Zimbabwe moves to restore economic confidence
by Joseph Ngwawi - SANF 07 No 9
Zimbabwe has embarked on an economic recovery programme that pins the nation’s hopes on mutual understanding among...
Continent declares 2007 Year of African Football
by Joseph Ngwawi - SANF 07 No 7
Africa will use sport to promote the values of tolerance, peace and development in 2007 as preparations...
Trafficking of women and girls a concern for SADC
SANF 07 No 15
Fighting violence against women will take centre stage as southern Africa commemorates International Women’s Day on 8 March.
This year’s theme –...
Southern Africa keenly watches Lesotho elections
by Joseph Ngwawi - SANF 07 No 5
Southern Africa will watch closely developments in Lesotho as the mountain kingdom prepares to hold crucial elections...
Angola completes destruction of stockpiled landmines
by Joseph Ngwawi - SANF 07 No 6
Angola moved a step forward in its programme to rid the country of landmines when it successfully...
Another world is possible…
by Mukundi Mutasa - SANF 07 No 4
Africa will host of the World Social Forum (WSF) in January 2007, with the theme “People’s Struggles,...
Africa aims to turn natural resources into arsenal for development
by Joseph Ngwawi - SANF 07 No 3
Science, technology, climate change and football will top the agenda when African leaders meet in Ethiopia from...
Asia Africa in top leadership at the United Nations
by Phyllis Johnson - SANF 07 No 1
Africa will continue to occupy an influential position in the executive offices of the United Nations following...
2006 in retrospect: peace at last in DRC
by Joseph Ngwawi - SANF 06 No 111
The curtain comes down on 2006 amid great optimism in southern Africa over a return to lasting...
2006 – the year Mozambique reclaimed its own
by Bayano Valy - SANF 06 No 110
The recent visit to the United Kingdom (UK) by President Armando Guebuza capped a year full of...
Preliminary results give Ravalomanana victory in Madagascar polls
SANF 06 No 109
Marc Ravalomanana is poised for a second term as Madagascar’s president as preliminary results point to a comfortable lead for the...
SADC ministers endorse draft gender protocol
SANF 06 No 108
Southern Africa has started consultations that will lead to the development of a protocol on gender and accelerate the implementation of...