Southern African News Features

Best route for SADC – regional integration or regional cooperation?

SANF 18 No. 37 - by Kizito Sikuka in Windhoek, Namibia When leaders and representatives of nine then independent countries in southern Africa came together in 1980...

Clarion call for action on gender equality, parity

SANF 18 No. 36 - by Nyarai Kampilipili in Windhoek, Namibia There is need for southern Africa to continue intensifying its efforts to promote gender equality and...

SADC to review implementation of development blueprint

SANF 18 No. 35 - by Joseph Ngwawi in Windhoek, Namibia Southern African leaders have agreed to review progress towards the implementation of the regional development...

SADC to develop regional gas master plan

SANF 18 No. 34 - by Kizito Sikuka in Windhoek, Namibia Southern African ministers have approved plans to develop a regional master plan that will...

38th SADC Summit – a momentous occasion

SANF 18 no. 33 - by Kizito Sikuka in Windhoek, Namibia No matter how one would want to look at it, the forthcoming annual summit of...

SADC moves towards multi-currency regional payment settlement system

SANF 18 no. 32 - by Danai Majaha in Windhoek, Namibia Southern Africa is making progress towards creation of a multi-currency regional payment system, with the...

Industrialising SADC urged to tap into its youth dividend

SANF 18 no 29 - by Joseph Ngwawi in Windhoek, Namibia Southern Africa should leverage the vast “knowledge dividend” that resides in its young people as the...

Robust policies, institutions key to success of SADC industrial drive

SANF 18 no 29 - by Kizito Sikuka in Windhoek, Namibia The success of the industrialisation drive in southern Africa demands on the development of robust policies...

Promoting smooth movement of students, professionals across SADC

by Kizito Sikuka in Windhoek, Namibia - SANF 18 no 29 Significant progress has been made by countries in southern Africa to harmonize their educational systems. The...

SADC braces for another El-Niño-induced drought

by Joseph Ngwawi in Windhoek, Namibia - SANF 18 no 28 Southern Africa is bracing for another season of normal to below-normal rainfall amid indications that...

Towards a SADC blue economy

SANF 18 no 27 - by Joseph Ngwawi The Southern African Development Community is moving towards a strategy to develop a thriving maritime economy and...

SADC explores use of natural gas for regional development

SANF 18 no 26 - by Kumbirai Nhongo Southern Africa is exploring ways of harnessing the potential of the massive reserves of natural gas that exist in...