Ahead of elections next year, many anticipated the land reform programme to dominate political discourses in South Africa, a country sharply divided by past historical injustices. ...Read More

All is not well within South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC), though the organisation’s leaders are downplaying the seriousness of the rifts within the party. ...Read More

China loans: Southern Africa unfazed by prophets of doom The ongoing criticism, suspicion and fear of China’s influence and grip on Africa that might send the continent into a wave of financial dependency seems to have made no dent on the position of the majority of Southern African states that continue to increase their bilateral, economic and diplomatic ties with the eastern nation. ...Read More

Malawi has the highest food insecure population in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region in the 2018/19 season, with at least 3.3 million people facing hunger following a 28.4% decrease in maize production. ...Read More

Efforts by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders to keep peace in the Kingdom of Lesotho have so far cost SADC taxpayers R250.6 million (US$17.9 million) since 2015. ...Read More