Assessing whether or not the country’s ongoing election preparations comply with the SADC guidelines is not an easy task
The recent ascendance of President Ramaphosa to the highest echelons of political power has largely been positively received locally and abroad
President Joseph Kabila’s opponents want Cyril Ramaphosa and SADC to take a much stronger line
The bloc needs to adopt a more genuinely democratic approach to spreading the word about its work to win broader popular support
The new president can use his term to recommit to the ICC and bolster the SADC Tribunal
Millions have been allocated to develop smallholder black farmers
Thanks to Icasa, South Africans are accessing quality services
Paul Kagame has failed to properly consult his peers, argued Jacob Zuma
‘It’s not often that people who are in his position of status do something like that’
‘Instead of safeguarding Zimbabwe’s democracy, SADC repeatedly rubber-stamped Mugabe’s regime’
Dirco has not received a formal request for asylum from ousted Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, Parliament has heard
SADC has decided that President Zuma and Angolan President Joao Lourenco will travel to Zimbabwe to meet stakeholders and assess the situation
Robert Mugabe insists he is still in power despite a military takeover and a rising clamour for him to quit.
Parties should announce coalitional plans prior to the election so that voters can more properly gauge expected outcomes.
Africa needs to improve governance, build infrastructure, and reduce trade barriers to achieve inclusive growth
While Jammeh has been ostracised by regional body Ecowas, SADC did no such thing nine years ago.
As the new chair of SADC, this is a golden opportunity for the Swazi leadership to show it will uphold the commitments made.
Besides being the last absolute monarchy in Africa, its people are desperately poor and money is being wasted on the king’s vanity projects.
Civil society groups have spoken out against the possible appointment of Swaziland’s King Mswati III as SADC chairperson.
There is a big move afoot to alert SADC members to the concessions on intellectual property rights that they can take advantage of.
After four years as AU chairperson, former cabinet minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma will be returning to South Africa.
With the opposition boycotting parliamentary sittings – and its leaders still in exile – the country’s international standing is taking a hammering.
Southern Africa completed building nearly 2 000 megawatts of generation since 2014. It will finish a further 2 763 megawatts in 2015.
In each of the SADC’s 15 member countries, millions of women traders are putting SADC’s vision into practice.
Officials of three African economic blocs held talks on a "one trade regime" that would forge a common market spanning the continent.
Countries in the region should offer asylum to refugees who are fleeing the repressive state and dying at alarming rates in the Mediterranean Sea.
The Botswana government denies having a policy against the EFF, despite adding its members to a list of people who need a visa to enter the country.
The regional body must deal with any potential post-election peace and security challenges facing Mozambique.
Lesotho may head to the polls soon in an attempt to restore political stability, as the country’s leadership crisis appears to be intensifying.
Talks between SADC officials are expected to resume on Monday to discuss a peaceful solution to Lesotho’s attempted military coup.
President Jacob Zuma is party to a regional pact that makes the application of law discriminatory.
As the new chairperson, he is already trying to further his own agenda in the region.