Southern African News Features

Vision 2050 and RISDP 2020-30 … Compass for SADC strategic direction

SANF 19 no. 57 - by Joseph Ngwawi Southern Africa has begun the process of formulating a new 30-year vision that will provide strategic direction...

Mkapa: Mwalimu’s student releases memoir

SANF 19 no. 56 - by Mukundi Mutasa* It is the afternoon of 10 November 2019, and I am sitting on a Zanzibar beach with...

Global disagreement on climate change – consequences for the South

SANF 19 no. 55 - by Neto Nengomasha Major disagreements erupted at the recent global talks about climate change in Madrid, Spain, leaving the South...

2019 – Consolidating regional solidarity

SANF 19 no 54 The year 2019 will go down in history as the year southern Africa took a united stand against a biased global...

SWAPO Party wins fresh mandate in Namibia

SANF 19 no 53 “I have heard you.” These were the words of President Hage Geingob of Namibia in reference to a reduced margin win in...

All set for Namibian elections

SANF 19 no 52 - by Joseph Ngwawi  Namibia will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on 27 November where President Hage Geingob is seeking a...

Masisi calls for unity as BDP wins fresh mandate in Botswana

SANF 19 no 51 The ruling Botswana Democratic Party and its presidential candidate Mokgweetsi Masisi have won the 23 October general elections, winning another mandate...

Review of SADC energy protocol progressing well

SANF 19 no 50 The review process of a regional framework that guides energy development in southern Africa is progressing well. Senior Programme Officer responsible for...

Botswana goes to the poll…as voting starts

SANF 19 no 49 - by Kizito Sikuka in Gaborone, Botswana  Polling for the 2019 General Elections in Botswana began on Wednesday with thousands of...

Election fever grips Botswana

SANF 19 no 48 - by Kizito Sikuka in Gaborone, Botswana The expectant mood is almost everywhere, and one of the common phrases in Botswana...

The Global Climate increases risk in southern Africa

SANF 19 no 47 A new report on The Global Climate has identified significant changes in climate in the last five years since 2015, including...

Remembering Nyerere – 20th anniversary of his death

SANF 19 no 46 It is 20 years since that gloomy Thursday when news of the passing one of the symbols of the fight for...