Also known as: SADC
Regional economic bloc whose members include South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia, with roles in trade policy and regional summits.
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… The ongoing cooperation with bodies like the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union, and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will push forward the Regional Maritime Transport Policy and cabotage protocols,” he said. …
African ministers back regional shipping plan to cut trade costsCapital News
… The meeting, held from October 14 to 16, brought together the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Southern African Development Community (SADC), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), East African Community (EAC) and Economic Community of Central A …
African blocs push joint funding, local production of medical suppliesThe Standard
… The proposals are to be presented in May before being put to a referendum, according to a timeline announced after the 16-nation regional group SADC called in August for a "return to constitutional normalcy".Residents and protesters cheer and hold banners as they gather for a civ …
A year after military power grab, Madagascar awaits changeCitizen Digital
… However, citizens of the East African Community (EAC), including Kenyans, and Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states are exempt from the mandatory insurance requirement. …
Tanzania introduces mandatory Travel Insurance for foreign visitorsCitizen Digital
… ollow on Twitter South African Police Service (SAPS) officers stand guard as members of March and March Movement protest outside the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC) under the theme "It’s Time to Fetch Your People" while the 46th Southern African Development Community …
S.African anti-migrant march gathers near southern Africa summitThe Standard
… Four international observer missions, including from the European Union and regional bloc SADC, are deployed to monitor polling across the 10 provinces.Security was tight after the government announced Wednesday the arrests of several people, including three former senior governm …
Zambia votes with president's economic record on the lineCitizen Digital
… We therefore invited one judge from the East African region and another from the Southern African Development Community," the president said. …
Tanzania starts new probe into fatal 2025 election violenceCitizen Digital
… "There may be a need for a special dispensation allowing seasonal labour from SADC countries where local supply is insufficient," he told Newsroom Afrika, referring to the 16-member Southern African Development Community bloc. …
South Africa's migrant exodus leaves employers short-handedCitizen Digital
… "There may be a need for a special dispensation allowing seasonal labour from SADC countries where local supply is insufficient," he told Newsroom Afrika, referring to the 16-member Southern African Development Community bloc. …
South Africa's migrant exodus leaves employers short-handedThe Standard
… ally opened on July 21, 2026 in Nairobi, bringing together delegations from Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda, alongside representatives from the East African Community (EAC), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the Southern African Development Community …
African leaders meet in Nairobi to tackle jobs crisis for refugees, displaced peopleMinisters from MOESNA member states have endorsed a proposed regional shipping lines and maritime cabotage protocol to reduce freight costs and build indigenous shipping capacity. The move aims to address high costs, reliance on foreign ships, and fragmented regulations, while increasing intra-Africa trade and expanding maritime job opportunities.
21 October 2026 · The Standard →
Ministers from MOESNA member states have endorsed a proposed regional shipping lines and maritime cabotage protocol to reduce freight costs and build indigenous shipping capacity. The move aims to address high costs, reliance on foreign ships, and fragmented regulations, while increasing intra-Africa trade and expanding maritime job opportunities.
21 October 2026 · The Standard →
Five African Regional Economic Communities (IGAD, SADC, COMESA, EAC, and ECCAS) have called for a joint financing compact and coordinated procurement of medical supplies to strengthen health emergency preparedness and reduce reliance on fragmented regional responses. The recommendations, adopted at a meeting in Lusaka from October 14 to 16, include stronger cross-border disease surveillance and expanded regional manufacturing of health products.
17 October 2026 · Capital News →
A year after a military coup toppled President Andry Rajoelina in October 2025, Madagascar's Col. Michael Randrianirina leads the transitional government with a promise of elections within two years. Young activists say chronic water and electricity cuts — the original demands that sparked the Gen Z-led protests — remain unresolved.
22 September 2026 · The Standard →
Tanzania has introduced mandatory travel insurance for foreign visitors entering mainland Tanzania, costing Ksh. 5,700 and valid for up to 92 days, though citizens of East African Community and Southern African Development Community states are exempt.
18 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
About 300 anti-migrant protesters marched to the 46th SADC summit in Durban, calling on regional leaders to remove foreign nationals. The heavily policed demonstration was organized by a fringe anti-immigrant group amid weeks of protests that prompted tens of thousands of foreign nationals to flee South Africa.
17 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Zambians voted Thursday in an election centered on economic hardship in the copper-rich nation, where President Hakainde Hichilema seeks a second term. While inflation has fallen and the kwacha has strengthened, many face high food and energy costs and unemployment around 10 per cent, with concerns raised that the government has narrowed space for dissent.
13 August 2026 · The Standard →
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced a new investigation into violence surrounding the October 2025 general election in which an initial enquiry found at least 518 people died, though Western diplomats and rights groups say hundreds more may have been killed. The new commission will seek to identify who instigated, participated in, and financed the violence.
7 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
South Africa's farms, factories, and households are scrambling for workers after more than 160,000 foreign workers left in recent weeks to escape deadly anti-migrant protests and intensified immigration enforcement, leaving crops unpicked and labour shortages widespread.
29 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Thousands of foreign workers have left South Africa in recent weeks following deadly anti-migrant protests and intensified immigration enforcement, leaving farms, factories, and households struggling to fill labour gaps, particularly in fruit and grape harvesting.
26 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The PROSPECTS Africa Forum on Decent Work and Forced Displacement opened in Nairobi on July 21, 2026, bringing together delegations from Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda to seek solutions for creating decent work for people displaced by conflict, particularly in the Horn of Africa. Participants called for stronger social security systems, equitable treatment of host communities and refugees, and greater inclusivity in labour policies.
21 July 2026 · The Standard →
Maritime experts at the Sea Power for Africa Symposium 2026 in Nigeria have urged African nations to invest in stronger navies, modern surveillance technology, and regional cooperation to protect their blue economy, rather than depending on external partners for maritime security.
9 July 2026 · The Standard →
President William Ruto has challenged African businesses to focus on trading within Africa rather than overseas, stating the continent is becoming a major frontier for trade and investment. Addressing a Kenya-South Africa Business Forum in Johannesburg alongside South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Ruto said the two nations must lead in building integrated value chains under the African Continental Free Trade Area, noting bilateral trade between Kenya and South Africa reached about $680 million in 2025.
5 June 2026 · Capital News →
President William Ruto is undertaking a two-day state visit to South Africa, where he was received by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. The talks are expected to centre on trade expansion, investment flows, regional integration, peace and security cooperation, and vaccine development collaboration.
4 June 2026 · Capital News →
President William Ruto has landed at Waterkloof Air Force Base for a three-day state visit to South Africa, hosted by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The visit will focus on strengthening bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, regional integration, peace and security, and will include official talks, signing of memoranda, and a business forum.
3 June 2026 · Capital News →
The first flight of Ghanaian nationals evacuated from South Africa landed in Accra on Wednesday following anti-immigrant protests and violence. Around 800 Ghanaians in total are expected to be repatriated through flights organised by the Ghanaian government.
28 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Analysts welcome China's zero-tariff treatment on goods from 53 African countries, effective May 1, saying it will boost industrial development and value-chain integration across the continent. The measure includes an upgraded "green channel" for African agricultural exports and supports Africa's shift from primary commodity exports toward value-added production.
7 May 2026 · The Standard →
The Orange Democratic Movement's Linda Mwananchi movement has opposed President William Ruto's planned visit and address to Tanzania's Parliament, arguing it risks undermining democratic values and risks legitimizing actions perceived to violate democratic norms. The group criticized Tanzania's general elections, citing arrests and intimidation of opposition leaders, and referenced African Union Election Observer findings that the elections fell short of democratic standards.
4 May 2026 · Capital News →
Nigeria's government has summoned South Africa's top diplomat in Abuja over attacks on foreigners, following a similar move by Ghana. South Africa, facing an unemployment rate over 30 percent, has experienced repeated xenophobic and anti-migrant protests including renewed violence in recent weeks.
3 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →