SADC integration – 20 years on
THE YEAR 2012 marks 20 years since the historic signing of the SADC Treaty and Declaration and presents an opportunity for southern Africans to...
The Year 2011
SOUTHERN AFRICA took another step towards regional integration this year, with achievements as well as challenges in trade integration, energy, conservation, and gender equality....
COP17 – Towards agreement on climate change
THE CLIMATE change conference set for Durban, South Africa in December provides an opportunity for the global community to reach a binding agreement towards the...
Targeting deeper integration
SOUTHERN AFRICAN leaders have expressed satisfaction at the way the region is moving towards deeper socioeconomic integration in anticipation of the imminent launch of...
FREE TRADE AREA TO COVER HALF OF AFRICA
THE LEADERS of 26 African countries have taken another major step towards a Free Trade Area that would cover the eastern half of Africa, literally...
Striving for food security
THE SUCCESS story of southern Africa’s turnaround from being a food deficit region to one producing surplus grain underscores the point that agricultural policies...
2011, Strengthening regional integration
SOUTHERN AFRICA will move another step closer to becoming a regional community in 2011, as one of the building blocks of a united Africa...
Review of 2010, Region Creeps Towards Energy Security
SOUTHERN AFRICA is steadily emerging from the energy shortages that have persisted for the past four
years, and 2010 marked another milestone with new initiatives...
Global Financial Crisis, The Challenges of Financing Development
SOUTHERN AFRICA is slowly emerging from the global financial and economic downturn that has affected the world since 2008.
However, SADC is faced with a mammoth task to ensure that this...
SADC @ 30, Region committed to deepen integration
SADC CELEBRATES 30 years since the formation of an organization with the objective of closer regional cohesion and the region has benefited from a number of socio-economic and political achievements...
2010, More Than Just Sport
SOUTHERN AFRICANS are optimistic that the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup finals scheduled for South Africa in June and July could showcase the region's tourism potential and boost the regional...
Energy challenge – A regional response
SADC MEMBER States have taken action on current power shortages in the region through measures that address the structural operational and institutional challenges hindering...
