2013 – Eventful year for southern Africa
SANF 13 No 45 - by Joseph Ngwawi
The curtain comes down on yet another eventful year for southern Africa in which the region scored...
Human trafficking in southern Africa SADC crafts a regional response
SANF 13 No 44 - by Joseph Ngwawi
Trafficking in persons is a major international issue but poor documentation in southern Africa is masking the...
SADC cost-reflective energy tariffs target unachievable
SANF 13 No 43
Southern African Development Community Member States are unlikely to meet the 31 December deadline for migrating to cost-reflective electricity tariffs due...
Planet getting warmer, but UN climate talks lack urgency
SANF 13 No 42 - by Egline Tauya and Neto Nengomasha
New global reports on climate change have confirmed that the planet is rapidly getter warmer...
Mozambique local elections official results announced
SANF 13 No 41 - by Phyllis Johnson
The Mozambique electoral commission has announced official results of the municipal elections held in November, showing significant...
FRELIMO wins local elections, opposition gains
SANF 13 No 40 - by Phyllis Johnson
Frelimo has won most of the 53 municipalities contested in local elections in Mozambique on 20 November,...
SADC completes leadership transition at secretariat
SANF 13 no 39
The Southern African Development Community has completed the leadership transition at its Secretariat in Botswana, with a new team now in...
China 35 years after Deng The roadmap of reform is a long-term vision implemented...
SANF 13 no 38 - by Phyllis Johnson
Thirty-five years after Premier Deng Xiaoping announced market reforms and “opening up” that revolutionized the Chinese economy...
Mozambique elections in perspective
SANF 13 no 37 - by Phyllis Johnson
The campaign for municipal elections has ended in Mozambique in advance of elections on Wednesday, 20 November.
The...
Madagascar set for run-off after inconclusive first-round presidential vote
SANF 13 No 36 - by Joseph Ngwawi
Madagascar is set for a run-off on 20 December after no presidential candidate amassed enough votes to...
Major Chinese economic policy review in November
SANF 13 No 35
A major policy conference in China in November will review the development priorities in the world’s second largest economy and influence...
Towards 50:50 by 2015 – Time for action
SANF 13 No 34 - by Kizito Sikuka
As the 2015 deadline fast approaches for southern Africa to attain the target of 50:50 representation of...