Present-day arms trafficking in southern Africa can be traced to the protracted civil wars in Angola and Mozambique, as well as the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. Civil unrest, urban crime and armed...
Mozambique
A slave by any other name is still a slave
Around 50% of Malawians are poor and close to a quarter are unemployed. This has made most people, particularly the young, desperate for money-making opportunities, a situation that traffickers and their agents take...
South Africa foreign policy: Ambiguous or misunderstood?
Misalignment in South Africa’s foreign policy strategy has been the subject of much recent scrutiny and criticism. Could the issues involved be due to ambiguities in South African foreign policies or are they due to...
Mswati’s hand seen in Eswatini’s removal from SADC agenda
As the Southern African Development Community mission in Mozambique nears the end of its term, South Africa, as chair of SADC, called for a summit to be held on 4 and 5 April. Initially, Eswatini was included but its...
A Mozambican dilemma – SADC or friendly and brotherly countries?
A number of countries are offering military support to Mozambique to quell violent extremism in Cabo Delgado The Southern African Development Community (SADC) met virtually this week to examine threats to regional...
State of Covid-19 response readiness for the third wave in the SADC region
A 21% surge in Covid-19 cases across Africa since early June casts spotlight on the SADC's response to the pandemic According to recent World Health Organization (WHO) reports, Covid-19 cases have be been steadily...
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