Southern African News Features

Empowerment of women vital to sustainable development

by Nyarai Kampilipili - SANF 17 no 13 The global community continues to make significant progress to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment for sustainable development. However,...

Food security prospects brighten for southern Africa

SANF 17 no 12 Southern Africa is set to record a bumper harvest after receiving good rainfall in the 2016/17 agricultural season, according to the...

Energy cooperation paying off as SADC records power surplus

by Joseph Ngwawi - SANF 17 no 11 Southern Africa is experiencing surplus electricity generation capacity for the first time in a decade, thanks to the...

China committed to global development, considers Africa an important partner

by Tanaka Chitsa - SANF 17 no 10 China has pledged to continue with an active role in promoting global socio-economic development and considers Africa...

Towards a regional Univisa

by Kizito Sikuka - SANF 17 no 9 Imagine if all tourists to southern Africa are encouraged to visit more than one country in the region. The...

SADC seeks investment in energy

by Joseph Ngwawi in Mbabane, Swaziland - SANF 13 no 8 Southern Africa will soon convene a special conference to present its multi-billion-dollar energy infrastructure development...

SADC Ministers meet to plan action for industrialisation of the region

by Joseph Ngwawi in Mbabane, Swaziland - SANF 17 no 7 Government Ministers from 15 countries in southern Africa are meeting in Swaziland to discuss the...

SADC Extraordinary Summit to cost industrialization programme

by Kizito Sikuka - SANF 17 no 6, March 2017 Southern African leaders are expected to make a bold statement on taking forward the regional integration...

Promoting gender equality is a collective effort

by Nyarai Kampilipili - SANF 17 no 5 Advancing gender equality and equity is a collective effort that should be championed by both women and men...

SADC has huge potential for funding own programmes

by Joseph Ngwawi in Mbabane, Swaziland - SANF 17 no 4 Southern Africa has the potential to mobilise more than US$1.2 billion from alternative and innovative...

Dlamini: SADC belongs to the people

by Joseph Ngwawi in Mbabane, Swaziland  - SANF 17 no 3 The Southern African Development Community has made significant progress towards achieving its vision of a...

Towards the “SADC We Want”

by Joseph Ngwawi - SANF 17 no 2, March 2017 The continental vision of the “Africa We Want” defined by the African Union as Agenda 2063...