Southern African News Features

SOUTHERN AFRICA ENJOYS BUMPER HARVEST AFTER FOUR YEARS

by Clever Mafuta and Joshua Chigodora Southern Africa has recorded a bumper harvest this year after four years of poor crop due to drought averting...

SADC URGED TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE TRADE ROUTES

by Munetsi Madakufamba This is the second in a second part series on trade South Africa's insistence on a 125 percent cash deposit on some...

SADC PALIAMENTARY FORUM TO PROMOTE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

by Barbara Lopi Problems faced by southern African governments in their pursuit to integrate national and regional policies might be alleviated following the commitment of...

SOUTHERN AFRICA EXPLORES WAYS TO REDUCE PRISON POPULATIONS

by Barbara Lopi As the rate of crime in southern Africa continues to increase due to social circumstances, the cost of maintaining prisons and prisoners...

SOUTH AFRICA’S NEIGHBOURS SHORT -CHANGED ON TRADE

by Virginia Muwanigwa This is the first in a four-part series on trade issues in southern Africa. Rhetoric coming from South Africa is positive enough...

SADC LOSING INDIGENOUS FORESTS AND WOODLANDS

by laxwell Chivasa This is the last in a four-part series on the environment With forestry projects in southern Africa placing much emphasis on exotic...

ANGOLA: LUSAKA PROTOCOL REMAINS A CONCEPT

by Caiphas Chimhete This is the third in a Jour-part series on Angola. The Lusaka Protocol signed by the government of Angola and the National Union...

THE PRIVATE SECTOR, THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PUBLIC

by Phyllis Johnson The balance of decision-making power between private sector and government, consumers and international agencies was at issue during a recent "private sector"...

SADC MAKES PROGRESS IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

By Alexandra S.King (This is the third in a four-part series on the environment) Southern African countries have embarked on an environmental education campaign to...

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS SPICE SADC POLITICS

In early June 1996, the Tanzania Chapter of the Society for International Development (TSID) organised a panel discussion to debate that country's present constitution. Participants...

ANGOLA: NEW GOVERNMENT FACES CHALLENGE IN TACKLING ECONOMIC CRISIS

by Virginia Muwanigwa (This is the second in a jour-part series on Angola) The Angolan President, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, announced a dramatic reshuffle of...

REGIONAL APPROACH TO SOLVING THE HOUSING PROBLEM

by Caiphas Chimhete The need to provide decent adequate housing to people is one of the most challenging tasks facing southern African governments, the private...