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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.
Southern African leaders meet on Monday in Namibia’s capital, Windhoek, to discuss Zimbabwe’s strained unity government.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe should not be allowed to continue to flout the basic legal principles of SADC, the DA said on Monday.
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/ 15 January 2010
Southern African leaders have urged the international community to reject plans by Madagascar’s Andry Rajoelina to ignore power-sharing talks.
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/ 14 January 2010
Key Southern African leaders will hold a special summit on Thursday to discuss the crisis in Madagascar and the power-sharing government in Zimbabwe.
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/ 4 December 2009
The parties in Zimbabwe are trying to gauge the attitude of Zuma’s new mediation team.
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/ 2 December 2009
Security plans for the Fifa World Cup meet international standards and have been used as a benchmark by the UN, Bheki Cele said on Wednesday.
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/ 1 December 2009
Namibia’s general elections last week were ”free and fair”, observers from neighbouring countries said on Monday.
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/ 4 November 2009
Zimbabwean civil society leaders are calling for immediate action to implement a SADC-brokered global political agreement and halt violence.
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/ 2 November 2009
Mozambique will host a regional summit on Zimbabwe on Thursday in the hopes of breaking a deadlock that threatens Harare’s fragile unity government.
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/ 28 October 2009
Robert Mugabe may appoint acting ministers in place of officials from the MDC who are boycotting Cabinet meetings, Zimbabwe’s media said on Wednesday.