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.
Critics have castigated President Robert Mugabe and the Zimbabwean government for imprinting Zanu-PF values on the theme of the SADC summit.
Will the president tone down his rhetoric to heal the rift with the Southern African Development Community?
This weekend’s Robert Mugabe-chaired pow-wow has drawn fire for ignoring the region’s political crises.
South Africa is now the stabilising factor among the ‘frontline states’ that opposed apartheid.
The Southern African Development Community’s guidelines lean towards election observation rather than election management, writes Webster Zambara.
The Zimbabwean president is keen to improve his image as the mooted new chair of the regional body, but critics are worried.
Malawi, Botswana, Mozambique and Namibia will hold crucial polls this year, writes Webster Zambara.
Young people in Southern Africa face more than economic challenges.
SADC diplomats fear Zimbabwe may abuse its new positions to settle old scores with Europe, at the expense of the continent.
Jacob Zuma has reiterated at a joint SADC and Great Lakes Region summit that "security and stability" in the areas are integral to the meeting.
A comment by Qondile Khedama, the general manager: communications for the Mangaung Metropolitan Municpality.
Swaziland’s enviable location in southern Africa makes local and international trade with the country simple.
The Tripartite Free Trade Area to be established by 2015 will enable greater intra-African trade, writes Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.
With kisses, laughs and even jokes about lobola, Robert Mugabe’s rehabilitation among his regional peers was sealed at the SADC summit in Lilongwe.
SADC has called for the West to lift sanctions against Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe as it sealed its approval of his election victory.
This is no time for SADC to stand idly by or blindly to disregard its own guiding principles, writes Kerry Kennedy.
A diplomat in Harare says the SADC meeting will assess Zimbabwe’s level of preparedness for the polls and funding.
Analysts say the country still needs economic and political support from the regional bloc.
Southern African leaders have gathered to address tension between President Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai ahead of Zimbabwe’s general election.
The Southern African Development Community’s summit to discern Zimbabwe’s readiness to hold legal and fair elections has been postponed.
The Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee’s proposal to oversee polls has Zanu-PF insisting its role in the government must end.