LIBERATION OF EASTERN ZAIRE: OBJECTIVES, TACTICS, ALLIES
by Phyllis Johnson
As Laurent Kabila's forces sweep through eastern Zaire, a new perspective is emerging on his objectives, tactics and allies.
This perspective is viewed...
LANDMINES HINDER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN SADC
by Caiphas Chimhete
Landmines, a legacy of wars fuelled by South Africa during apartheid and the colonial wars in southern Africa, still disrupt social and...
END OF THE MOBUTU ERA, IMPLICATIONS FOR SADC
by Hugh McCullum
Despite serious efforts at a number of different levels to end five months of fighting, Zaire, one of the continent's most strategic...
CONFLICT IN LESOTHO: BURDENED BY HISTORY AND INTRIGUE
by Phyllis Johnson
Conflict in Lesotho is embedded in the politics of internal intrigue, but heavily burdened by the all-pervasive influence and history of neighbouring...
CALL FOR STATE PARTIES TO PUT CEDAW INTO PRACTICE
by Munetsi Madakufamba
Advocacy for gender equality will fail unless governments fully commit themselves to international agreements aimed at the total elimination of all forms...
MAPUTO CONFERENCE “CLEARS LANDMINE-INFESTED ROAD” TO OTTAWA
by Caiphas Chimhete
Southern African governments have pledged to take concerted steps to ban anti-personnel mines, thus continuing to build momentum toward the signing later...
BOOK CALLS FOR REDUCTION IN WATER POLLUTION.
by Tinashe Madava
This is the last in a four-part series on water based on the book, Water in Southern Africa, published by SADC, IUCN...
WATER MANAGEMENT REQUIRES COLLECTIVE APPROACH
by Munetsi Madakufamba
This is the third in a four--part series on water, based on the book Water in Southern Africa published by SADG IUCN...
SADC MOVES TOWARDS ADOPTING A GENDER POLICY
by Grace Kwinjeh
It became a matter of principle and duty that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) place women on the agenda, during the...
SADC AGREES TO STRENGTHEN ITS COMPETITIVE POSITION
by Munetsi Madakufamba
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has agreed on strategies geared towards productivity improvement as this has become a must for economic...
DEATH PENALTY: WHICH WAY FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA?
by Tinashe Madava
Southern Africa is at a crossroads as states differ on the use of the death penalty for certain capital crimes amid calls...
EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: THE MISSING LINK
by Munetsi Madakufamba
As the number of unemployed school-leavers and college graduates increases progressively in a dynamic Southern African Development Community (SADC), so does the...