SADC URGED TO ENHANCE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
by Virginia Kapembeza Muwanigwa
Southern Africa faces major challenges in addressing social development and should put in place institutional frameworks for enhancement.
This was recommended at...
SADC COUNTRIES DISCUSS STRATEGIES FOR WOMEN’S ADVANCEMENT
by Barbara Lopi
Women in SADC member states will continue to be marginalised, if their plight is not made known and information on their status...
CRIME AND VIOLENCE TN SOUTH AFRICA: PROBLEMS DEFYING SOLUTIONS
by Caiphas Chimhete ,"This is the first in a four-part series on crime in .J I South Africa."
Crime and violence - legacies of apartheid...
UNIFEM COLLOQUIUM CALLS FOR UNITY AMONG WOMEN MPs
by Grace Kwinjeb
Women in southern Africa should unite and speak with "one voice" regardless of party affiliation, to strengthen women's empowerment at policy decision-...
TRADE PROTOCOL SET TO LEVEL PLAYING FIELD IN SADC
by Virginia Kapembeza
The debate on trade in southern Africa has become heated, a fact reflected by the tension in related discussions at the recently...
SOUTH AFRICAN BUDGET: ANY GOOD NEWS FOR THE REGION?
by Munetsi Madakufamba
South African Finance Minister. Chris Liebenberg unveiled before parliament the 1996/97 budget promising a rigorous fiscal policy aimed at reducing the budget...
THE SPIRIT OF EAST AFRICAN CO-OPERATION- Where does Tanzania belong: East or South?
by Ferdinand Ruhinda
On his first visit to member countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the newly elected Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa found...
SWAZI KING AGREFS TO CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM
by Caiphas Chimhete
The government of Swaziland has agreed to institute constitutional reforms after last month's general strike which crippled the socio-political and economic structures...
MAINTENANCE LAWS UNFAIR TO WOMEN IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
by Abby Taka Mgugu
Maintenance laws in some countries in southern Africa are negatively affecting women -- the traditional custodians of children -- in that...
LANDMARK MEET HIGHLIGHTS DISASTERS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
by Munyaradzi Chenje
A landmark international conference on disaster management held in the South African financial capital, Johannesburg, highlighted the negative impacts of disasters on...
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION KEY TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
by Maxwell Chivasa
A guaranteed renewal of resources for economic, agricultural, tourism and fishing activities in SADC member states through environment protection will boost the...
UNITA STILL PLAYING A WAITING GAME
by David Gonzalez
As the flow of Unita's forces to assembly points throughout the country runs down to a trickle, the crucial question is whether...