Swazis angered by birthday celebrations

The kingdom of Swaziland, home to some of the poorest people in Africa, has held extravagant and expensive celebrations for the king and for the country - both are marking their fortieth year.

Al Jazeera's Bernard Smith reports from Swaziland where the events $10m price tag has angered many people.

Tsvangirai: Zimbabwe cholera crisis 'man-made'

CNN.com : "HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Zimbabwe's opposition leader called the cholera outbreak in his country a 'man-made crisis,' as new figures released Thursday showed the death toll had soared to more than 2,700."

Court frees boy prisoner

The Namibian Newspaper : "THE High Court yesterday ordered the immediate release of a 12-year-old boy who became Namibia's youngest sentenced prison inmate after receiving a six-month jail term for housebreaking and theft at Karasburg in October. In a review judgement handed down by Judge Elton Hoff, Acting Judge Claus Hinrichsen set aside the boy's conviction and sentence and ordered his immediate release from detention. Judge Hoff agreed with Acting Judge Hinrichsen's decision, which was based on the principle that a child as young as the boy is presumed not to be criminally liable, especially where he had been involved in a crime while under the influence and instructions of a much older person. The boy was sentenced to six months' imprisonment on October 19, after he had been convicted in the Karasburg Magistrate's Court on a charge of housebreaking with intent to steal and theft."

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