BE PREPARED FOR DISASTER MITIGATION, CITIFS URGED
by Joshua Chigodora
The theme of this year's International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), Cities at Risk, reminds people in southern Africa and the...
SADC COUNTRIES EXPLORE WAYS TO REDUCE WATER POLLUTION
by Tinashe Madava
As industrial and development activities increase, southern Africa's water experts are calling for parallel efforts to improve protection of the region's fresh...
AFRICA FACES FUTURE WITHOUT LOME
by Munetsi Madakufamba
As e globalisation of trade intensifies, both generalised and preferential treatment that Africa is currently enjoying from the European Union (EU), under...
YEAR AFTER BEIJING: TRANSLATING WORDS INTO ACTION
by Grace Kwinjeh and Virginia Muwanigwa
One year after the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, the most important question is what actions have...
SOUTHERN AFRICA: DRUG RESISTANT DISEASES STRAINING NATIONAL BUDGETS
by Caiphas Chimhete
Previously curable diseases are now re-emerging drug resistant and are putting a strain on most Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries' health...
NEED FOR COUNTRIES TO RATIFY CONVENTION ON DESERTIFICATION
by Tinashe Madava
Combating desertification has become one of the major challenges facing southern Africa to protect its food-producing capacity.
Warnings from experts over the past...
REGION ADOPTS HOLISTIC STANCE AGAINST CRIME
by Caiphas Chimhete This is the last in a Jour-part series on crime in Southern Africa
As cross-border crime continues to escalate in southern Africa,...
NEED FOR ADEQUATE AIDS POLICIES.IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
by Virginia Kapembeza Muwanigwa
Despite the considerable work being done in response to the AIDS pandemic in southern Africa, lack of or inadequate policies to...
IS THE WORLD BANK CHANGING?
by Munetsi Madakufamba
The coming of a new president whose agenda prioritises Africa, the appointment of two vice presidents for the Africa region, and a...
ANXIETY MOUNTS AS ZAMBIANS BRACE FOR THE OCTOBER POLLS
by Barbara Lopi
Anxiety is mounting among the Zambian electorate as the date for the presidential and general elections scheduled for next month remains unknown....
POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
by Barbara Lopi and Munetsi Madakufamba
The task to reduce poverty in southern Africa remains one of the region's fundamental challenges that need a concerted...
ILLICIT GUNS PERPETUATE CRIME IN THE REGION
by Caiphas Chimhete This is the third in a four-part series on crime in Southern Africa.
Although southern Africa is enjoying relative political tranquillity, this...