Southern African News Features

Guebuza: “Victory is assured with votes, not by words”

by Kizito Sikuka - SANF 09 No 36 President Armando Emilio Guebuza and his party look set to win the 28 October national election with...

First women speaker for Botswana Parliament

by Kizito Sikuka -  SANF 09 No 35 The appointment of Margaret Nasha as the first woman to occupy the post of Speaker of the...

President Seretse Khama Ian Khama names new cabinet

The President H.E. the President, Lt. Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama The Vice President H.H. Lt. Gen. Mompati S. Merafhe The Attorney General Dr. Athaliah Molokomme (ex officio) The Secretary...

SADC election observers applaud Botswana elections

 SANF 09 No 34, Election observers from southern Africa have said Botswana’s elections were in conformity with regional standards and principles. The Southern African Development Community...

Botswana determined to diversify its economy

by Kizito Sikuka -  SANF 09 No 33 President Seretse Khama Ian Khama says Botswana will do more to broaden its economic base, which relies...

Observers arrive for general elections in Botswana

by Kizito Sikuka - SANF 09 No 31 The first group of election observers from southern Africa has arrived in Botswana to observe the general...

Guebuza: To defeat poverty we must believe in ourselves

SANF 09 No 32 President Armando Guebuza, who is seeking re-election in Mozambique, says his greatest achievement in the first term of office is "the...

Dar es Salaam Declaration on Agriculture the key to food security

SANF 09 No 29 Leaders of the Southern African Development Community have urged Member States to implement the Dar es Salaam Declaration on Agriculture and...

Africa, South America determined to boost cooperation

SANF 09 No 28 Africa and South America have made a commitment to strengthen South-South cooperation in various areas of the economy to promote development...

Africa’s soil to be digitally mapped

A digital map of the state of soils in sub-Saharan Africa is to be developed in an initiative that is meant to assess the...

Second Africa-South America Summit 26-27 September 2009 Nueva Esparta State, Isle de Margarita, Venezuela

NUEVA ESPARTA DECLARATION WE, the Heads of State and Government of Africa and South America, meeting in the Second Africa-South America Summit (II ASA) in...

Batoka hydro power station to light up southern Africa

by Kizito Sikuka - SANF 09 No 25 Zambia and Zimbabwe are in the final stages of planning for construction of the long-awaited Batoka Gorge...