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...
ROLE OF RELIGION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
by Diana Mavunduse
The role of churches in southern Africa has been multifaceted ever since Christianity came with the colonisers. But while the history of...
SADC Year 1998 in Retrospect
by Munetsi Madakufamba
Political conflicts in some parts of southern Africa marred a year that had started on a promising note, especially with former Botswana...
WATER MAY STRENGTHEN SADC COOPERATION
by Maxwell Chivasa
Threats of water scarcity may create further opportunities for strengthening regional cooperation among SADC member states in the 21st century as they...
SAPs AND WOMEN THE HIDDEN FACTS
by Munetsi Madakufamba
The design of economic structural adjustment programmes (SAPs) and assessment of their impact often take little cognisance of gender disparities that exist...
SADC BEGINS CONSULTATIONS ON LOME SUCCESSOR
by Munetsi Madakufamba
Wide-ranging consultations are on in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to find a new preferential trade and aid agreement with the...
HARMONISE PESTICIDE USE WITH ECOSYSTEMS: ENVIRONMENTALISTS
by Tinashe Madava
As southern Africa continues to use some banned pesticides in attempts to provide abundant agricultural products and effective disease control, environmentalists are...
SOUTHERN AFRICAN STATES TACKLE CORRUPTION
by Caiphas Chimhete
Governments in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region have vowed to stamp out corruption to safeguard national economies and instil confidence...
UNITED NATIONS SUPPORTS ANGOLA ON GURN
by Phyllis Johnson
The Angolan government and the United Nations have agreed that a Government of Unity and National Reconciliation (GURN) will be established on...
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL OUTLOOK: SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS
by Maxwell Chivasa
African government leaders face a multiple of challenges to rid the continent of poverty, and most importantly to avoid armed conflicts arising...
POLLUTION: PRICE FOR PROGRESS?
by Tinashe Madava
The pollution versus industrial development debate is on in southern Africa, as the region steps up economic growth amid calls to conserve...