Southern African News Features

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...

NYERERE VISITS SARDC

Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, chairman of the South Commission and former President of Tanzania, today visited the Harare-based Southern African Research and Documentation centre (SARDC) of...

SOUTH AFRICA’S AMNESTY BILL: WHAT END DOES IT SERVE?

by Rhoda Njanana "There are no criminals in my government, if there are any, I am not aware of them," President F.W. De Klerk of...

ANGOLANS VOTE FOR A PEACEFUL FUTURE

by Phyllis Johnson When Angolans went to the polls in national elections last month, they voted for a peaceful future. The mood at polling stations was...

GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

by Mutizwa Mukute (This is the second in a series of four articles about water problems in the region) People in south-east Zimbabwe are taking...