Southern African News Features

Presidential candidate Jakaya Kikwete promises good life for Tanzanians

by Bayano Valy in Dar es Salaam - SANF 05 no 86 Tanzania’s ruling party motto promises “Maisha bora kwa kila Mtanzania (Good life for...

Tanzania ready for general elections

by Bayano Valy in Dar es Salaam - SANF 05 no 87 With less than a week before the 30 October Tanzanian general elections, the...

Southern Africa opening up borders to free movement of people

SANF 05 no 85 The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is steadily moving towards a visa-free region with a number of member states entering into...

Tanzania elections: third in southern Africa in 2005

by Mukundi Mutasa -  SANF 05 no 84 It is election time again as Tanzanians go to the polls to elect a new president and...

Tanzanian economy buoyant as the electorate goes to the polls

by Phyllis Johnson - SANF 05 no 83 Tanzanians are preparing to vote on 30 October to elect two parliaments and two presidents, including one...

Mkapa says new leadership will recover Africa’s dignity

SANF 05 no 89 A new leadership is emerging in Africa that will stand together to recover the dignity of the continent, and will not...

Mozambique reclaims Cahora Bassa

by Figueiredo Araújo - SANF 05 No 101 Mozambique has concluded an agreement with the former colonial power, Portugal, to reclaim the giant Cahora Bassa...

Cross-border movement of people in southern Africa

by Munetsi Madakufamba - SANF 05 no 82 In a fitting commemoration of its Silver Jubilee, the 2005 Summit of the Southern African Development Community...

New SADC ES says all stakeholders can contribute to regional policies and strategies

by Pam Mhlanga and Bayano Valy in Maputo - SANF 05 no 81 The new Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has...

Promoting gender equality through education

by Saeanna Chingamuka - SANF 05 no 80 Southern Africa has made notable progress in gender equality in the completion rate of primary schooling for...

SADC project to document history of the liberation struggle

SANF 05 no 79 A project to document the history of the liberation struggle in southern Africa has started in seven countries. The recent summit of...

The UN Millennium Review: Will it further the interests of southern Africa?

 SANF 05 no 78 Southern African presidents and prime ministers are joining other world’s leaders at the United Nations in New York this week to...