Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Charles M. Mushizi MBABANE, Swaziland, Jul 12, 2011 (IPS) – Only two in every five people in the Southern African Development Community has access to safe water for drinking and household use. Three quarters of those lacking access, live in rural areas and the majority of these [...]
TRADE: Southern African Rulers Eyeing the Money, Not Development
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Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Servaas van den Bosch WINDHOEK, Mar 28, 2011 (IPS) – A new revenue sharing formula in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) could boost development but has met with resistance from the governments of poorer states in the sub-region that are interested in "just getting the money". [...]
Zambezi Floods Displace Thousands in Namibia
March 16, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Servaas van den Bosch WINDHOEK, Mar 16, 2011 (IPS) – Thousands of people and livestock in the Caprivi Strip have had to be evacuated as annual floodwaters rise in the Zambezi. However, loss of life has been kept to a minimum as informal warning systems prove to [...]
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Plumbing Grey Data for Clear Water
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Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Alma Balopi GABORONE, Mar 15, 2011 (IPS) – They come like pilgrims to the Department of Geological Surveys office in Lobatse, 120 kilometres south of the Botswanan capital. In the sparsely furnished offices there, they pore over charts, trying to take the guesswork out of choosing where [...]
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Tri-Partite Agreement Presages Wider Zambezi Agreement
March 2, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Johannes Myburgh LIVINGSTONE, Mar 2, 2011 (IPS) – Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe are poised to sign a memorandum of understanding to improve power generation along the length of the Zambezi River. At Victoria Falls, where the mighty river crashes into a spectactular gorge, Abraham Sashi, manager of [...]
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Securing Safe Water for a Million More
February 11, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Servaas van den Bosch WINDHOEK, Feb 11, 2011 (IPS) – Long years of armed conflict have obstructed development in the areas on either side of the Angola-Namibia border. Now a 45 million dollar infrastructure upgrade is set to improve access to clean drinking water and decent sanitation [...]
TRADE-SOUTHERN AFRICA: EPA Talks Will Miss Latest Deadline
November 5, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Servaas van den Bosch WINDHOEK, Nov 5, 2010 (IPS) – While a trade deal between the European Union and Southern African countries is close it will not be concluded before the end of this year. In the meantime, South Africa remains in pursuit of an ambitious regional [...]
SOUTHERN AFRICA: New Inland Port Set to Improve Regional Trade
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Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Claire Ngozo NSANJE, Malawi, Oct 25, 2010 (IPS) – Land-locked Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe expect to improve their import and export fortunes following the opening of an inland harbour, the Nsanje World Inland Port, on Malawi’s biggest river, The Shire. The Shire, which lies on the southern [...]
TRADE-SOUTHERN AFRICA: "Parochialism" Stymies Integration Efforts
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Stanley Kwenda HARARE, Oct 13, 2010 (IPS) – The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has set ambitious targets for regional integration. But the goal of creating a customs union by 2010 has been postponed and the adoption of a single regional currency by 2018 may be missed [...]