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SABANews SABANews is the regional news agency of the Southern African Broadcasting Association, which groups Human interest stories were high on the agenda.

SABANews was first set up as a joint venture of SABA and the Inter Press Service Africa Desk in Harare, assisted with funds by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in the initial phase, as well as equipment provided by IPS. The editorial/coordinating centre was staffed by a Senior Editor, and Assistant Editor as well as one other Editor from a member station, attached for six weeks each. The SABANews bu

lletins consisted of stories provided by newsrooms of member stations and
originated by the editorial centre itself. The editorial centre worked from Monday to Saturday noon โ€“ in addition it is on standby for urgent stories which break overnight or over the weekend. Each day, before 0930 hrs Zimbabwean time, each participating radio station faxed to the editorial centre items of regional interest and/or major importance for inclusion in the First Edition of SABANews, which was transmitted to the member stations between 1100 hrs and 1130 hrs for inclusion in their mid-day bulletins. All material for the Second Edition reached Harare by 1530 hrs, and was distributed between 1630 hrs and 1700 hrs. Every member station provided at least two stories for each edition. In addition the centre would welcome clippings of major stories from newspapers. Stories included, apart from the major news events of the day, political, economic, social, developmental items, as well as information on sports, environment, health, culture and gender issues, etc. To speed up delivery to the centre stories were faxed as they were and the centre would edit them for regional consumption. All newsrooms involved were responsible for following up news stories as and when required. SABANews suspended operations from 2002-13 after the operating partner, IPS, relocated to South Africa. The SABA General Assembly decided in 2011 to revive the project, which happened in October 2013. This time the news agency was hosted by the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Centre, ZBC. Less than two years after its revival, SABANews relaunched the actualities/current affairs version of the project, SADC Calling, also a reap and use service. Apart from the two schemes, SABANews is also charged with the training of staffers from the SABA member stations in different areas of both radio and television broadcasting.

20/01/2025

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12/12/2024
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10/12/2024

๐—ฆ๐—”๐——๐—–/๐—จ๐—ก๐—›๐—–๐—ฅ ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ-๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat collaborated with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to engage Member States and stakeholders on the route-based approach to strengthen protection and solutions for refugees and migrants in the context of mixed movements, in Pretoria, Republic of South Africa, from 03-04 December 2024.

The regional platform aimed to support Member States in managing and responding to mixed movements along migratory routes through a route-based approach. Mixed movements present significant challenges for host, transit and destination countries, necessitating a coordinated and comprehensive approach that addresses both immediate protection needs and long-term solutions.

Specifically, the meeting aimed at:
Reviewing current mixed movement trends and challenges in the SADC Region.
Identifying priorities for more human and effective responses for people on the move.
Promote a coordinated route-based approach to respond more effectively and predictably to the challenges of mixed movements.

In her opening remarks, Ms. Chansa Kapaya, UNHCR Regional Director for Southern Africa, underscored the โ€œneed for enhancing data collection and information-sharing frameworks, which is key to the collaborative and multistakeholder approach. Accurate, timely data is not only a tool for evidence-based policymaking but also an enabler of effective responses to the vulnerabilities faced by refugees and migrantsโ€.

Delivering a statement on behalf of the Director of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Affairs at the SADC Secretariat, Professor Kula I. Theletsane, Senior Officer Public Security, Ms. Kealeboga Moruti, highlighted that the SADC Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) 2020โ€“2030 indicates the immense development potential of well-managed migration and the SADC Regional Migration Policy Framework 2020-2030 further outlines action plans for mixed movements, offering the Member States a policy direction to manage migration in a safe, dignified and orderly manner.

Full article can be accessed on the SADC website on the ๐Ÿ”— โฌ‡๏ธ:

https://www.sadc.int/latest-news/sadcunhcr-high-level-technical-meeting-route-based-approach-strengthen-protection-and

10/12/2024

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