Southern African News Features

NEW ROLE FOR FRONTLINE STATES

by David Martin The Frontline States (FLS) grouping of leaders of eight southern African countries, formed to pursue independence and majority rule, has adopted a...

PLANT SEEDS OF THE FUTURE

By Mutizwa Mukute Along the lakeshore of Malawi, beautiful indigenous trees grow, right at the entrance of the Mangocha Hotel reception. These have been carefully...

NEW APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION

by James Mpinga The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has put forward radical, new approaches to development cooperation, seeking, of all things, to replace horse-and-rider...

DONORS ACCUSED OF BLACKMAIL

by James Mpinga and Simangaliso Ncube "If you do not know where you are going, all the roads will take you there." That old Zambian...

NON-FOOD REQUIREMENTS IN ANGOLA

By Virginia Kapembeza The provision of food aid has not been so much of a problem in Angola, but the same cannot be said for...

INKATHA FINALLY JOINS THE ELECTIONS RACE

by Richard Chidowore Inkatha's last minute decision to participate in South Africa's first all-race elections is seen as a breakthrough not only for South Africa,...

SOUTH AFRICAN POLLS HOLD HOPE BEYOND VIOLENCE

by Rhoda Njanana This is the second in a four-part series on South African elections In another fortnight, the South African electorate will put an...

NATIONAL PARTY HAUNTED BY TERROR SQUADS REVELATIONS

by Richard Chidowore This is the last in a four-part series on South African elections Widely publicized revelations implicating top South African Police (SAP) generals in...

SADC ENCOURAGING THE CONCEPT OF COMMUNITY

by Phyllis Johnson This is part of a series on regional integration. Perhaps the most sensitive issue facing the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is not...

GERMAN RADIO FOR RENAMO TILTS THE BALANCE

by David Martin in Maputo As the Western demand for political plurality gusts through one African country after another, donors increasingly insist on the "need...

TRAINING OF MOZAMBICAN TROOPS TO START

by Ronald Imbayago A new Mozambican army is expected to start training on 4 April and the recent approval of a new military wage scale...

IN SEARCH OF EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

by Munyaradzi Chenje Providing effective environmental education in southern Africa seems to be a multiple choice quiz for educators, curriculum developers and environmentalists in the...