With some of Africa's fastest expanding economies, the SADC region has been projected to run out of surplus generation capacity in 2007.
The SADC economy has grown steadily over the past decade with an estimated six percent growth rate in 2006 on the back of strong performances by a number of countries, including Angola and Mozambique. [read more]
ZIMBABWE HAS embarked on an economic recovery programme that pins the nation's hopes on mutual understanding among all sectors of society and has the potential of putting the country on course to attaining SADC economic targets.
The new economic revival programme will be split into two phases, with the first phase running from March to June and phase two from July to December. Decisions are to be made and targets set during February, including agreement on capping of wages, prices and incomes.
The first phase will involve the establishment of a “social contract” among labour, government and the business sector, as well as civil society and political parties; and the mobilisation of foreign exchange through offshore lines of credit and exports. [read more]
SOWETO GOSPEL Choir of South Africa received the top honours in the Best Traditional World Music category of the 49th Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles, United States, on 11 February.
The 26-member choir was rewarded for its second album, Blessed. The group was formed nearly five years ago and draws on talent from churches in and around Soweto.
Accompanied by a four-piece
band and a percussion section,
the choir gives its own unique
interpretation to both traditional
and contemporary music, performing
in six of South Africa's
11 official languages.
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