A Malawian journalist Mallick Mnela was Saturday awarded first prize in 2019 Southern African Development Community (SADC) media competition, radio category competition and went away with US$ 2,500, laptop and certificate. “I never expected it to be this big. Honestly, (to me) it was just an ordinary daily routine work,” said the jovial Mnela in […]
New research by Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) finds that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region loses US$8.8 billion in trade-related illicit outflows and US$21.1 billion in external government debt payments per year. Resources for economic and social rights in Southern Africa are severely diminished due to huge financial outflows resulting from a highly […]
As another Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit rolls around, human rights defenders in the region, along with their allies around the world, can be forgiven for asking a simple question: what is the point? Certainly, SADC’s performance on upholding civil and political rights is nothing other than miserable. When the intergovernmental organisation has engaged […]
Malawi’s Vice President, Everton Herbert Chimulirenji, Friday arrived in the United Republic of Tanzania to attend, on behalf of President Peter Mutharika, the 39th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) from 17 to 18 August in Dar es Salaam. President Mutharika delegated the Chimulirenji to demonstrate his […]
Southern African Development Community (SADC) has disclosed that it will implement the revised 2015 SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections when overseeing Malawi’s tripartite elections scheduled for May 21 2019. SADC Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM), Joseph Malanji, said the principles and guidelines assist the region to improve its democratic processes as well as contribute […]
Over 40 seed experts from 21 countries on Monday gathered in Lilongwe to share their experience implementing national and regional seed regulations and addressing key industry challenges such as counterfeit seed. The African Seed Access Index (TASAI) organised the workshop in collaboration with Market Matters Inc. of the United States of America (USA), Lilongwe University […]
Malawi’s unemployed youth levels continue to rise, bringing concerns the southern African impoverished country will not meet much of the intended development goals. During the 14th Civil Society Forum (CSF) held at the Heja Game Lodge in Windoek, Namibia from earlier this month, the Malawi Chapter of the Southern African Alliance on Youth Employment (Saaye), […]
Local civil society organisations (CSOs) with membership to the Southern Africa People’s Solidarity Network (SAPSN) are expected to report worsening corruption and bad governance in Malawi at the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) People’s Summit to be held on 16 and 17 August in Windhoek, Namibia ahead of the 38th Ordinary Summit of SADC Heads […]
Southern African Development Community (SADC) Parliamentary Forum while seating at the second Prenary session in Windhoek has endorsed the Malawi electoral reform Bills. SADC-PF Vice President Joseph Njovuyalema confirmed about the development to soon after his arrival from the conference which attracted 14 SADC countries. Njovuyalema said as part of the agenda, the conference discussed […]
Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Nicholas Dausi on Tuesday emphasized the need for the country to invest in ICT structures. The minister made the remarks at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe when he officially opened the 3rd Southern African Development Community (SADC) preparatory meeting for World Radio Communication Conference (WRC). Dausi added […]
Malawi will from Monday October 30 to November 3 play host to the Southern Africa Development Committee (SADC) ministers meeting responsible for transport and meteorology in the country’s administrative capital Lilongwe. The ministers meeting will be curtain-raised by various committee meetings by senior officials of the transport and meteorology departments of the 12 member grouping. “From its […]
Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Nicholas Dausi, has challenged communications regulatory bodies in the SADC region to develop policies that would enhance ICT services for economic development. Dausi made the remarks in Lilongwe when he graced the opening of three days Universal Access and Service Committees meetings of Communications Regulators Association of Southern […]
Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare Dr Mary Shaba says government is committed to ensuring that women’s rights are protected and promoted. She made the remarks in Mchinji on Monday when she officially welcomed the rural women from Zimbabwe and Zambia, SADC Caravan to Kilimanjaro, an initiative by rural women […]
The National Initiative for Civic Education Trust (NICE) has expressed concern over failure by the communities at the grassroots level to benefit from the agreements that are signed between countries in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region. The development has forced NICE to embark on a campaign in the lower shire district where they […]
The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region countries have agreed to open development fund that will help in developing the region. Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Francis Kasaila said the SADC Regional Development Fund (RDF) will focus on industrial development, infrastructure development, economic and integration adjustment, and social development. “Member States will be […]
Malawi has described the just ended SADC Summit as successful in that in brought about various initiatives that will benefit its citizens more especially the youth. Speaking at the end of the Summit, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Francis Kasaila, who represented President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika, said Malawi had gained a lot […]
Malawi together with other major sugar exporters in the SADC region got a good deal for their industries with Tanzania committing to allow sugar imports from the region at preferential tariff rates. Additionally, it was agreed that sugar imports from countries outside the region, like Brazil and Europe, which is heavily subsidized will be imported […]
Malawi will get 20 university scholarships from the government of Swaziland to study at the newly established SADC University of Transformation. Swaziland’s King Mswati III made the announcement Tuesday afternoon when he made his acceptance speech as the new chairperson of the 15 member regional bloc. He said as part of promoting regional integration and […]