Southern African News Features

WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT (WID) SOUTHERN AFRICA AWARENESS PROJECT

To coincide with international women's day and preparations for the fourth UN World Conference for Women, SARDC is pleased to announce the launch of...

NAMIBIA “A COMPLETE SOVEREIGN STATE” AS WALVlS BAY RETURNS

by Ronald Imbayago It is a double for Namibia this month as the nation celebrates its fourth independence anniversary and the return of the country's...

WATER FOR SALE ACROSS BORDERS

Zambezi Water Project and South African proposals to transport Zambezi water to quench its thirst by John McCullum Water, the "white gold" of Lesotho,...

CULTURE: A SPRINGBOARD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY

by Richard Chidowore When members of the Mozambique National Dance Company take to the floor, their aim is not only to entertain, but also to...

SADC READY FOR INTEGRATION WITH SOUTH AFRICA

by Munyaradzi Chenje The winds of change are carrying the 10-member Southern African Development Community (SADC) in a new direction - from the isolation of...

ZAMBIA: TAINTED BY DRUGS

"Amend constitution to legalise drug trade" was the amazing headline which appeared recently in the Zambian Weekly Post newspaper. "If I were the president's advisor,"...

GATT: SHOULD AFRICA JOIN THE CELEBRATIONS?

by Masimba Tafirenyika in New York While industrial nations were toasting the successful conclusion of the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade (GAIT), African diplomats...

AFRICA TACKLES HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES

by Richard Chidowore The African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR), since its formation seven years ago, has tried to provide a channel for...

AFRICA URGED TO ADDRESS ROOT CAUSES OF DISPLACEMENT

A conference to discuss the protection of African refugees and internally displaced persons ended on 18 February in Harare with concrete proposals to African...

ZAMBIA’S NEW DOMESTIC POLICY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS

By Tendai Msengezi The one-year-old government of President Frederick Chiluba in Zambia is grappling with a new and potentially explosive situation - that of a...

LESOTHO ELECTIONS – ARE THEY FINALLY HERE?

by Richard Chidowore After 22 years of strong-arm politics the people of Lesotho are calling for free and fair elections "now" to determine their future. Elections...

CAN SOUTHERN AFRICA MEET TI1E DEMAND FOR WATER?

by Mutizwa Mukute While thirsty Southern Africa struggles to meet the current water needs of its drought-stricken people, water managers and planners are concerned about...