Mauritius gearing up for parliamentary elections
by Bayano Valy - SANF 05 no 56
More than 800,000 Mauritians are eligible to vote on 3 July to elect new members of parliament...
Joint training for SADC military, part of Africa’s “common destiny”
SANF 05 no 55
Kwame Nkrumah’s dream of a united Africa with a continental defence force is moving closer to reality almost 50 years later,...
WATER – Key to life in the 21st century
Major regional conference this week in Johannesburg on
How water will be used in southern Africa
Water is the key resource of the 21st century and...
Mozambique’s flame of unity shines 30 years on
by - Bayano Valy - SANF 05 no 54
Thirty years ago, jubilant masses carried a lit torch from the Mozambican town of Nangade, on...
Mozambique-Zimbabwe pact set to boost trade
by Tafadzwa Murwisi - SANF 05 no 53
Producers in Mozambique and Zimbabwe have been encouraged to take advantage of the Trade Agreement between the...
Southern Africa battles a ballooning elephant population
by Clever Mafuta - SANF 05 no 52
Southern Africa is yet to come up with an effective strategy to manage a ballooning elephant population.
Wildlife...
Towards environmental sustainability through “green cities”
SANF 05 no 49
A set of agreements and international guidelines for sustainable urban living are being developed as part of efforts to create “green...
Leaders urged to move faster on commitment of 10% national budget to agriculture
by Chengetai Madziwa - SANF 05 no 48
Two years after African leaders agreed to commit 10 percent of national budgets to agriculture, they are...
Mainstreaming HIV and AIDS in development
by Chengetai Madziwa - SANF 05 no 47
A framework to guide the mainstreaming of HIV and AIDS policy in all socio-economic sectors is being...
“We must run while others walk”
by Priscilla Mnganya and Phyllis Johnson - SANF 05 no 46
Tanzania’s governing party is preparing for national elections in six months time by naming...
Tanzania’s transition: “It’s Kikwete”
by Phyllis Johnson - SANF 05 no 45
Tanzania’s two main daily newspapers ran the same headline on Thursday, 5 May, in large letters across...
Africa must drive its own development, urges Kaunda
by Chengetai Madziwa - SANF 05 no 44
Zambia’s first president, Kenneth Kaunda has urged African countries to drive their own development processes and move...