Press Releases

        2004

• 12/15/04: APARC Charts New Waters in Outreach to Africa.  USAID/ Carnegie grants half million dollars for breakthrough initiative between American and African Universities
• 12/13/04:  Lloyd O. Pierson Sworn In As Head of USAID’s Bureau for Africa
• 12/01/04:  Statement by Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator U.S. Agency for International Development Regarding World Aids Day  
• 11/12/04: HIV and AIDS: ‘talk to me’ – a children’s appeal
• 10/21/04: Noah’s Arks Rescue Orphans and Vulnerable Children in South Africa
• 10/19/04:  USAID provides R22 million for new Primary School TV channel
• 09/27/04: U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance—40^th Anniversary, Rapidly Responding to Emergencies for 40 Years
• 09/13/04:  USAID-SOUTH AFRICA DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION, Tops R2.2 Billion ($343 Million) in Ten Years
• 09/09/04:  (Media Advisory) USAID-SOUTH AFRICA BILATERAL DEVELOPMENT, Ten Years of Support Tops R2.2 Billion ($343 Million)
• 06/11/04: BOHLABELA DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY-THULAMAHASHE LIMPOPO PROVINCE, R4 Million Boost For Community Water Supply In Bohlabela, 11 June 2004
• 05/04/04: R35 MILLION USAID FOR Hospice Palliative Care
• 04/02/04:  United States Government provides R19 million for South Africa’s public health education channel
• 03/30/04:  BANKING LIKE NEVER BEFORE, U.S. Finance Guarantees South African Savings and Loan Participation
• 02/12/04:  NEW ALLIANCE TO REDUCE UNEMPLOYMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN AFRICA
• 12/04:  SACCOL receives support from USAID-SA

2003

• 09/12/03: Children’s Health Campaign Launched In Eastern Cape, Community outreach promotes Vitamin A supplements
• 09/10/03:  Brain Gain:  South Africa's World-Class Economists
• 09/02/03:  USAID Supports National Arbor Week in South Africa
• 07/29/03:  Media Advisory: USAID distributes First Lady’s Donation of Art Kits to Disadvantaged South African Children
• 05/29/03: USAID Celebrates South African Takalani Sesame Awards
• 03/27/03: USAID Project Produces World Class Textbooks
• 01/31/03: USAID Moves to New Pretoria Building
• *  HAPPY 85^TH BIRTHDAY, NELSON MANDELA (18 July 1918)! * 

2002

• 09/25/02: USAID Supports World Food Program's Southern Africa Operation
• 09/17/02: TAKALANI SESAME launches its second season with a new Muppet living with HIV.
• 08/21/02: USAID SUPPORTS READATHON 2002
• 08/05/02: Criminal Justice Strengthening Programme officially launched
• 07/26/02: $16 MILLION OF USAID FOOD AID TO ARRIVE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
• 07/08/02: LIFE EXPECTANCY WILL DROP WORLDWIDE DUE TO AIDS
• 06/19/02: U.S. RELEASING OVER 400,000 METRIC TONS OF FOOD AID TO SOUTHERN AFRICA RELIEF EFFORTS
• 06/19/02: President Bush's International Mother and Child HIV Prevention Initiative
• 05/22/02: USAID and AUSAID Studies Show New HIV/AIDS Effects in South Africa
• 03/25/02:NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS DAY - March 25, 2002
• 03/19/02: USAID-Sponsored Regional HIV/AIDS Workshop for Faith-Based Leaders Seeks to Change Course of HIV/AIDS
• 03/12/02: USAID Helps Black-Owned Microenterprise Achieve First Privatisation Deal in Waste Management
• 03/07/02: AID/W PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCING HIV/AIDS FUNDING
• 01/30/02: USAID-SOUTH AFRICA BILATERAL DEVELOPMENT SURPASSES R260 MILLION IN 2001

• WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2002

  • USAID at the World Summit on Sustainable Development
  • The Summit Institute for Sustainable Development

2001

• 12/01/01: Bicycle Aid for AIDS
• 07/30/01: AIDS HELPLINE LAUNCHED. Frightened of AIDS and desperate for help? Whatever you need to know, there is one free number to call: 0800-012-322
• 06/27/01: USAID, UNAIDS Sign $17 Million Agreement
• 06/28/01: "To Pay or Not to Pay" Municipal Services Survey finds users willing to pay, but not financially able
• 06/07/01: USAID and SA Government Develop Partnership
• 040301: UK and US Support SA's fight against crime. Good News from the Department of Justice for a positive change
• 03/27/01: USAID and Commercial Services Trade Promotion Partnership in South Africa
• 03/15/01: Walter Sisulu and USAID boost Education Africa Renaissance
• 02/26/01: Cracking the Housing Finance Logjam
• 02/10/01: U.S. to Support Southern African Media in their Campaign to Liberalize Broadcasting

2000

• 12/14/00: United States and South Africa Bilateral Development exceeds R200 million in 2000
• 07/25/00: Export Development of Handcrafted Goods
• 07/24/00: May we introduce you to Zikwe, Moshe, Neno, and Zuzu?
• 07/14/00: USAID and Nelson Mandela Children's Fund Link To Help Children and Orphans Threatened by HIV/AIDS
• 06/13/2000: U.S. Treasury Secretary Summers Pledges Partnership on HIV/AIDS
• 05/23/2000: Mandela Economics Scholars Depart for U.S.
• 05/09/2000: USAID and SA Government Broaden Development Cooperation
• 04/14/2000: USAID assists family project at city courts
• 03/28/2000: American and German Governments Support African States in Urban Sustainable Development
• 03/08/2000: Latest statements and statistics regarding the U.S. response to the crisis in Mozambique
• 03/02/2000: Humanitarian Aid Flown to South Africa
• 03/03/2000: USAID and Office of the Auditor-General Share Vision of Democracy and Development
• 02/18/2000: U.S. Government Aids South African Flood Victims
• 02/08/2000: U.S. TO SUPPORT SOUTHERN AFRICAN MEDIA IN THEIR CAMPAIGN TO LIBERALIZE BROADCASTING
• 01/11/2000: South Africa to receive USAID funds to fight AIDS

1999

• 05/11/99: Guguletu Community Welcomes U.S. Navy's "Project Handclasp"
• 25/10/99: NCOP Uses Cutting Edge Technology to Improve Legislative Process
• 30/09/99: GIFT OF AMY BIEHL GOES ON. U.S. Ambassador announces new support by USAID for the Amy Biehl Foundation
• 16/09/99: Adult Learning Means Business
• 24/0799: Adult Learning Means Business
• 05/07/99: Statement By The Department Of Constitutional Development on The Graduation Of Candidates Partaking in The University Course on Capacity Building in Support of Municipal Partnerships
• 05/07/99: Joint Statement: Annual Development Co-Operation Consultations Between The Government of South Africa and The United States Agency For International Development (USAID)
• 05/07/99: Bankers Do It Better. Durban Launch of Financial Services Training
• 05/05/99: 1999 Mandela Economics Scholars Programme (MESP) Pre-Departure Orientation
• 29/03/99: USAID Supports Metro Restructuring
• 19/02/99: USAID Supports Multimillion Rand Urban Management Program

1998

• 17/08/98: USAID and Desmond Tutu Educational Trust Partnership Benefits 10 000 Students
• 12/08/98: Bright Future for South African Banking Services
• 23/06/98: USAID and Black Lawyers Association in Agreement to Train 240 Disadvantaged Students for the Bar
• 12/06/98: Good News for South Africa's Higher Education
• 26/01/98: USAID Launches a Seven Year Health Care Project with the Department of Health

1997

• USAID Loans FNB $30m for Joint Housing Program (June 1997)
• South Africa - United States Engineering Links Project Underway (June 5, 1997)
• Local Government Study Mission, led by Minister Valli Moosa, in the United States (June 23, 1997)
• USAID provides R4.5 million for Environmental Management Initiatives (July 24, 1997)
• USAID provides assistance to Curriculum 2005 (August 4, 1997)
• USAID provides R23.5 million for Infrastructure Development to Low-Income Communities (August 26, 1997)
• USAID provides R1.9 million to the Amy Biehl Foundation Trust (September 18, 1997)
• United States and South Africa sign over R220 million in Bilateral Agreements (October 8, 1997)
• USAID pledges additional support ACCORD (October 31, 1997)
• USAID holds briefing in Durban (November 5, 1997)
• USAID funds Educational Programs for South African children (November 7, 1997)
• New Director for USAID Arrives in South Africa (12 August 1998)