A similar process to that of the special dispensation permit for Zimbabweans is in the pipeline for other African countries.
Today wrapped up Cyril Ramaphosa’s successful three-day visit to Lesotho that resulted in the signing of the Maseru Facilitation Declaration.
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma is to travel to Lesotho to discuss peace and stability in the country after an attempted coup.
Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane returned to his home country after fleeing following an attempted coup, which the military denies.
Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has failed to return home as reports of escalated tensions in the country’s capital continue.
While Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane is on his way home, SADC is expected to send a team to monitor the situation in the country.
Lesotho’s now exiled Prime Minister Thomas Thabane says SADC must send peacekeeping troops to Lesotho, as the situation is "out of hand".
Talks between SADC officials are expected to resume on Monday to discuss a peaceful solution to Lesotho’s attempted military coup.
SA has called a SADC meeting to discuss the recent Lesotho "coup", while the SANDF has refuted claims that it was involved in foiling the attempt.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe says SADC must limit cooperation with Western countries, claiming foreign funding compromises its independence.
Zimbabwe has thanked President Jacob Zuma and his predecessors for the role they played in resolving Zimbabwe’s decade-long political crisis.
Critics have castigated President Robert Mugabe and the Zimbabwean government for imprinting Zanu-PF values on the theme of the SADC summit.
This weekend’s Robert Mugabe-chaired pow-wow has drawn fire for ignoring the region’s political crises.
A 4 000-man regional force may not be strong enough to quell the rebels in the DRC, write Mmanaledi Mataboge and Phillip de Wet.
The region has revamped its strategy for stability but 2013 will be the ultimate test of its muscle,, writes Webster Zambara.
South Africa has been accused of putting undue pressure on a weak government to extract an unfair deal. Caswell Tlali reports.
The Southern African Development Community’s decision to scrap its regional court was inevitable, says Laurie Nathan.
So often are the winds of change said to blow through the southern reaches of Africa that the uninformed might think there are always hurricanes here.
The region’s slow increase in enrolment is worrying — but there are bright spots.
South Africa’s inclusion into Brics has been a political triumph, but the real challenges are about to start.
Science Minister Naledi Pandor has stressed the need for the Southern African region to increase spending on improving science and technology.
South Africa’s continental rival, Nigeria, has seized an opportunity that arose when Africa’s southern region suspended its own court.
The SADC have announced they would back Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s attempt to be elected the new AU chief in fresh polls to be held in June.
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Malagasy politicians have collectively agreed on how to implement a road map for ending a leadership crisis in the country, the SADC says.
Madagascan parties have signed an agreement allowing the return of Marc Ravalomanana whose 2009 ouster plunged the country into political paralysis.
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Southern Africa has moved forward with regional economic integration, but challenges remain, say trade experts.
Pockets of food insecurity are plaguing areas in Southern Africa where floods or prolonged mid-season dry spells have reduced harvests.
Zimbabwean and Swaziland activists have slammed the failure of the SADC summit to act on political crises threatening their countries.
Why did the SADC Tribunal have to die? Its former president tells the story of the demise of perhaps the region’s most important court.
Southern African leaders opened a summit in Angola on Wednesday under pressure to address growing regional unrest.
SADC’s plan to send representatives to monitor progress in Zimbabwe’s reform process could meet stern resistance from President Mugabe’s Zanu-PF.
A status check by southern African leaders on the progress of Zimbabwe’s power-sharing deal has been welcomed by both the country’s factions.