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SOUTHERN AFRICA: Youth Vulnerable to Violence
- Inter Press Service
James Banda, 27, is an unemployed youth although he occasionally is hired to act as a bus conductor at Lusaka’s Kulima Tower Bus Station. He may not have a permanent job, but it is easy to find him. Anyone looking for him just has to go to the bus station and ask. Everyone knows who he is. Banda, or ‘ba-Jay’ as people call him, is a young man who commands a lot of respect from his friends — he is a thug for hire.
HAITI: Patchwork of Aid Groups Coming into Focus
- Inter Press Service
Half a year ago, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from around the globe flocked to Haiti to help pick up the pieces after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake shattered the fragile Caribbean nation. Many have since left, but hundreds remain, as does the logistical challenge of their coordination.
JAPAN: Critics Want Law on Foreign Trainees Scrapped, not Revised
- Inter Press Service
The Japanese government may have revised the country’s laws in response to complaints that its system of hiring foreign trainees at lower wages is exploitative, but calls remain for the latter to be scrapped altogether.
THAILAND: Three Years On, Cyber Crime Law Stifling Debate - Critics
- Inter Press Service
Many netizens worldwide have long realised that the Internet is not completely without fetters, but those in Thailand say a three-year-old law is now practically choking Thai self-expression and right to information in cyberspace.
ZIMBABWE: Pregnant Teens Shun HIV Treatment for Fear of Stigmatisation
- Inter Press Service
At a local maternity clinic in one of Bulawayo’s high density suburbs, midwives are at pains to explain to a pregnant 15-year-old girl why she must be tested for HIV before she gives birth.
LATIN AMERICA: Spain's Renewable Energy Heads West
- Inter Press Service
Plagued by Spain's economic recession and subsidy cuts, renewable energy businesses are following the sun and wind to Latin America in search of profits.
ZAMBIA: Calls for Political Parties to field 50 Percent Female Candidates
- Inter Press Service
With women having achieved little in terms of representation in decision-making positions in Zambia, a national women’s lobby group is hoping to change this in the 2011 general elections.
HEALTH: Kenyans’ Right to Affordable Drugs in Hands of Court
- Inter Press Service
Kenya’s Constitutional Court is due to set a date on Jul 22 for a hearing on the application against the Anti-Counterfeit Act of 2008, of which clauses pertaining to medicines have been suspended pending the court’s decision on whether the law violates the right to health and life.
CHINA: Ten Years On, Develop-the-West Policy Has Mixed Results
- Inter Press Service
China is stepping up its 10-year-long effort to develop its vast western regions, home to energy and mineral resources crucial to its future growth. So far, the campaign’s results have been mixed.
RIGHTS-BAHRAIN: Women Don’t Need to Accept Polygamy - Activists
- Inter Press Service
In her 30s, Muza has been married for years but has managed to remain financially independent. In fact, she was even able to help build the home she has with her husband, using the money she earned as a teacher.
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