African media essential in communicating climate change responses
SANF 13 No 11 - by Kizito Sikuka in Kampala, Uganda
The global effort to combat the impacts of climate change can be realized if...
BRICS declaraction
Fifth BRICS Summit
Durban: 27 March 2013
BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Development, Integration and Industrialization
eThekwini Declaration
1. We, the leaders of the Federative Republic of Brazil,...
2014-2024 Decade for Sustainable Energy for all
SANF 13 No 10
The United Nations has declared 2014-2024 as the Decade for Sustainable Energy for all to underscore the importance of energy issues...
Transfrontier parks key to management of natural resources
SANF 13 No 9 - by Egline Tauya
The establishment of transfrontier conservation areas is one of the key initiatives for the sustainable management of...
Africa has a lot to gain from BRICS
SANF 13 No 8 - by Kizito Sikuka
The invitation to Africa to participate in the forthcoming 5th BRICS Summit in South Africa is evidence...
Zimbabwe votes on new Constitution
SANF 13 No 7 - by Kizito Sikuka
Zimbabweans will vote on a new Constitution in a referendum set for 16 March, a landmark development...
African Union and COMESA deploy observers, Kenyan elections face external challenge
SANF 13 No 6 - by Phyllis Johnson
The former president of Mozambique, Joaquim Chissano, is heading the African Union observer mission to the Kenyan...
SADC gender protocol enters into force
SANF 13 No 5
The SADC Protocol on Gender and Development has entered into force following ratification of the instrument by the requisite two-thirds of...
SADC energy plan targets surplus, sets priorities
SANF 13 No 4 - by Joseph Ngwawi
Southern Africa has suffered a shortage of electricity since 2007 as demand exceeds supply, and the expectation...
African Union @ 50 Pan-Africanism and Renaissance
SANF 13 No 3 - by Kizito Sikuka
African leaders are meeting in late January to chart the continent’s development agenda as it enters its...
SADC ready to defend AFCON trophy
SANF 13 No 2
Four Southern African countries will raise the regional profile at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals to be hosted...
2013 the year of regional development
by Joseph Ngwawi - SANF 13 No 1
The year 2013 holds the key to several important regional milestones, including the implementation of an ambitious...