The efficacy of the Southern African Development Community’s principles and guidelines hinges on the quality of democracy of its member states
The country goes to the polls on 23 August and the SADC Electoral Observation Mission will use set criteria to decide whether democracy prevailed
The Southern African Development Community states have joined other regions on the continent as countries begin to merge their digital economies
The route is managed by the Mpumalanga, Eswatini and Mozambique tourism boards, and is considering including Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Lesotho and Botswana
Instituting new, legal means of trading ivory would create opportunities to put poachers and illegal trade syndicates out of business
They argue that the international wildlife treaty is undermining sustainable use of species in the region such as elephants.
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There is a need for opposition parties to hold governing parties to account, thus strengthening democracy
The candidate will provide advice and support to the SADC-GMI and project stakeholders regarding the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater
What seems to have informed South African Development Community’s new approach is the need to enhance the gains made in controlling the insurgency
The omission of Eswatini from the SADC agenda may reinforce the belief that Mswati intends to hold the dialogue on his own terms rather than in the interests of the country