Southern African News Features

Final Madagascar poll results expected within 20 days of vote counting

by Joseph Ngwawi -  SANF 06 No 107 Counting of votes has started in the 3 December Madagascar presidential elections and final results are expected...

SADC sends observer mission to Madagascar

by Joseph Ngwawi - SANF 06 No 106 Southern Africa has launched its mission to observe Madagascar’s eighth presidential polls since the Indian Ocean island...

Africa, South America seek to strengthen cooperation

by Joseph Ngwawi - SANF 06 No 105 Cooperation between Africa and South America will be on the agenda when leaders from the two continents...

The economy dominates Madagascar polls

by Patson Phiri - SANF 06 No 104 Improvement of living standards and a smooth transition of political institutions have become the main campaign issues...

Elections advisory body planned for southern Africa

by Joseph Ngwawi - SANF 06 No 103 A regional electoral advisory body and human rights commission are on the cards in 2007 as southern...

Africa-China relations move to a higher pedestal

by Joseph Ngwawi - SANF 06 No 102 China-Africa relations have strengthened significantly following the milestone Beijing summit whose main outcome was an ambitious roadmap...

Voter registration kicks off Angola’s electoral process

by Joseph Ngwawi - SANF 06 No 101 When President Eduardo dos Santos raised his newly-issued multicoloured voter registration card to journalists and his party...

COSAFA reviews state of football in SADC, elects new president

by Patson Phiri - SANF 06 No 100 The state of southern Africa's football comes under the spotlight when the sport's administrators meet in Botswana...

Kabila wins in DRC and calls for unity

by Joseph Ngwawi - SANF 06 No 99 The Congolese people have given Joseph Kabila another chance to continue with economic and political reforms that...

Old and new faces in Frelimo Central Committee

by Bayano Valy - SANF 06 No 98 The photo of the new Central Committee of Mozambique's ruling Frelimo party elected at the Ninth Congress...

Political alliances, ethnicity to decide DRC poll outcome

by Juakali Kambale - SANF 06 No 97 Ethnicity and the strength of inter-party alliances could emerge as the deciding factors as the Congolese eagerly...

Cahora Bassa finally in Mozambican hands

by Bayano Valy - SANF 06 No 96 Mozambique has finally claimed legal ownership of the giant Cahora Bassa dam that provides electricity to several...