Lesotho

  • Aug 14, 2012
  • 7 min read

Southern Africa Customs Union set to survive criticism

The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) is the world's oldest functioning customs union, having...

South Africa
  • Mar 16, 2012
  • 7 min read

Decade of acute water shortage looms in South Africa

Semi-arid South Africa is poorly endowed with ground water, lacks a major aquifer, and is subject...

South Africa
  • Aug 11, 2010
  • 7 min read

EU/SOUTHERN AFRICA: Integration suffers from EPA talks

The six years of tortuous negotiations between the EU and seven (out of 15) Southern African...

Eu
  • Jul 20, 2010
  • 7 min read

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Heads of state seek SACU solution

On July 15-16, the heads of state of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) met in Pretoria....

  • Jan 26, 2010
  • 6 min read

AFRICA: Religious divide shapes political behaviour

While the fear that radical Islam will spread across the continent has been exaggerated, a...

Africa
  • Nov 25, 2009
  • 8 min read

PROSPECTS 2010: Southern Africa

There are no overt short-term threats to political stability in Southern Africa. After a year of...

  • Aug 19, 2009
  • 7 min read

LESOTHO: Economic turbulence compounds tensions

The fallout from the 2007 election continues to plague Lesotho's politics. The global downturn...

Lesotho
  • Mar 4, 2009
  • 7 min read

SOUTHERN AFRICA: EPA compounds SACU strains

Growing uncertainty about South Africa's continuing commitment to the future of SACU is...