Southern African News Features

Second State of Environment Report on cards this year

By Leonissah Munjoma - SANF 04 no 29 The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will this year publish the second state of the environment...

Zambia launches millennium development goals report

By Chengetai Madziwa - SANF 04 no 27 Zambia has launched its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 2003 progress report, aimed at generating dialogue around...

SA election stakes go beyond national borders

By Munetsi Madakufamba - SANF 04 no 28 As South Africa holds its third multiracial elections on 14 April, many in southern Africa and...

Genuine partnerships can advance regional integration

By Virginia Muwanigwa - SANF 04 no 26 The role of civil society in promoting regional integration came under the spotlight at a biennial World...

Pan-African Parliament: Windows Of Opportunity For Gender Equality In Africa?

SANF 04 no 25 The election of Gertrude Mongella of the United Republic of Tanzania as President of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) under the...

Water Privatisation In Southern Africa Affects The Poor Most

By Leonissah Munjoma - SANF 04 no 24 Just where does the privatisation buck stop? This question relates to how privatisation of economies and...

Pan African Parliament to strengthen democracy and prosperity

SANF 04 no 23 The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) has been launched in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with the mission of spreading democracy, prosperity and peace...

New long term plan, food security dominated SADC Council meeting in Arusha

By Munetsi Madakufamba - SANF 04 no 22 Implementation of a new 15-year development plan of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), food security...

Mkapa urges South Africa to engage in fair trade with SADC neighbours

By Munetsi Madakufamba - SANF 04 no 21 ARUSHA, 13 March -- Tanzanian President Benjamin William Mkapa has called on South Africa to take...

SADC unveils historic blueprint to fight poverty

By Munetsi Madakufamba - SANF 04 no 20 ARUSHA, 12 March 2004 – The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has unveiled a landmark blueprint for...

Southern Africa braces for more food shortages

By Munetsi Madakufamba - SANF 04 no 19 ARUSHA, 11 March 2004 – More than seven million people are expected to be in need of...

Mkapa to launch new SADC development plan

By Munetsi Madakufamba - SANF 04 no 18 ARUSHA, 9 March 2004 – Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa, the current chairperson of the 14-member Southern African...