"I am appalled to learn of a number of violent attacks that have been perpetrated against migrants in different parts of the world, since the events of the 11th of September 2001. I thoroughly condemn such acts of violence and welcome the many efforts that leaders have made to show the deplorable and unacceptable nature of such events. I would encourage Governments to take further steps to prevent such violence against migrants from taking place and call on all Governments to adopt, when necessary, special measures to protect those most vulnerable from these acts of hatred and xenophobia."

A total of 106 cases of cholera resulting in 16 deaths have been confirmed since the beginning of October in the town Ankoro, in north-central Katanga province, MSF reported last week.

Rampant drug abuse among students is to blame for the increasing incidence of strikes in schools in Uganda's Bushenyi district, according to media
reports.

Debt amounting to millions has been added to the burdens of at least four schools in Gauteng, South Africa, which found out too late that their trust in a computer firm was misplaced.

Movies are powerful tools for reaching young people with information about sexual health. Pathfinder International produced its first youth-oriented movie, Consequences, in 1988. The success of this film, which was translated into seven African languages and seen by more than 20 million people, convinced Pathfinder that an updated movie was needed to further educate African young people, an extremely vulnerable group due to high rates of unintended pregnancy and HIV infection.

In Burkina Faso, 3,500 children orphaned by AIDS began school this week, thanks to a pilot project supported by the National HIV/AIDS Commission, UNDP and several donors.

Nigeria has had an upsurge of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the last 10 years, with more than 200,000 people suffering from the disease every year, its health minister was reported as saying last week.

Reports from the Comoros Islands say there has been gunfire in the capital, Moroni. The French news agency, AFP, said it lasted for about an hour in the north of the town. It followed days of protest against alleged police corruption and unpaid salaries.

The Botswana government says it is committed to the development of technical and vocational education and training, increasing access as well as improving its quality.

Limited sanctions should be imposed to prevent Zimbawean President Robert Mugabe thinking he has free run to intensify repression when the international community is focused on Afghanistan, say observers.

The infoDev Conference Scholarship Fund (iCSF) is now accepting applications for conferences taking place during the period November 2001-June 2002. Organizers of conferences taking place before November may apply, but there is no guarantee that funding can be made available before the conference. Applications will be accepted until funds are exhausted.

Salary : equivalent to £13,200 per annum
Location : Lusaka, Zambia
Closing Date : 26 Oct 2001
Posted on : 1 Oct 2001

The National Association of People Living With HIV/AIDS (NAPWA SA), a National NGO (with National Office based in Germiston) that coordinates the resources and needs of people living with HIV/AIDS, has a vacancy for an office administrator.

The Citizen Base Initiative, a creative resourcing programme, has created the Citizen Base Award - an international competition which provides seed capital to NGOs for innovation in local resource mobilisation. The award aims to support local resource mobilisation as an alternative to international fundraising. This is an international award that has already been hosted in Brazil, Thailand, Bangladesh and India. It is currently running in Argentina. CBI invites South African NGOs to submit a locally focused resource mobilisation strategy.

The South African Medical Research Council and the South African Aids Vaccine Initiative invite applications for one-year travelling research fellowships in health research.

The Rural Legal Trust is an independent entity located in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Its core business is to facilitate, monitor and guide action oriented legal teams comprising of practising advocates, attorneys, candidate attorneys and paralegals to support mainly the poor rural and peri-urban based communities. RLT is seeking to engage the services of an independent and self-motivated full time Senior Administrative Secretary/Administrative Secretary for a fixed period of 3 years starting in mid-November or beginning of December 2001.

The Daily Mail & Guardian is looking for an editor. The website to the Mail & Guardian newspaper publishes a range of content, much of it analytical coverage of African and global events.

The Minister of Education, Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Ekumfi, last weekend cautioned users of Information Technology (IT) to be circumspect on its use, the absence of which he said can have negative effects on the country.