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Media has power to ‘produce positive social change’ – BBC News chief: Released: 23 October 2009; Public should hear about CHOGM ‘outcomes’, says Richard Sambrook
Commonwealth Secretary-General to visit South Africa: Released: 23 October 2009; Kamalesh Sharma to hold talks with President Jacob Zuma ahead of Commonwealth Summit
Public-private partnerships to ‘pump-prime’ the economy: Released: 21 October 2009; Privately financed projects can provide jobs and infrastructure amid economic crisis
Postgraduate diploma up for grabs with legislative drafting course: Released: 21 October 2009; Commonwealth programme provides hands-on coaching and support for lawyers
Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group ‘significant deterrent’: Released: 21 October 2009; Civil society groups assess Commonwealth action on human rights
Commonwealth launches new network for local government finance officers: Released: 21 October 2009; CFONet will help officers share information on financial decentralisation practices
From the Archive: Harare Declaration sets out fundamental values: Released: 21 October 2009; October 1991: Commonwealth vows to safeguard democracy and human rights
Commonwealth announces Group to observe Mozambique elections: Released: 19 October 2009; Former Sierra Leone President Dr Ahmad Tejan Kabbah to lead Group
Swaziland Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister visits Commonwealth Secretariat: Released: 19 October 2009; Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Mmasekgoa Masire Mwamba received Mr Ndumiso Mamba, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs of the Kingdom of Swaziland at Marlborough House, the headquarters of Commonwealth Secretariat in London on 16 October 2009.
Cricket and the Commonwealth continue to march together: Released: 16 October 2009; Sir John Major on the game that provides “the cement that keeps together 53 diverse nations”