Southern African News Features

What makes a president?

by Phyllis Johnson in Dar es Salaam -  SANF 05 No 116 Ten candidates contested presidential elections in the United Republic of Tanzania on 14...

CCM sweeps to victory in Tanzanian elections

SANF 05 No 115 Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) and its presidential candidate, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, have swept to victory in national elections held on 14...

CUF challenges Zanzibar poll outcome

by Bayano Valy in Zanzibar - SANF 05 No 98 Zanzibar’s main opposition party, the Civic United Front (CUF), has challenged the election result which...

SADC urged to broaden AIDS fight

by Patson Phiri - SANF 05 No 114 The executive secretary of the Southern African Development Community says the region must scale up collective initiatives...

General elections at last: Tanzania decides

 SANF 05 No 113 "General elections at last" was the headline of one daily newspaper as millions of voters finally went to the polls this...

DRC pins hopes on “Yes” vote

 by Juakali Kambale  - SANF 05 No 112 The Democratic Republic of Congo is set to embrace the proposed changes to the national Constitution via...

Tanzanians vote for president, parliament and local councillors

by Phyllis Johnson - SANF 05 No 111 Presidential candidates and political parties in the United Republic of Tanzania wrapped up their campaigns for the...

Tanzania’s economic indicators highest since independence

 by Phyllis Johnson  -  SANF 05 No 110 The United Republic of Tanzania celebrated 44 years of independence on 9 December, with current economic indicators...

Agricultural policies hold key to Tanzanian elections

by Bayano Valy - SANF 05 No 109 The sides of the winding road from Dar es Salaam up to the mountainous region of Kilimanjaro...

Tanzanians to vote for Mkapa’s successor

by Bayano Valy - SANF 05 No 108 Over 15 million Tanzanian voters are expected to elect a successor to President Benjamin Mkapa on 14...

Salomão says skills and infrastructure essential tools for regional development

SANF 05 No 107 The Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community says the region needs a strategy to adequately develop and use skills. Dr...

Africa demands to be heard at WTO talks

 by Joseph Ngwawi  - SANF 05 No 106 Long viewed as the weakest link in the international trade arena, Africa has finally decided to shake...