His Excellency Lt. General Dr Seretse Khama Ian Khama, President of the Republic of Botswana and Chairperson of the Southern Development Community (SADC), has called on delegates to the one-day special workshop on the Energy and Water crisis in the region to come up with an action plan to address the crisis. Continue reading SADC Discusses the Energy and Water Crisis in the Region
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Over 41.4 million people are food insecure with 21 million people requiring immediate assistance in Southern Africa
(15th June 2016) – An estimated 41 million people – 23 per cent – of the 181 million rural population in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are food insecure, and out of this figure, more than 21 million are in urgent need of assistance.
This is according to the Vulnerability Assessment Results released on 10 June 2016 at the 10th SADC Meeting of Regional Vulnerability Assessment and Analysis (RVAA) held in Pretoria, South Africa. The Report also reveals that nearly 2.7 million children are currently suffering from severe acute malnutrition, and this figure is expected to rise significantly if support to vulnerable population is not immediately provided. Continue reading Over 41.4 million people are food insecure with 21 million people requiring immediate assistance in Southern Africa
Jessie Kabwira calls for vernacular usage in Malawi Parliament debates
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost): The newly elected Southern Africa Development Community (SADC)’s Women Parliamentary Caucus Chairperson, Dr. Jessie Kabwira has emphasized the need for Malawi Parliament to start using local languages during debates in order to narrow the gap that exists between policy makers and communities on the ground. Continue reading Jessie Kabwira calls for vernacular usage in Malawi Parliament debates
Outspoken MP Jessie Kabwira heads SADC Parliamentary Women Caucus
EZULWINI, (Maravi Post): Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Member of Parliament for Salima North West Constituency, Dr. Jessie Kabwira has been unanimously elected as the Chairperson for Southern Africa Development Committee (SADC)’s Parliamentary Women Caucus after beating other two contestants from South Africa and Tanzania. Continue reading Outspoken MP Jessie Kabwira heads SADC Parliamentary Women Caucus
SADC’s regional situation update on El Niño-induced drought
The SADC region is experiencing a devastating drought episode associated with the 2015/2016 El Niño event which is negatively impacting on livelihoods and quality of lives. The region experienced a delayed onset of the 2015/2016, rainfall season, followed by erratic rains. Analysis of rainfall performance shows that the October to December 2015 period, which represents the first half of the cropping season, was the driest in more than 35 years in several southern parts of the region. During the same period, higher than average temperatures were consistently experienced across the region. These dry conditions mostly affected Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe (figure 2).
Following the dry conditions from the beginning of the season in October 2015, heavy rains set in across most parts of the region for close to 30 days, between 21 FebruarySADC Regional Situation Update 15 May 2016
while in northern Botswana, parts of southern Angola, northern South Africa, southern Zambia and western Zimbabwe, rainfall was close to twice the normal amount. Despite this improvement in rainfall, water availability for hydro-power generation for Zambia and Zimbabwe is still below normal. Most areas received above-normal rainfall during this period. The rains received helped to increase the amount of water available for human and livestock use, as well as improving pasture conditions. These rains were, however, too late for crops which had already wilted and died or were not even planted due to earlier dry conditions. Continue reading SADC’s regional situation update on El Niño-induced drought