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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/ 15 October 2011
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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/ 10 September 2011
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.
Southern and eastern African countries are moving toward a free trade agreement that is about development, opening borders and dropping tariffs.
Southern African leaders are due to meet to lay out a plan to guide Zimbabwe toward elections, which could settle a debate within Zanu-PF.
A tougher stance already taken by regional leaders toward reforms on Zimbabwe can prevent a repeat of bloody, disputed elections.
SA and SADC cannot ignore the tight link between Zanu-PF’s behaviour and its control of Marange
Zimbabwe’s foreign minister on Friday denied his government had attacked SA President Jacob Zuma and SADC following criticism of Robert Mugabe.
As water resources in Southern Africa come under pressure from growing population, economic accounting for water could aid better management.
The crisis in Zimbabwe goes beyond the disputed elections and is more about the division of opinions, the Zimbabwe Institute said on Monday.
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai warned on Friday that Zimbabwe could slide back to "dark days" of violence.
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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
Morgan Tsvangirai’s party has applauded calls by regional leaders for partners in Zimbabwe’s unity government to iron out differences within a month.
SADC leaders on Tuesday gave themselves six months to review a stand-off between Zimbabwe and a regional court that ruled against land reforms.
Zimbabwe’s refusal to obey rulings by a regional court, relating to land reform, looks set to win a pass as a SADC summit wraps up Tuesday.
Leaders from 14 Southern African countries on Monday began a two-day meeting to discuss regional integration on the 30th anniversary of SADC.