Ineffective monitoring of mining operations and environmental factors have rendered mining a curse for the South African Development Community.
The standard story of personal loss on Zimbabwe’s farms is usually told by bitter white farmers; it is hardly ever told by the likes of Luke Tembani.
The SADC secretariat is widely understood to be ineffectual and disorganised.
Already widely regarded as powerless, the suspended regional court remains in limbo.
SADC leaders should make it clear that elections will not be held in Zimbabwe’s present climate, writes <b>Tiseke Kasambala</b>.
Madagascar’s feuding leaders have met for talks that mediators say are the last chance to resolve the crisis sparked by the Rajoelina coup in 2009.
SADC says its anxiously anticipated summit, at which its road map to free and fair elections in Madagascar are to be reviewed, will take place soon.
Swazi democracy activists are calling for artists and fans to boycott the country’s world-renowned Bushfire Festival later this month.
An agreement on a new road map for elections in Zimbabwe could be derailed by Zanu-PF’s refusal to yield on security reforms.
Only time will tell whether the rest of the community will end the era of appeasement, writes <b>Jason Moyo</b>.
<b>Sean O’Toole</b> and <b>Paul Botes</b> take a journey along the border from Pontdrift to south of Komatipoort to find the gaps in a broken system.
Attaining global success needs regional buy-in from Southern African countries and their leaders.
American President Barack Obama is expected to focus more on Africa in 2011. This comes none too soon, <b>Francis Kornegay</b>.
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/ 22 November 2010
The South Gauteng High Court is expected to deliver judgement on an application by Zimbabwe to stop AfriForum from
If the continent opens up he could emerge as Africa’s champion.
SADC leaders are due to meet in Windhoek to discuss Zimbabwe’s strained unity government and its refusal to adhere to tribunal rulings.
Such ‘airport observers’ judge the freedom and fairness of the ballot from the luxury of the nearest hotel bar.
White farmers whose land was seized under Zimbabwe’s land reforms have claimed a house owned by Robert Mugabe’s government in South Africa.
President Jacob Zuma began his state visit to the United Kingdom on Wednesday with a call for international sanctions on Zimbabwe to be lifted.
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/ 27 November 2009
Thabo Mbeki has been formally removed as the Southern African region’s mediator in the Zimbabwe crisis, government announced this week.
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/ 19 October 2009
Roy Bennett, a top aide to Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, will go on trial on terrorism charges on November 9, the Mutare High Court said.
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/ 11 October 2009
Cross-border traders, who commonly refer to themselves as ”pathfinders”, have emerged from an era of marginalisation, stigmatisation and harassment.
The political climate in the Southern African Development Community has been balmy of late.
Southern African countries have put a response plan in place to deal with possible swine flu cases, Health Minister Barbara Hogan said on Thursday.
Defence Minister Charles Nqakula will lead SA’s delegation to the SADC troika meeting in Swaziland on the political upheaval in Madagascar.
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/ 28 January 2009
Director general in the presidency Frank Chikane on Wednesday briefed the media in Pretoria and Cape Town on the outcome of the Zimbabwe talks.
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/ 26 January 2009
Zanu-PF leader Robert Mugabe last week acceded to a secret meeting with his rival Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe state media reported on Monday.
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/ 26 January 2009
An emergency SADC summit to address the ongoing political impasse in Zimbabwe is expected to start at about 11am in Pretoria on Monday.
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/ 25 January 2009
Leaders will meet on Monday in a push to salvage Zimbabwe’s unity deal, four months after Robert Mugabe an Morgan Tsvangirai agreed to share power.
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/ 9 November 2008
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai asked a summit of leaders on Sunday to set a deadline for an agreement on forming a Cabinet.
Eight Southern African coastal states have agreed to set up a regional task force to deal with illegal fishing in their waters and save fish stocks.
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa effectively put his head on the chopping block this week after he strongly condemned Robert Mugabe’s regime.