Southern African News Features

Zambians go to the polls

SANF 11 No 25 Zambians go to the polls for general elections this week to elect their president, members of Parliament and local government representatives...

Southern Africa has enough food

SANF 11 No 24 The overall food security situation in southern Africa is set to remain stable throughout the year following another successful farming season. SADC...

SADC to establish world’s largest transfrontier park

SANF 11 No 23 The establishment of the world’s largest transfrontier park moved another step closer to becoming a reality when five southern African countries...

Regional food security to benefit from agricultural research centre

SANF 11 No 22 - By Kizito Sikuka The launch of a regional agricultural research centre has demonstrated SADC’s commitment to improving food security in the...

Pro-active approach needed for SADC to access climate funding

SANF 11 No 21 One of the major decisions to come out of the ongoing climate change negotiations has been the need to establish a...

DRC gears up for general elections

SANF 11 No 20 More than 31 million voters have registered for the forthcoming general election scheduled for November in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This...

Zambia goes to the polls on 20 September

SANF 11 No 19 Zambia will hold the 2011 general elections on 20 September following the dissolution of the Cabinet and the National Assembly at...

Youth empowerment tops AU agenda

SANF 11 No 18 Youth empowerment is top on the agenda at the forthcoming African Union Summit scheduled for Equatorial Guinea on 30 June -...

Renewable energy: The way to go

SANF 11 No 17 - by Kizito Sikuka Southern Africa like the rest of the world is slowly turning to renewable energy as the need for...

Free Trade Area: To cover half of Africa

SANF 11 No 16 - by Phyllis Johnson The leaders of 26 African countries have taken another major step towards a Free Trade Area that would...

Tripartite Summit to launch grand FTA negotiations

SANF 11 No 15 - by Kizito Sikuka After many years of planning and coordination, Africa can now move another step closer to its long-conceived goal...

Women to have equal rights and opportunities with men

SANF 11 No 14 Women in southern Africa will soon move a step closer to having equal rights and opportunities with men when a regional...