A Row has broken out over the suspension last week of the head of the body organising the massive meeting of nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) ahead of the United Nations summit on sustainable development. Meanwhile, the head of the NGO that was pushed aside from leading the management effort for the meeting, has accused government of wanting to control the agenda of the meeting to prevent criticism of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad).

A gradual economic recovery appeared to be on the way for South Africa, after a mediocre year in 2001, Absa economist John Loos has said.

The Congress of South African Trade Unions welcomes the Pretoria High Court judgement ordering the government to make Nevirapine available to HIV-positive pregnant women in state hospitals and clinics which have the capacity to administer its provision, pending the government’s appeal against the court’s ruling of December 2001.

A rebellion against government policy on the treatment of HIV/AIDS is taking place in South Africa, with four provincial governments openly defying national policy and announcing the provision of nevirapine to all pregnant women in the public sector.

At the second Preparatory Committee of the WSSD in New York, women from all
regions and sectors came together to strategize about how to make our voices
heard at Johannesburg. The idea of the All Women's Voices Tent follows on
the success of Planeta Femea at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 - women's
organizing to mainstream gender into the final Agenda 21 document resulted
in 172 references to women, Chapter 24 devoted to women, and recognition of
women as a major group.

SAGBVHI, which was formed in 2000, is a partnership of 15 organizations working on gender-based violence and health issues. SAGBVHI plans to host an annual conference on gender based violence and health from 17-19 April 2002. Set to become an annual event, the conference will attempt to raise awareness about intersection between gender-based violence and health and to find creative ways of building a violent-free society.

Trau-Mail will launch its first edition of on-line weekly mail on 3 April 2002 with the objective of enabling South Africans to share their traumatic experiences with others. People will be provided with a platform to publish interesting and touching life experiences, specifically traumatic experiences.

An Aids Orphans Trust Fund is to be established by the Makana Municipality. The trust wll be established to gather financial resources from private, corporate and international donors and channel support to established, functional organisations providing effective services to Aids orphans.

Donated by Thintana Communications, the Corporate Citizenship Programme includes the donation of R30m to a maths, science and technology initiative, which will result in the establishment of 18 science and technology centres at a rate of two per province over the next six months. The grant has been described as the largest ever single intervention in the teaching and learning of Maths Science and Technology.

The European Union (EU) and the Department of Trade and Industry signed an agreement on Tuesday under which the EU will donate 55-billion euros (about R550-million) to start a risk capital fund for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The fund is intended to boost black empowerment and create jobs.

The National Association of People Living With HIV/AIDS will be unfolding a series of picketing and demonstrations targeting the major insurance companies for their policy on HIV positive people. The pickets will be on the 13, 14 and 15th of March 2002 at Old Mutual, Sanlam and Metropolitan.

The Non Profit Partnership in conjunction with Tlhavhama Training Initiative will be hosting a one-week training course on Financial Sustainability for CBOs, NGOs and government officials working with these structures in Limpopo.

People's Dialogue, a national NGO working in the field of Poverty Eradication is looking for a psychiatric nurse to run a training and outpatient centre in Philippi, Western Cape, for the diagnosis and treatment of HIV/Aids, substance abuse and domestic violence.

CIVICUS is an international civil society movement with members in over one hundred countries. It is currently looking for a Professional Assistant.

CIVICUS is an international civil society movement with members in over one hundred countries. It is currently looking for an Executive Secretary.

CIVICUS is an international civil society movement with members in over one hundred countries. It is currently looking for a Communications and Research Associate.

The Non Profit Partnership (The NPP), an NPO committed to supporting democratic transformation by strengthening the financial sustainability of the non-profit sector in South Africa, is looking to appoint an Administrative Secretary.

The Curriculum Development Project Trust (CDP), based in Gauteng, is a dynamic NGO dedicated to the training of educators and learners in Arts and Culture in the formal and non-formal sectors. It requires an Arts and Culture Senior Phase materials developer with experience and expertise in Visual Arts education and its cultural contexts.

The Renaissance Network in conjunction with Dr Neville Bews and Associates presents its national seminar on social impact assessment in the transforming socio-economic landscape and private sector in South Africa.

The National Clearinghouse on Youth Employment (NCYE) is seeking a qualified Outreach Specialist.