SADC aims for macro-economic convergence ahead of common currency
by Munetsi Madakufamba - SANF 05 no 72
Member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are working towards stabilizing macro-economic variables in preparation...
Mogae outlines delivery-oriented vision for SADC
by Munetsi Madakufamba - SANF 05 no 71
Botswana President Festus Mogae, who has just taken over the rotating chair of the Southern African Development...
Shared water resources critical to regional integration
by Clever Mafuta - SANF 05 no 70
Southern Africa recognises the role that water plays in the process of regional integration and has made...
A full agenda for SADC’s silver jubilee summit
by Munetsi Madakufamba - SANF 05 no 69
Southern African Development Community (SADC’s) historic Silver Jubilee Summit on 17-18 August in Botswana is set to...
SADC attains rapid shifts in gender equality and women’s empowerment
by Washington Midzi - SANF 05 no 68
Southern African countries have experienced rapid shifts in gender equality and women’s empowerment processes in the last...
SADC Summit urged to elevate gender declaration to a protocol
by Barbara Lopi - SANF 05 no 67
Gender and women’s empowerment organisations in southern Africa have called for the upgrading of the SADC Gender...
SADC countries embark on biomass energy conservation
by Singy Hanyona - SANF 05 no 66
An ambitious regional programme for biomass energy conservation has been launched in southern Africa with a vision...
Market-driven land reform has proved ineffective in southern Africa
by Hopewell Radebe - SANF 05 no 65
Experiences shared by representatives from southern Africa at the recent Land Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, seem...
Making Zambezi river basin agreement a reality
by Leonissah Munjoma - SANF 05 no 64
The Zambezi river basin states have reaffirmed their commitment to operationalise the Zambezi Water Course Commission through...
Intra-regional investment and trade key to overcoming economic challenges
by Chengetai Madziwa - SANF 05 no 63
Southern African countries are optimistic that increased domestic investment and production competitiveness will boost their economies, which...
Gender commission proposed for Zambia
by Singy Hanyona - SANF 05 no 62
The just released draft Zambian Constitution has proposed the establishment of a Gender Commission, in a bid...
Regional election observers say Mauritius 2005 polls free and fair
by Bayano Valy - SANF 05 no 61
The recent parliamentary elections in Mauritius will further democracy and development on the island as well as...