda-China trade increased fiv
Cheetah s are sprinter s, not made for a long-distance chase. So they must get close. But springbok have keen senses. True to their name, springbok can leap two meters high. It's jumping with a purpos
It’s the wettest of all African deserts, the great Kalahari. The sands of the Kalahari cover more of southern Africa than any other desert. But the higher rainfall here gives it a very distinctive a
ENVIRONMENT REPORT -August 16, 2002: UN Report on Africa By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. A report by the United Nations Environment Program says Africa f
DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Polio Campaign in Africa By Karen Leggett Broadcast: Monday, October 11, 2004 This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Development Report. Health workers in West and Centra
DEVELOPMENT REPORT – February 25, 2002: Measles in Africa By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Five leading public health organizations have announced a campaign to reduc
DEVELOPMENT REPORT – April 1, 2002: Ebola in Africa By Jill Moss Ebola virus (Photo -cdc.gov) This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The World Health Organization reports fifty -four pe
BARBARA KLEIN: Im Barbara Klein. BOB DOUGHTY: And Im Bob Doughty with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. A maker of luxury travel goods recently launched an advertisement campaign. Video and magazine ads show three men playing table football and la
Many Zimbabweans living and working in neighboring South Africa travel home during the holiday period, causing massive bottlenecks at the main overland border post. Despite the delays and the cost, they prefer to return to South Africa after only a f
Obama to Skip Kenya on Africa Tour Obama's ancestral home is a tiny town called Kogelo in western Kenya. His name adorns schools and restaurants there and members of his family still live in the area. And while many hoped he might visit the area on h
US Military Presence in Africa Grows With Terror Threat The spread of militant groups in what were previously unaffected areas of West Africa, such as Mali, has prompted the U.S. military to pay closer attention and boost its presence in the form of
The U.S. House of Representatives is holding hearings ahead of the summit of the seven leading industrialized countries and Russia next week in Scotland hosted by British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The U.S. government has expressed support for the id
China depends on Africa for roughly one-third of its imported oil. And, many Chinese companies also see Africa as a lucrative market to sell oil drilling equipment. Several Chinese firms are attending this year's oil industry convention, underway in
China is now the number-one trading partner for most African countries. It also has huge investment of more than 20 billion US dollars to the continent. So how will China's economic slowdown influence the African continent? We now turn to our Nairobi
Todd: So Carla, you lived in Africa. Carla: We got married in Africa. Todd: Wow. Carla: And we moved to Nigeria. As I told you before, we got married in Ghana, and we moved to Nigeria. And our kids were born in Nigeria. But I wanna tell you a little
In light of next month's Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences has released their latest report that looks at development across the African continent. Compiled by the West Asia and Africa Res
South African Tourism held a trade show this week in Beijing, Chongqing, and Shenzhen, in a bid to promote the latest travel destinations and exotic travel experiences that are on offer to Chinese tourists. South Africa should be an increasingly attr