Southern African News Features

SADC ministers approve business plans for 2005

by Munetsi Madakufamba - SANF 05 no 17 MAURITIUS, 25 February -- The implementation of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) development strategy for 2005...

NEPAD partners pledge support to agriculture

by Bayano Valy - SANF 05 no 16 Major international and regional development partners have signalled their will to support the implementation of the Comprehensive...

Southern Africa’s agriculture sector poised for growth

by Munetsi Madakufamba -  SANF 05 no 15 MAURITIUS, 23 February – Southern Africa’s agriculture sector, which has suffered enormously from persistent natural disasters and...

SADC regional development strategy 2005

by Munetsi Madakufamba - SANF 05 no 14 Business plans and one-year budgets presented to the SADC Council of Ministers meeting in Mauritius on 21-25...

World Social Forum: Another world is possible

by Singy Hanyona in Porto Alegre, Brazil - SANF 05 no 07 After setting the mood and gathering the momentum for the fifth World Social...

Mozambique surpasses SADC 2005 gender target

 SANF 05 no 06 Mozambique’s democracy has once again stood up as a shining beacon in southern Africa – the 1-2 December 2004 general elections...

Four countries, one people, one development corridor: Mtwara

SANF 05 no 04 A new development corridor holds the promise of development and prosperity for a hitherto underdeveloped region in the heart of the...

SADC Business Forum launched

SANF 05 no 05 A regional business forum has been established to address common issues of interest to the private sector in southern Africa. The Southern...

Halfway toward free trade in SADC

by Chengetai Madziwa - SANF 05 no 02 SADC Ministers of Trade have expressed confidence in the progress made to date in implementation of the...

Food security remains a top priority for SADC in 2005

by Chengetai Madziwa - SANF 05 no 01 The regional food security situation has improved since the severe shortages of the last couple of years...

Commission for Africa: another window of opportunity for Africa’s economic development

by Barbara Lopi  - SANF 04 no 116 African governments and civil society organizations have urged the Commission for Africa (CFA) to use its influence...

Frelimo confirmed winners of Mozambican poll

by Bayano Valy - SANF 04 no 116 Mozambique’s Elections Commission (CNE) has finally confirmed what was an open secret – the winner of the...