Southern African News Features

COMMUNIQUÉ SADC SUMMIT

Final communiqué of the 28th Summit of Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government 17 August 2008 The Summit of SADC Heads of...

Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa dies in France

by Patson Phiri - SANF 08 No 53 Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has died at Percy Military Hospital in France after suffering a stroke on...

Zimbabwe political parties to sign SADC-brokered power-sharing deal

by Richard Nyamanhindi - SANF 08 No 62 A power-sharing agreement between the main political parties in Zimbabwe will be signed on 15 September with...

Mbeki calls for “Frontline States spirit” in tackling SADC’s political challenges

by Moses Magadza - SANF 08 No 56 The 28th Ordinary SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government ended in South Africa on 17...

COMMUNIQUÉ EXTRA-ORDINARY SUMMIT OF THE SADC HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT SANDTON, REPUBLIC OF...

The Extra-Ordinary Summit of the SADC Heads of State and Government met in Sandton, Republic of South Africa on 9 November 2008. The Extra-Ordinary...

Economic sanctions a form of terrorism, Gono

SANF 08 No 80 In a new book entitled Zimbabwe’s Casino Economy, the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, Dr Gideon Gono, describes economic...

African Union defers continental government, supports SADC mediation in Zimbabwe

SANF 08 No 45 African leaders have deferred their discussion of a union government until January next year after failing to reach a consensus at...

Zimbabwe’s Seventh Parliament set to convene next week

 SANF 08 No 55 Zimbabwe's Seventh Parliament will convene next week after the Southern African Development Community (SADC) recommended that the House be called into...

SADC Gender Protocol to accelerate women’s empowerment

by Patience Zirima -  SANF 08 No 59 Approval of the groundbreaking Protocol on Gender and Development by 11 southern African countries after three years...

Observers arrive for the parliamentary poll in Angola

by Richard Nyamanhindi -  SANF 08 No 58 The first group of election observers from southern Africa has arrived in Angola to observe the parliamentary...

SADC region should move towards seamless infrastructure corridors

SANF 08 No 57 As southern Africa takes regional integration to unprecedented levels with the inauguration of the Free Trade Area, the need for efficient,...

SADC Summit to launch Free Trade Area

by Munetsi Madakufamba - SANF 08 No 51 Southern African leaders will launch the regional free trade area this month, signalling the creation of one...