THE IDEOLOGY OF MILITARISM
by Fernando Goncalves
Scholars have in recent years tried to grapple with the question of re-defining the concept of security, in an attempt to...
RENAISSANCE BEGINS WITH THE ABUJA-PRETORIA AXIS
by Phyllis Johnson
The African leadership renaissance has begun, in two related events that took place within days of each other in different parts...
WOMEN IN POLITICS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
By Diana Mavunduse
Gender equality in politics is not only about the access of women to leadership positions, but also about equal opportunities in...
MALAWI: INVESTORS PLAY A WAIT-AND-SEE GAME AHEAD OF ELECTION
By Munetsi Madakufamba
Investors in Malawi remain cautious ahead of the country's second democratic elections scheduled for 15 June this year.
Fred Kanjo, the Head of...
WAR AND DISEASE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: THE MISSING LINK
by Tinashe Madava
"War results in more disease. More people died in the First World War from typhus and lice than from bullets."
This was...
RESCUING AFRICA’S CHILD SOLDIERS
by Antonio Gumende
"Children make good fighters because they are young and want to show off. They think it is all a game, so...
BORDER SECURITY THE ISSUE IN CENTRAL AFRICA AT THE END OF THE 20TH CENTURY
by Phyllis Johnson
This is the final article in a four-part series on conflict in central Africa.
Most parties directly involved in the conflict in...
DEMOCRATISING THE RUNNING OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES
by Walter Otis Tapfumaneyi
Increased urban population, deepening urban poverty and persistently inadequate services have posed major challenges in postcolonial era and new democracies...
ZAMBIA AND ANGOLA
by Phyllis Johnson
This is the third in four-part series on conflict in central Africa.
Evidence is mounting through the regional intelligence network of member states...
ENVIRONMENT AL AWARENSS GROWING IN SADC
by Tinashe Madava
As the millennium comes to a close, environmental activists have pointed out that it is time to take stock of their activities...
THE BEIJING MOMENTUM ROLLS ON
by Caiphas Chimhete
The Beijing momentum, which started four years ago in the Chinese capital, continues to
strengthen in the southern Africa region as gender...
CONFERENCE ADOPTS RESOLUTION TO CREATE AFRlCAN INTERNET REGISTRY
by Anderson Mwale
A conference of Internet professionals from Africa's six regions recently held in the West African state of Benin adopted a proposal creating...