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SADC pushing for beneficiation, increased value addition

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… in the region. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) says these three components are the building blocks of … Done right, they drive momentum towards stronger intra-SADC trade. As it stands, intra-SADC trade remains very low at only below 17% of total SADC

SADC Ministers meet ahead of summit

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… be high on the agenda as a group of Ministers belonging to SADC meet in Pretoria on Tuesday and Wednesday. The SADC Council of Ministers meeting is a precursor to the SADC Heads of State summit to take place in Tshwane this … SADC Ministers meet ahead of summit …

Central banks play crucial role in African economies

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… banks within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have also launched a payment system integration … programme that culminated in the implementation of the SADC Integrated Regional Electronic Settlement System … SIRESS (which is a cross-border settlement service for SADC countries) has cleared in access of R4 trillion in …

SADC countries urged to make integration a reality

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… and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane and SADC executive secretary Stergomena Lawrence Tax have … cautioned that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional integration will remain theory unless member … region. The two briefed the media on Monday ahead of the SADC summit taking place in Tshwane this coming weekend. “We …

SADC's book of success

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… The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has launched the second edition publication that … some of the region's major successes. Known as  The SADC Success Stories , the publication documents notable … on Monday in Tshwane on the sidelines of the ongoing 37th SADC Summit. SADC Executive Secretary, Stergomena Lawrence …

SADC predicts good seed production

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… drought, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) predicts a surplus in seed production. “The impression … are [doing better than] expected,” said Bentry Chaura, the SADC Director for Food and Agriculture on Friday. He was … lost. Since then, Chaura said the region has approved the SADC Regional Disaster Preparedness and Response Strategy. …

SADC working towards boosting mutual trade

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… advantages of the region’s economies to stimulate intra-SADC trade. Despite persistent efforts to boost trade within the region through the SADC Free Trade Area, the value of intra-SADC trade has remained very low, at only below 17% of total … SADC working towards boosting mutual trade …

What you need to know about SADC

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… The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will celebrate its 25th anniversary when it meets in … week. Tshwane is to host the 37th Ordinary Summit of the SADC from 09 to 20 August. SAnews.gov.za has  compiled some information you need to know about SADC and the summit. SADC was formed on 17 August 1992 in …

SA prepares to host SADC summit

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… start of the 37th Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in Tshwane, preparations are at an advanced … next week and these will be kick-started by a gathering of SADC’s council of ministers on 15 August. Heads of State from … week.   South Africa, which is taking over the chair of SADC from Swaziland, will over the next year be responsible …

SADC senior officials meet

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… Officials from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) begins its meetings today. The meetings are being held … Committee is a technical advisory committee to the SADC Council of Ministers, which meets twice a year. It … an official of equivalent rank from each member states of SADC. The council oversees the functioning and development of …

DP Ramaphosa encouraged by Lesotho progress

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… who is also the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Facilitator, visited Maseru.   The visit took place … meeting charted the path for the full implementation of SADC decisions on constitutional and security sector reforms. … in the kingdom and said the consultations would enable SADC to develop appropriate support for the country,” the …

Deputy President in Lesotho on a Working Visit

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… capacity as the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Facilitator to the Kingdom of Lesotho. The Deputy … expected to chart the path for the full implementation of SADC decisions on Constitutional and Security Sector Reforms. “The SADC Extraordinary Summit that took place in the Kingdom of …

SA open for business

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… done would provide Southern African Development Community (SADC) with a mechanism for preventing and preparing for … important role in the adaptation to climate change within SADC. He said for agriculture to make a meaningful …

Agricultural show promotes emerging farmers in SADC

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… the products of emerging farmers from Zambia and the SADC region. President Jacob Zuma officially opened the 91st … benefit the whole Southern African Development Community (SADC) region particularly in the critical sector of … exchanges between our two countries as well as for our SADC region,” President Zuma said. He said the show …

Free Trade Agreements an opportunity for Africa

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… fourth day of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Industrialisation Week taking place in Sunninghill, … Free Trade negotiations launched in June 2011 between the SADC, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) …

SADC must reposition itself in order to industrialise

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… to succeed, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region must reposition itself into regional and global … Eve Gadzikwa, said the region needs time to implement the SADC Industrialisation Strategy and Roadmap 2015–2063 and reposition SADC in the global value-chain. Dr Gadzikwa was speaking at …

SADC needs a strong Free Trade Area to industrialise

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… requires a strong Southern African Development Community (SADC) Free Trade Area (FTA), says the Department of International Relations and Cooperation. Addressing the SADC Industrialisation Week currently taking place at the … with our small economies by global standards as SADC, we should therefore put more focus on improving …

SA still a choice investment destination

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… Plan of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Industrialisation Action Plan is the development of regional value chains, which will contribute to SADC-wide industrialisation and investment. The Action Plan … through the use of targeted industrial policy instruments. SADC countries continue to collaborate on several issues, …

Communication key to SADC industralisation success

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… Acting Director of Industrial Development and Trade at the SADC Secretariat, Lomkhosi Mkhonta-Gama, says effective … communication is crucial if the objectives of the SADC Industrialisation Strategy are to be achieved. “The leaders of SADC [Southern African Development Community] have repeatedly …

Move to end misrepresentation of qualifications

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… added that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) also recently finalised the SADC Qualifications Framework (SADCQF), “a development that … learners and workers across the region much easier”. The SADC Regional Qualifications Framework will be formally …