Southern African News Features

SADC gives Zanzibar poll thumbs up

by Bayano Valy - SANF 05 no 95 The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Electoral Observer Mission, the main regional election observation team, has described...

Counting process completes smooth poll in Zanzibar

by Bayano Valy in Zanzibar - SANF 05 no 94 Counting of ballots cast in Zanzibar polls took place in a spirit of cooperation among...

International expert says Zanzibar elections well-prepared

by Bayano Valy in Zanzibar - SANF 05 no 93 Zanzibaris took to the polls on Sunday in what political party leaders, voters and observers...

Two different perspectives of history

by Bayano Valy in Zanzibar - SANF 05 no 92 Zanzibar’s two main political parties presented two opposing views of history as each party made...

DRC moves towards a new constitution

by Juakali Kambale - SANF 05 no 51 The Democratic Republic of Congo is in the process of developing a new constitution, which should pave...

Towards economic emancipation, from Lagos Plan of Action to Nepad

by Chengetai Madziwa - SANF 05 no 50 Rooted in the Organisation of African Unity formed 42 years ago, development in Africa has shifted from...

Cotton farmers seek just global trade

SANF 05 no 76 Cotton farmers from across Africa recently convened in Maputo, Mozambique, to join the global movement to stop agriculture policies that are...

Observers say Tanzania polls “free and fair, transparent, credible”

SANF 05 No 117 Election observers deployed for the 14 December polls in the United Republic of Tanzania have praised the conduct of the elections...

Mkapa urges Zanzibaris to vote peacefully

by Bayano Valy in Zanzibar - SANF 05 no 91 Local elections in Zanzibar are to proceed despite the postponement of national elections in the...

Tanzanian elections postponed to December

by Bayano Valy in Zanzibar - SANF 05 no 90 National elections in the United Republic of Tanzania have been postponed to 18 December, due...

Tanzania: The trouble with opposition

by Bayano Valy in Arusha - SANF 05 no 88 As Tanzanians prepare to vote on 30 October, political analysts say the opposition is in...

Tanzania: The trouble with opposition

by Bayano Valy in Arusha - SANF 05 no 88 As Tanzanians prepare to vote on 30 October, political analysts say the opposition is in...