Old and new faces in Frelimo Central Committee
by Bayano Valy - SANF 06 No 98
The photo of the new Central Committee of Mozambique's ruling Frelimo party elected at the Ninth Congress...
Political alliances, ethnicity to decide DRC poll outcome
by Juakali Kambale - SANF 06 No 97
Ethnicity and the strength of inter-party alliances could emerge as the deciding factors as the Congolese eagerly...
Cahora Bassa finally in Mozambican hands
by Bayano Valy - SANF 06 No 96
Mozambique has finally claimed legal ownership of the giant Cahora Bassa dam that provides electricity to several...
Economic, political and cultural cooperation to dominate Africa-China Summit
by Joseph Ngwawi - SANF 06 No 95
The role of the private sector as well as cultural and political ties come under the spotlight...
FINAL COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE SADC EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT OF THE HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT...
The SADC Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government was held on 23rd October 2006, at Midrand, South Africa. Summit exchanged views on...
Johannesburg International Airport to be renamed O.R. Tambo
by Mukundi Mutasa and Phyllis Johnson - SANF 06 No 94
Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo was leader of the African National Congress (ANC) for 23...
13 candidates to challenge Ravalomanana in Madagascar polls
SANF 06 No 93
Madagascar will complete southern Africa's 2006 calendar for presidential elections with its 3 December poll that has attracted 13 challengers to...
Samora Machel, 20 years since 19 October 1986
by Phyllis Johnson - SANF 06 No 90
President Samora's death cast a long shadow over southern Africa, at a time when the region was...
Only five women ministers in Zambia’s new cabinet
SANF 06 No 88
Re-elected Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has announced a new cabinet that contains only five women holding full ministerial positions out of...
New Zambian cabinet appointed by President Levy Mwanawasa on 9 October 2006
SANF 06 No 89
President: Levy Patrick Mwanawasa
Vice-president: Rupiah Banda
The full cabinet list
1. Finance and National Planning
Minister: Ng'andu Magande
Deputy: Jonas Shakafuswa
2. Defence
Minister: George Mpombo
Deputy:...
Samora Machel remembered, 20 years on
SANF 06 No 87
Southern Africa will commemorate in October the 20th anniversary of the death of Samora Moises Machel, Mozambique's first president and leader...
Mwanawasa gets second chance to lead Zambia’s economic renaissance
SANF 06 No 86
President Levy Mwanawasa has been sworn in for a second term of office and another chance to advance Zambia's economic renaissance.
The...