Southern African Development Community (SADC)

‘US Is Reportedly Close To Establishing A Military Airfield In Botswana’

Posted on July 15, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

This is not the first time that the southern Africa country, which is the current chair of the regional bloc SADC, is linked to the US military projects. Speculation was rife in the 1990s that Botswana was hosting a United States airbase The US embassy in Gaborone this week confirmed that plans are at an advanced stage to set up a military airfield in Botswana. There are claims that with the planned military airfield, a…

‘Tanzania’s President Magufuli Threatens To Expell Foreign Nationals’

Posted on January 9, 2016January 9, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Africa is a continent that continues to face questionable leadership regime decisions with respect to free movement of people across regional borders. In Southern Africa, the world has seen Robert Mugabe’s controversial ‘Indeginisation Policy’ coupled with threats to remove all foreign owned companies and investments from Zimbabwe, followed by the inhumane xenophobic wars in South Africa which led to thousands of foreigners losing life, homes, businesses and forcibly evicted from the country in fear for their…

Mugabe Final SADC Speech, Attacked South Africa’s ‘Whites’ &Reminded Khama Of Strained Relations

Posted on August 18, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

President Robert Mugabe yesterday used his farewell speech, as outgoing chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc), to remind his successor, Botswana’s President Ian Khama, that relations between their two countries – now rather strained – were once close. He also used the podium at the opening of the annual Sadc summit in the Botswana capital yesterday to take another stab at South Africa’s white population. – Speaking at the International Convention Centre in…

‘African Leaders Refuse To Recognise My Regional Bodies Leadership, Proded By French Gvt’ -Mugabe

Posted on August 10, 2015August 10, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has said that African leaders have refused to recognise his leadership on regional bodies at the prodding of the French government. Mugabe told the central committee of his ruling Zanu-PF party last Friday that he has been snubbed by regional leaders while serving as rotating chairman of the African Union and the Southern African Development Community. Zimbabwe’s President Mugabe attends the opening speech of the high-level segment of the UN Climate Change…

‘Mugabe Is Unmoved By Obama Snub’-Mugabe’s spokesperson ‘George Charamba’

Posted on July 29, 2015July 29, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

President Robert Mugabe’s spokesperson has reportedly described President Barack Obama’s visit to the African Union (AU) headquarters as “just a visit by another visitor”. George Charamba said this after Mugabe, who is the current AU chairperson was excluded from meeting Obama during his visit at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Tuesday. Mugabe also chairs the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Charamba said Mugabe was “unmoved” by Obama’s visit to the AU headquarters,…

‘Vascoda Mugabe, Arrives In Lesotho, After Brief Visit To Zimbabwe ‘

Posted on July 4, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe, who is the current chair of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), has arrived in South Africa ahead of the Double Troika summit on Lesotho, reports say. The summit, which kicks off on Friday in Pretoria, is expected to find a solution to Lesotho’s political crisis, following the death of former army commander Maaparankoe Mahao. Mahao was allegedly shot dead by members of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) in his village home…

Obama To Tour (AU) HQ Later This Month, But Likely Not To Meet Mugabe

Posted on July 2, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

US President Barack Obama will be touring the African Union (AU) headquarters in Ethiopia during his visit to Africa but will likely not meet the AU chairperson, President Robert Mugabe, a report said. Mugabe is also the current chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Obama, who is set to visit Kenya and Ethiopia later this month, is scheduled to tour the AU headquarters and meet the bloc’s secretariat. According to a local…

SADC to confront South Africa over new, stringent, new visa regime

Posted on June 30, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

Southern African Development Community member states are contemplating petitioning South African government over its stringent new visa regime. The new regulations require children under the age of 18 to produce an Unabridged Birth Certificate at all ports of entry, a senior Government official said. Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Walter Mzembi has said the new system will pose myriad of problems to the region’s tourism since South Africa is the main port of entry for…