Sports Coaches' Outreach (Score) are to build a R500000 multi-purpose sports facility in Peddie. The project will be funded by the European Union, the organisation's community co-ordinator Ntombentle Zungula said.

Life imitates art or does art imitate life: time and opportunity to ponder the question are available to visitors to the exquisite J.C. Marshal Art Gallery. The collection that comprises 250 artworks including works done by well-known Queenstown artists such as Dale Elliot has been enhanced by its historic surroundings. This year, the Queenstown Art Society will be celebrating its 57th year of existence through which various members have toiled to bring art to the community and to build up a local collection available for the enjoyment of the community.

Sophie Bessis tells the story of the West's relationship with the world it came to dominate - from the conquest of the Americas, through the slave trade and the Scramble for Africa, the White Man's burden, Manifest Destiny and the growth of 'scientific' racism, to decolonisation, the ideology of development and structural adjustment.

Since the 1930s, Uganda's Makerere School of Fine Art has earned a reputation as a major force in the development of contemporary art in East Africa. More recently, in San Francisco, Ugandan artists have united to spearhead recognition for their country's great art in North America. This historic exhibition represents the first grouping of these seven Ugandan artists, ushering a new era for Uganda's International Art Renaissance. Featured artists: James Kitamirike, David Kibuuka, Dan Sekanwagi, Fred Makubuya, Augustine Mugalula Mukiibi, Derrick Kaggwa, and Bruno Sserunkuuma.

Published annually in 28 languages, State of the World is relied upon by national governments, UN agencies, lawmakers, teachers and professionals for its accurate and up-to-the-minute analysis and information. Each year's volume synthesizes developments in the natural and social sciences, in markets and in policy instruments, and describes how they will interact with the ecosystems on which our social fabric depends documenting the challenges and the grounds for hope.

This unique contribution to global educational debate and policymaking aims to highlight the adverse impacts on children and young people of not having access to effective formal education. The author is the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education. In reviewing the emerging commitment to universal education and the difficult history of trying to give effect to this commitment, particularly in the past half century, the author draws on three bodies of literature: on education specifically; on development generally; and on human rights.

Independent African countries have faced many challenges on the road to economic and social development. The heritage of colonialism has weighed heavy on their shoulders, and the promises of post-colonialism have not always been fulfilled. The nature and trajectory of the development project is determined, in large part, by governments. Where they have been limited in – or neglectful of – their capacity to improve the lives of their people, non-government organisations have been quick to respond. Composing a New Song comprises portraits of five such NGOs, from Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

If urban development is to move forward in a pro-poor manner, there will have to be far greater investment in NGOs, to enable them to work with and on behalf of the poor. If this is not done, then there is a danger that they will remain, in some cases, simply providers of welfare services or involved in isolated small-scale initiatives with little wider impact. Detailed case studies of urban NGOs in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Peru and South Africa illuminate the critical factors necessary for effective NGO performance in the city and define a capacity building agenda for NGOs to realise this potential in urban poverty alleviation. There are examples in our study that show the potential for a future where NGOs operate as both technically proficient urban development agencies and credible advocates for the poor. It is to these and other agencies like them across the world that we should be looking for our future inspiration.

Despite having only standard five as an education qualification and living under sordid conditions of abject rural poverty; there is no force that can stop the hard-working and strong-willed Willy Manganyi from brilliantly strumming his guitar. He is making indigenous African music that soothes the soul of a nation ripped to shreds by poverty, HIV/Aids, unemployment, prostitution, mis-education, inertia, jealousy, corruption and other social evils.

The State of the World's Children 2003 reports on child participation - the 'right' of every child at every age, the responsibility of governments, organisations and families, and a way to promote tolerance, respect for human rights, an appreciation of diversity and peace. The report showcases examples from every region of the world of how things are different when children's viewpoints are taken into account. Photos and artwork are by children. The report includes 9 tables, including a new addition on HIV/AIDS, and 3 maps, which together present a comprehensive set of economic and social indicators on the well-being of children worldwide.

Problematic characterization and images of Africa resonate in the recently released Hollywood movie, “Tears of the Sun”, which stars Bruce Willis. Shot in the “jungle” of Hawaii in the US the film is about the rescue of Dr. Lena Kendricks, an American citizen by marriage who was caught in the middle of civil unrest in Nigeria after a military coup. Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists were sent to rescue Dr. Kendricks from a village in Nigeria before a newly installed military leader, a Muslim Fulani, start “ethnic cleansing of Christian Igbos” in the village.

This invaluable sourcebook looks at the critical transport problems occurring throughout the world including traffic congestion, crashes, and greenhouse gas emissions. The Reader contains 16 important contributions on how to improve transport globally. They are based on sound science, sound people-centred analysis, and a strong awareness of equity and human rights. And they have been selected for their originality, the importance of the issues they focus on, the quality of their insight and their practical relevance.

Zed Books is seeking a full-time commissioning editor to join our team producing hard- hitting books on the issues that matter.   Please email [email][email protected] with your name and full postal address, or phone Rosemary Taylorson on +44 (0)20 7837 0384, to be sent full details.  

Chinua Achebe, father of modern African literature, has long argued that Joseph Conrad was a racist. Caryl Phillips, an admirer of both writers, disagrees. He meets Achebe to defend the creator of Heart of Darkness but finds their discussion provokes an unexpected epiphany. Read the full interview as published in The Guardian newspaper.

A first novel from an award winning Kenyan journalist, playwright and poet, Peter Kimani, a one-time writer in residence at the Mesa Refuge in California, who is now making a name for himself as one of Africa's emerging young writers. This is the story of Muriuki, a young man from a Kenyan village who leaves his mother, the rest of his family, and a backbreaking job on a coffee plantation for the city, the pursuit of wealth, and happiness with the love of his childhood, Mumbi. But life is not straightforward for the young lovers who become steeped in the quagmire of Kenyan politics, and are confronted with the sophistication of a new world, its economic hardships and brutality, and the racism and persistent inequities of the post-colonial and global society.

The new issue includes:
* How will HIV/AIDS transform African governance? Alex de Waal
http://afraf.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/102/406/1?etoc
* Facing Mount Kenya or Facing Mecca? The Mungiki, ethnic violence and the politics of the Moi succession in Kenya, Peter Mwangi Kagwanja
http://afraf.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/102/406/25?etoc
* Analyzing Apartheid: how accurate were US intelligence estimates of South Africa, 1948-94? Jeffrey Herbst
http://afraf.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/102/406/81?etoc

This publication is based on guidelines developed by the World Health Organisation and on training modules for nurses in Africa prepared by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the University of the Western Cape, South Africa.

In 1996, Westminster envisioned that the sociopolitical trends launched in the postwar period would coagulate and merge into a tide of fascist ideology. He predicted that the political mobilisation of the right-wing of American society would result in the destruction of civil liberties, the bill of rights and the constitution by perfectly constitutional means. In so doing, Westminster has provided a detailed blueprint for the current Bush administration, which from many vantage points appears to be moving the United States inexorably in the direction of the fascist governments of the 1930s. Given the circumstances, it is clear that the present US administration may yet fulfill The 15% Solution's core premise, a fascist takeover of US government by purely peaceful, legal and electoral means.

Literature is a very powerful tool. Used correctly it can empower, educate and bring joy to its readers. The power of fiction is often overlooked but African women writers like Ama Ata Aidoo have made sure that literature thrives in our world today.

The culture of reciting poetry has become a part of the lives of Gauteng youth. They say poetry unites people from different backgrounds. Timbila poetry sessions are held in Braamfontein at the Yard of Ale and integrate creative thoughts from the townships to other parts of Johannesburg suburbs.