Southern African News Features

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...

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,"...