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His Excellency Dr. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli, President of the United Republic of Tanzania graced the SADC Industralization Week Story on page 3 & 4

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HISTORY The Southern African Development Coordinating Conference (SADCC) was formed to advance the cause of national political liberation in Southern Africa, and to reduce dependence particularly on the then apartheid era South Africa; through effective coordination of utilisation of the specific characteristics and strengths of each country and its resources. SADCC objectives went beyond just dependence reduction to embrace basic development and regional integration. SADC Member States are; Angola, Botswana, Union of Comoros, DR Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

TREATYSADCC, established on 1 April 1980 was the precursor of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The SADCC was transformed into the SADC on 17 August 1992 in Windhoek, Namibia where the SADC Treaty was adopted, redefining the basis of cooperation among Member States from a loose association into a legally binding arrangement.

STRATEGIC PLANSThe Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) and the Strategic Indicative Plan for the Organ (SIPO) remain the guiding frameworks for SADC Regional Integration, providing SADC Member States, SADC Secretariat and other SADC Institutions with consistent and comprehensive programmes of long-term economic and social policies.

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SADC COMMON AGENDAThe SADC Common Agenda refers to a set of key principles and values that guide the Regional Integration agenda. The SADC Common Agenda is spelled out in Article 5 of the Treaty (as amended, 2009), as well as in the Review of Operations of SADC Institutions and consists of the policies and strategies of the organisation.

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DESIGN & LAYOUT

By Innocent Mbvundula

His Excellency Dr. John Pombe Joseph

Magufuli, President of the United

Republic of Tanzania on 5th August, 2019

officially opened the 4th Annual SADC

Industrialisation Week with a call for

African countries to redouble their

efforts to industrialize their economies.

His Excellency President Dr Magufuli

underscored the need for SADC Member

States to pursue industrialisation, saying

it is a cornerstone for accelerated

regional economic growth, enhanced

competitiveness and job creation.

The President said, for the SADC region

to industrialize and grow its economy,

there is need to foster intra-regional

trade; harness science and technology;

maintain reliable energy and

infrastructure; increased youth

involvement in innovation; eliminate

barriers to trade and enhance a

conducive environment for participation

and growth of the private sector.

In reflecting on the theme of the 2019

SADC Industrialisation Week, “A

Conducive Environment for Inclusive and

Sustainable Industrial Development,

increased intra-regional trade, and job

creation”, the President noted a number

of opportunities available for increased

intra-regional trade and called on SADC

Member States to trade among each

other for sustainable economic growth

of the region.

The President said the trade imbalance

between Africa and other developed

countries needs to change. “Africa

produces what it does not consume and

consumes what it does not produce,” the

President noted.

Speaking at the closing ceremony of the

Industrialisation Week, His Excellency Dr.

Ali Mohammed Shein, President of

Zanzibar and Chairman of the

Revolutionary Council reiterated the call

by H.E. Dr Magufuli for increased capacity

of local industries to produce and

compete at regional and global levels.

H.E. Dr. Ali Mohammed Shein called on

all relevant stakeholders to support the

implementation of the Declaration made

at the 2019 SADC Industrialisation Week

which emanates from evidence based

and intensive discussions from

representatives of the public sector,

private sector, academia, international

cooperating partners,

The Executive Secretary of SADC, Her

Excellency Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax

expressed gratitude to His Excellency Dr.

John Pombe Joseph Magufuli and His

Excellency Dr. Ali Mohammed Shein for

their commitment to the SADC

industrialisation agenda demonstrated

by their acceptance to grace the opening

and the closing sessions of the 4th

annual SADC Industrialisation Week. H.E.

Dr. Tax commended efforts by the

Government of the Republic of Tanzania,

under the leadership of His Excellency Dr.

John Pombe Joseph Magufuli, President

H.E Dr. Shein

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increase supply of affordable energy

through the 2,115MW Rufiji Hydropower

Project that will lower the cost of

production and contribute to

industrialization for Tanzania and the

SADC Region through the Southern

African Power Pool (SAPP) interconnector.

The SADC Executive Secretary called on

the delegates to utilise the trade

opportunities created by the SADC Free

Trade Area, which is an integrated market

of the 16 countries with a combined

population of 327million and a combined

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of about

US599billion as of 2016. The 2019 SADC

Industrialisation Week, was attended by

high ranking government officials from

the United Republic of Tanzania, including

Hon. Professor Palamagamba John

Kabudi, Minister of Foreign Affairs and East

African Cooperation, Hon Mr. Innocent

Bashungwa, Minister for Industry and

Trade, United Republic of Tanzania and

Hon. Ambassador Amina Salum Ally,

Minister for Trade and Industry,

Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar,

members of the SADC Business Council,

heads and representatives of the

diplomatic corps, representatives of the

private sector, international cooperating

partners, civil society organisations,

academia and the media.

A total of about 3000 participants,

including 1576 Tanzanian and

international exhibitors from the SADC

regions participated in this year’s annual

SADC Industrialisation Week.

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By Innocent Mbvundula

The SADC Business Council was launched on 5th August, 2019 in the presence of His

Excellency Dr John Pombe Joseph Magufuli, President of the United Republic of

Tanzania and the Incoming Chairperson of SADC who officially opened the 4th annual

SADC Industrialisation Week. In her remarks, the SADC Executive Secretary, Her

Excellency Dr Stergomena Lawrence said the launch of the SADC Business Council

signifies the value and importance that SADC places on the Private Sector as a critical

partner to the region’s Industrialisation agenda.

H.E. Dr Tax called for strengthened partnership with the Private Sector through the

SADC Business Council to realise visible impact. During the launch, Mr Salum Shamte,

Chairman of the Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF) took over the

Chairpersonship of the SADC Business Council from Ms. Charity Mwiya, Chief Executive

Officer of the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Mr Salum Shamte called for

the coordination between the private and public sectors in addressing challenges the

region faces. The Outgoing Chairperson, Ms. Mwiya thanked the leadership of SADC for

recognizing the role of the private sector as the engine for investment and

development to support the advancement of the SADC regional integration agenda.

The SADC Business Forum is a formal grouping of regional business organisations,

which will act as an apex dialogue partner of SADC through the Secretariat and its

structures. Currently, the secretariat of the SADC Business Council is hosted by the

NEPAD Business Foundation (NBF). The SADC Business Council’s vision is to centralise

high level public-private dialogue aimed at steering a successful regional market driven

economy that supports growth, development and wealth creation.

SADC Business Councilofficially launched

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The Summit of Heads of State

or Government, the Organ

Troika Summit and the Council

of Ministers, are among the

institutions established by

under Article 9 of the SADC

Treaty.

The SADC Summit consists of

the Heads of State or

Government of all Member

States, and is the supreme

policy-making body of SADC.

The Summit is, among others

responsible for the overall

policy direction and control of

the functions of SADC, and is

mandated to adopt legal

instruments for the

implementation of the

provisions of the SADC Treaty

subject to Article 22 of the

Treaty. Unless otherwise

provided, the decisions of the

Summit are taken by consensus

and are binding in line with the

Treaty.

The Summit is also responsible

for appointing the Executive

Secretary and the Deputy

Executive Secretaries of SADC,

on the recommendation of the

Council. The Summit is

managed on a Troika system

that comprises of the current

SADC Summit Chairperson, the

incoming Chairperson (the

Deputy Chairperson at the

time), and the immediate

previous Chairperson. The

Summit vests authority in the

Troika System to make quick

decisions on behalf of SADC

that are ordinarily taken at

policy meetings scheduled at

regular intervals, as well as to

provide policy direction to

SADC Institutions in between

regular SADC Summits. This

system has been effective since

it was established by the

Summit at its meeting in

Maputo, Mozambique, in

August 1999. Other Member

States may be co-opted into

the Troika as and when

necessary. The Troika system

operates at SADC Summit and

the Organ on Politics, Defence

and Security Cooperation, the

Council of Ministers, Sectoral

Cluster Ministerial Committees,

and the Standing Committee of

Senior Officials. The two

Troikas; the SADC and the

Organ Troika are called the

Double Troika.

The Summit also elects the

Chairpersons and a Deputy

Chairpersons of SADC, as well

as that of the Organ on Politics,

Defence and Security

Cooperation from among its

members for one year on a

rotational basis.

The Summit Troika of the

Organ on Politics, Defence and

Security Cooperation consists

of the Chairperson, Incoming

Chairperson and Outgoing

Chairperson and is responsible

for promoting peace and

security in the SADC region.

The current troika for the SADC

Organ on Politics, Defence and

Security Cooperation

comprises of H.E. President

Edgar Chagwa Lungu of

Zambia as Chairperson of the

Organ; his predecessor H.E.

President João Lourenço, of

Angola and H.E. President

Emmerson Dambudzo

Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe as

the incoming Chairperson of

the Organ. It is mandated to

steer and provide Member

States with direction regarding

matters that threaten peace,

security and stability in the

region.

The Organ structure,

operations and functions are

regulated by the Protocol on

Politics, Defence and Security

Cooperation. Like the Summit

Chair, the Organ Chair rotates

on an annual basis.

The general objective of the

Organ is to promote peace and

security in the Region. Article

2.2 of the Protocol on Politics,

Defence and Security

Co-operation (the Protocol)

provides for twelve (12) specific

objectives of the Organ, which

amongst others include the

following:

SADC Summit, Organ Troika Summitand Council of Ministers explained The United Republic of Tanzania will be hosting the 39th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State andGovernment of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the Organ Troika Summit,

and the SADC Council of Ministers Meeting during the period of 9 to 18 August, 2019 in Dar esSalaam. SADC Secretariat’s Head of Communications and Public Relations, Barbara Lopi,

explains what these meetings are all about and who attends.

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Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre in the city of Dar es Salaam, United Republic of TanzaniaPHOTO COURTESY OF AICC.CO.TZ

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The Organ structure, operations and

functions are regulated by the Protocol on

Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation.

Like the Summit Chair, the Organ Chair

rotates on an annual basis. The general

objective of the Organ is to promote peace

and security in the Region. Article 2.2 of the

Protocol on Politics, Defence and Security

Co-operation (the Protocol) provides for

twelve (12) specific objectives of the Organ,

which amongst others include the

following:

Protect the people and safeguard the

development of the Region against

instability arising from the breakdown of

law and order, intra-state conflict,

inter-state conflict and aggression;

Promote regional co-ordination on

matters related to security and defence and

establish appropriate mechanisms to this

end; and

Prevent, contain and resolve inter-and

intra-state conflict by peaceful means.

In this context, article 11 of the Protocol

provides for the modalities, methods and

procedures for conflict prevention,

management and resolution. Article 11.2

defines the jurisdiction of the Organ in

relation to the resolution of significant

inter-state conflict.

The SADC Council of Ministers consists of

designated Ministers, mostly Ministers

responsible for Foreign and External Affairs.

The Council oversees the functioning and

development of SADC and implementation

of policies and programmes, and advises

the Summit on matters of overall policy,

including the efficient and harmonious

functioning of the Institution. The Council

meets at least two times a year. The

Chairpersons and Deputy Chairpersons of

the Council are appointed from the

Member States holding the

Chairpersonship and Deputy

Chairpersonship of SADC respectively. The

term of office of the Chairperson is one

year.

Who attends these meetings?

The SADC Heads of State or Government or

their representatives attend the SADC

Summit and they are accompanied by

Ministers responsible for the Ministries of

Foreign Affairs, Economic Planning, or

Finance who attend the Council of

ministers.

The Troika Summit is attended by Heads of

State or Government or their

representatives, from Troika Member

states, in this case, it will be the Republic of

Zambia, Zimbabwe and Angola. In

addition, the SADC Executive Secretary, the

deputy executive secretaries and the

Management Team of the SADC Secretariat

and chair persons of the various SADC

committees such as the Audit, finance, and

Human Resources and Administration

Committees also attend the meetings.

Members of the diplomatic corps, SADC’s

regional partners from the Private Sector,

the Civil society, and representatives of

Regional Economic communities attend

the official opening and closing

ceremonies.

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SADC Summit, Organ Troika Summit and Council of Ministers

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HE President Tshisekedi (right) and H.E Dr. Tax

SADC ES pays courtesy on President of DRCBy Jocelyne Lukundula

On 31st July, 2019, the SADC Executive

Secretary, H.E Dr Stergomena Lawrence

Tax paid a courtesy call on H.E President

Felix Tshisekedi Tshilombo of the

Democratic Republic of Congo. H.E. Dr Tax

congratulated H.E. President Tshisekedi

on his election in the 2018 elections.

The SADC Executive Secretary also took

the opportunity to brief the President him

on SADC peace and security initiatives in

the DRC and extended SADC’s invitation

to the 39th SADC Summit of Heads of

State and Government scheduled to take

place in the United Republic of Tanzania

on 17-18 August 2019 where H.E.

Tshisekedi is expected to deliver his

Maiden Speech.

By Barbara Lopi

Ministers responsible for Foreign Affairs, Defence and State Security–related portfolios from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Member States convened in Lusaka, Zambia for the 21st Meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the Organ on Politics Defence and Security Coopera-tion from 19 July 2019. The objective of the 21st Meeting of Ministers of the Organ (MCO) was to receive progress reports on the implementation of the decisions made at the 20th meeting and to deliberate on strategic issues in defence, peace and security cooperation, in preparation for Summit in August 2019.

In his opening remarks Hon. Joseph Malanji, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Zambia and Chairperson of the SADC Ministerial Committee of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation said he was delighted that the region remained relatively stable and peaceful, while promoting the shared values of peace, security, democracy and good governance among all Member States. He added, however, that the region remained alive to the emerging threats of terrorism, transnational organ-ised crimes and climate change. Hon Malanji called on SADC Member States to redouble their efforts in implementing the necessary measures to mitigate and adapt to the reality of climate change in view of the continuing changing weather patterns that brought severe flooding

and drought in most parts of the region.

The SADC Executive Secretary, Her Excellency Dr. Stergomena Lawrence Tax in her remarks, expressed her gratitude to the Chairperson of the Ministerial Committee of the Organ, for his leader-ship in steering SADC activities in peace and security during the year.

She highlighted that in response to the devastating impacts of Cyclones, measures to operationalize the SADC Disaster Preparedness and Response Mechanism are on ongoing, and that the Secretariat is also mapping the entire disaster management value chain, with a view to putting in place a comprehensive and well-coordinated response mecha-nism. In this regard, she called upon SADC Members States and Partners to support the operationalization of the SADC Disaster Preparedness and Response Mechanism.

The meeting expresses gratitude to the Chairperson of SADC, H.E. Dr. Hage G. Geingob, President of the Republic of Namibia for launching the Regional Humanitarian Appeal, and noted that, through the Regional Humanitarian Appeal, combined with the National Humanitarian Appeals, an amount of USD 204 million has been raised for the affected SADC countries and communi-ties. The meeting commended the quick response and efforts made by the Member States affected by Cyclones Idai and Kenneth, to save lives and properties of their people and the solidarity

rendered by the SADC Community following the effects of the floods and Cyclones; and applauded the SADC Member States and International Partners for availing resources towards the relief efforts for Tropical Cyclones. The meeting approved the immediate activa-tion of the SADC Standby Force Compo-nent for humanitarian assistance.

On peace and security, the Ministers noted progress made in the implementa-tion of reforms and national dialogue in the Kingdom of Lesotho, and commend-ed the SADC Facilitator for the continued effective facilitation; and urged the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho to expedite the enactment of the legisla-tion to establish the National Reforms Authority; and called upon all stakehold-ers to remain committed to the reforms process.

The Meeting commended the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for holding peaceful elections, and for remaining peaceful in the post-election period. To this effect the Meeting Commended Chairperson of the Organ on Politics, Defence, and Security Cooper-ation, H.E. Edgar Chagwa Lungu, President of the Republic of Zambia, and the SADC Chairperson, H.E. Dr. Hage G. Geingob, President of the Republic of Namibia for ensuring serenity and the observance of principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity in the course of providing SADC support to the elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

21st SADC Ministerial of Committee of the Organ held

Ministers, SADC Secretariat executives and SADC senior officials attending the meeting

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The SADC Executive Secre-tary, Her Excellency Dr. Stergomena Lawrence Tax visited the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat in Lusaka, Zambia. The visit took place on 16 July 2019, on the margins of the 21st meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Securi-ty Cooperation. The SADC Executive Secretary was received by Dr. Dev Haman, the Assistant Secretary General for Administration and Finance and his Team, who was Acting as Secre-tary General.

The Acting Secretary Gener-al welcomed Dr. Tax and conveyed Her Excellency, Ms Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe the substantive Secretary’s General’s gratitude for the visit. Appreciating the warm

reception, Dr. Tax stated that her visit was premised on the continued collabora-tion between the two parties on a number of regional integration matters, including on Tripar-tite Work Programme that Southern African Develop-ment Community (SADC) is implementing jointly with (COMESA) and the East African Community (EAC).

COMESA as the current Chairperson of the Tripartite Task Force updated Dr. Tax that out of the twenty-sev-en (27) Tripartite Member States, five (5) Member States (Kenya, Egypt, Uganda, Rwanda, and South Africa) have ratified the Tripartite FTA. Fourteen (14) ratifications are required to cause the Tripar-tite FTA to come into force. The two Parties under-scored that the Tripartite

FTA remains critical in the operationalisation of the African Continental FTA, noting that at the Tripartite level, the exchange of tariff offers between EAC and SACU, and between Egypt have been successfully concluded. It was also noted that work under the Infrastructure and Industrial Development Pillars is progressing well, and a meeting to move the programme forward has been convened to take place on 27 – 28 August 2019, in Gaborone, Botswa-na. Dr. Tax thanked and congratulated COMESA for the good work and progress made.

Dr. Tax, invited all members to Gaborone, and assured of SADC’s cooperation and support during the meeting, while in Gaborone. The two Secre-

tariats as part of the Tripar-tite Task Force concluded with a resolve to intensify collaboration with Members States and the EAC with a view to move the ratification of the Tripartite Free Trade Area Agreement forward. The Tripartite Task Force comprises Chief Executives of SADC, COMESA, and EAC.

The meeting also deliberat-ed on the SADC, COMESA, and Indian Ocean Commis-sion (IOC) Cross-Border Migration Management Programme, designed as a cross-regional intervention under the European Devel-opment Fund (EDF) 11th envelope.

The two parties emphasized the importance of the Cross-border Migration Management Programme, and the need for consulta-tions among all parties, and ownership by the Dully Mandated Regional Organi-zations (DMROs). It was proposed that a DMROs Coordination meeting be held in November 2019, to receive progress on cross-border programmes under EDF 11. Proposal to be communicated to the DMROs by the Current Chairperson, the EAC Secre-tary General.

The meeting concluded with an invitation to Dr. Tax to attend the COMESA silver jubilee on 6 December 2019, to commemorate the 25 years of COMESA in shaping the socio-econom-ic trajectory of the common market. Dr. Tax also conveyed her greetings to the Secretary General of COMESA and Chairperson of the Tripartite Task Force, Her Excellency, Ms Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe, and pledged her continued unwavering support to her.

SADC Executive Secretary visits COMESA Secretariat

Dr. Tax (front row right) and Dr. Dev Haman (centre) and officials from COMESA


By Peter Mabaka

The SADC Secretariat convened the first meeting of the Programme Steering Committee of the 11th European Develop-ment Fund (EDF) on "support to peace and security in the SADC Region", in Gaborone, Botswana, on the 29th July 2019. The meeting was attended by Director for Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Zambia, Mrs. Isabelle Lemba, representing the Chair of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Coopera-tion, Director of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Affairs, Mr Jorge Cardoso; the representative of the Europe-an Union Delegation to Botswana and SADC, Mr Frederico Berna, the representa-tive of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Ms. Sophia Gallina, members of the SADC Troika and other SADC staff.

Mrs. Isabelle Lemba, representing the Chairperson of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Affairs, said the Support to Peace and Security in the SADC Region (SPSS) is a joint programme of the European Union (EU) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat, under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF). Director Lemba indicated that the aim of the programme was to strengthen SADC's peace and security infrastructure at national and regional levels, which include mechanisms dealing with dispute resolution, conflict prevention and management, detection, monitoring and prosecution of transna-

tional organised crime and offences related to Gender Based Violence. She explained that the SPSS programme was designed to address inter-linked peace and security concerns, especially, the need to strength-en capacity to sustain democratic institu-tions and prevent, manage and resolve conflict; and the need to enhance institu-tional capacity to address human security challenges in particular trans-national organised crime.

Mrs. Lemba informed the meeting that the EDF programmes remain a good example of cooperation between SADC and the EU. She said that effective implementation for programmes bore mutual benefits to both

SADC and EU, because a peaceful and stable region was a pre-requisite for sustained economic growth and foreign investment. The Director of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Affairs, Mr. Jorge Cardoso, highlighted that the Programme Steering Committee (PSC) was established to ensure adequate coordina-tion and management of the programme's activities by the key stakeholders. Specifi-cally, the PSC has the mandate to provide strategic guidance and advice to ensure attainment of the objectives formulated, Monitoring and Evaluation frameworks; to monitor implementation; and to develop synergies and complementarities with other actions.

Mr Cardoso further noted that the Programme Steering Committee is expect-ed to contribute to policy dialogue in the thematic area of peace and security in the region. Commenting during the meeting, representative of the European Union Delegation to Botswana and SADC, Mr Frederico Berna said, the EU is a concrete example of how peace and security are the basis for regional integration. Owing to that experience, it is expected that the results of the EU-SADC cooperation on peace and security are owned by SADC Member States and the region as a whole. He added that even more importantly, SADC citizens could benefit from the sharing of tangible results and achieve-ments from the programme. The SPSS programme is funded to the tune of 15 million Euros over a four-year period.

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Furthermore, the meeting commended the people of the Union of the Comoros, Eswatini, Madagascar, Malawi and South Africa for holding credible and peaceful elections, and commended the SADC Special Envoy, His Excellency Joaquim Alberto Chissano, the Former President of the Republic of Mozambique, for his outstanding role in facilitating the resolution of the political crisis in Madagascar. The meeting deliberated on the alarming threats posed by terrorism and transnational cross border crime, and approved the SADC Regional Counter Terrorism Strategy and its Action Plan, and Member States were urged to implement the Terrorism Strategy and Plan, and to continue devising preventive interventions against, radicalisation, terrorism and transnational organised crime. The Ministers approved the SADC Guidelines for Monitor-ing and Reporting on Trafficking in Persons; extended the Revised Strategic Plan of Action on Combating Trafficking in Persons to 2023; and urged Member States to submit reports on Smuggling of Migrants and Trafficking in Persons and present progress at the next meeting of the MCO in 2020.

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By Mojakisane Mathaha

The Secretariat convened the 8th SADC Committee of Ambassadors and High Commissioners (SCAHC) in Gaborone, Botswana on 23 July 2019 to brief the Committee on the prepara-tions for 39th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and preceding meetings in Dar es Salaam, in the United Republic of Tanzania from the 5th to the 18th of August, 2019. During the briefing, the Ambassadors and High Commissioners noted the status of finances, legal instruments to be proposed for signing at Summit, performance on the 2018/19 financial, progress in the execution of the current budget, and implementation of the decisions of Council and Summit.

SADC Deputy Executive Secretary – Regional Integration, Dr. Thembinkosi Mhlongo informed the meeting on the full programme and side meetings including the 4th SADC Industrialisa-tion week scheduled for 05 – 07 August 2019. The SADC Council of Ministers endorsed the convening of the annual SADC Industrialization Week to intensify engagement with various partners, including the Private Sector in order to accelerate imple-mentation of the SADC Industrialisa-tion Strategy and Roadmap 2015-2063. Dr. Mhlongo went on to

state that the Secretariat had prepared a draft report on the review of the SADC Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) and the SADC Strategic Indicative Plan for the Organ (SIPO), which, in line with Summit directive, would be consid-ered by Senior Officials in the margins of Council. Review of the RISDP and SIPO is an essential process to assist SADC to reflect and reshape priority setting for the organisation in the post-2020 period. In the margins of the Council and Summit, SADC holds a Public Lecture and this year, the key note speaker will be the former

President of the United Republic of Tanzania, His Excellency Benjamin Mkapa. The SCAHC consists of SADC Member States Ambassadors and High Commissioners accredited to Botswa-na and SADC. Among other things, the SCAHC plays a liaison role between the Secretariat and Member States, and facilitates information dissemination, follow-up, interaction and consultation between the two sides. The Namibian High Commissioner to Botswana, His Excellency Asser Kuveri Kapere in his capacity as the Chairperson of SCAHC, chaired the meeting.

His Excellency Kapere will hand over the chairpersonship of the Committee to the United Republic of Tanzania, as the incoming chair of SADC at the next meeting in line with the SADC practice on the rotation of the chairpersonship of SADC. The 8th Meeting of the Committee was attended by Ambassa-dors/High Commissioners and/or their representatives from Angola, Botswa-na, Eswatini, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The SADC Secretariat was represented by Deputy Executive Secretary – Regional Integration Dr. Thembinkosi Mhlongo, the Deputy Executive Secre-tary – Corporate Affairs Ambassador Joseph Nourrice, as well as SADC Secretariat staff.

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Nelson Mandela International Day - 18 July 2019The life of Nelson Mandela teaches us many lessons. He is one of the greatest sons of the SADC region who lived each day to contribute to the promotion of a better and peaceful world. Each one of us, in the region, should thus be inspired to play their role in the realization of peace, security and the enhance-ment of the standard and quality of life for all. SADC reaffirms its commitment to sustain the legacy of Madiba by working tirelessly towards lasting peace, sustainable development and a dignified life for all SADC citizens. Madiba’s values of advancing regional integration and unity will always be a guidepost for the region to achieve regional stability and social justice and sustainable development.


By Peter Mabaka

Botswana's Minister of Defence, Justice and Security, Honourable Shaw Kgathi on 10 July, 2019, visited the construction site of the SADC Standby Force Regional Logistics Depot in Rasesa village, on the outskirts of Gaborone, to appreciate the progress made in the devel-opment of the facility.

Hon. Kgathi was taken on a tour of the facility by SADC Director of Organ, Defence and Security Affairs, Mr Jorge Cardoso, on behalf of the SADC Executive Secretary. Mr Cardoso informed the Minister that phase one (I) of development of the depot, which was erection of the fence and bush clearing, has been completed.

Mr Cardoso briefed the Minister that SADC Member States have committed to contribute 10 million USD

towards construction of the depot. He indicated that the phase 2 (II) of development has started and is at tender-ing stage. Actual construction is earmarked to commence in May 2020 with the expecta-tion that Initial Operational

Capability (IOC) to be attained by 2021 while Full Operational Capability is expected by 2023. Hon. Kgathi commended the SADC Secretariat for the remarkable progress made in the devel-opment of the facility. He

reiterated the commitment of the Government of Botswana to support the completion of the project. He thanked Chief Letshwenyo Rasesa, and his subjects for allocating land for the project of such magni-tude.

Chief Letshwenyo Rasesa, who accompanied the Minister for the tour, thanked the SADC Secretariat for its constant consultations and for keeping the village leader-ship, abreast of the develop-ments of the depot. The SADC Standby Force was officially launched at the 27th Ordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government in Lusaka, Zambia in August, 2007. The decision to estab-lish a SADC Regional Logistics Depot in Botswana was proposed by SADC Defence Chiefs in 2006. As a result, the Republic of Botswana allocat-ed 19 hectares of land in Rasesa village in the Kgatleng Tribal Area for the project.

The Regional Logistics Depot will provide storage receipt, inspection and maintenance of equipment/materiel for all components of the SADC Standby Force.

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World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2019 - 30 July, 2019SADC recognises that trafficking in persons is a heinous crime that cannot be condoned, as it deprives people of their basic human rights. This is why SADC has adopted several legal instru-ments and strategic frameworks to address trafficking in persons in the region. While we acknowledge the commitment by Governments in the region to address trafficking in persons, we also underscore the urgent need to accelerate the implementation of laws and policies established at national level and the need to strengthen the capacities of law enforce-ment officers to effectively respond to trafficking and protect victims of this unacceptable act.

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The Peer Review Panel (The Panel) comprising the SADC Ministers of Finance and Investment and the SADC Central Bank Governors, met on 19 July 2019 in Windhoek, Namibia.

The purpose of the Peer Review process is to review progress made by individual Member States towards the achievement of agreed SADC Macroeconomic Conver-gence targets as well as to identify risks to economic outlook and devise policy actions to mitigate them.

The Panel considered peer review reports of Lesotho, Madagascar and Malawi, the fifth group of State Parties to the Protocol on Finance and Investment, to be reviewed since the SADC Macroeco-nomic Peer Review Mecha-nism was launched in May 2013 in Maputo, Mozam-bique.

The Panel noted the follow-ing:

• During the period 2013 – 2017, real GDP growth for Lesotho averaged 2.7%. The major drivers of this growth were the financial and insurance services, manufac-turing, wholesale and trade, mining, agriculture and construction. The country recorded economic decline of 0.1%in 2017. It is estimated to have grown by 1.2 %in 2018.

• Inflation in Lesotho has been on a downward trend in recent years, supported by declining food prices at the backdrop of a bumper harvest in South Africa. Overall, annual inflation averaged 5.0 % in 2018 from an average of 5.2% in 2017.

• Lesotho’s fiscal deficit, which reached 8.6%of GDP in 2016, improved to 2.1% of GDP in 2017 and is estimated at 4.4% of GDP in 2018. At the end of 2018, public debt stock was estimated at 33.4% of GDP compared to 35.6% of GDP in 2017.

In Madagascar

• Economic growth reached 5.2% in 2018, after maintain-ing a plateau of 4.2% in 2016 and 2017. The increase was attributed to improved performances in the second-ary and tertiary sectors. In the secondary sector, Madagas-car benefited from an increase in the production of nickel and cobalt coupled with significant improve-ments in the manufacturing sector. In the tertiary sector, growth was positively influenced by improved

performance in the banking and telecommunications services.

• Inflation reached 6.1%in 2018, after maintaining an average of 7.4 % since 2015. In Madagascar, inflation is generally driven by food, especially rice, and oil prices.

• Madagascar’s fiscal deficit remained at 3.1% of GDP in 2017 and 2.4% in 2018. Public debt averaged 35 per cent of GDP in 2018 compared to 32.8% recorded in 2017.

In Malawi

• Malawi recorded an average GDP growth of 4.0% in 2018 compared to 5.2% in 2017. This growth was on account of performance in the agriculture sector.

• Since 2013, Malawi’s inflation has maintained a

downward trend. Inflation decelerated from a peak of 28.6% in 2013 to 11.6% in 2017; and further to 9.2% in 2018.

• In 2018 Malawi recorded a budget deficit of 6.1% of GDP compared to a deficit of 3.3% of GDP in 2017. Public debt amounted to 62.5% of GDP in 2018, an increase from 61.0% recorded in 2017.

The Panel considered and approved the Mission review reports and recommended policy proposals for Lesotho, Madagascar and Malawi, and commended Botswana, DR Congo and Zambia for under-taking the peer reviews for Lesotho, Madagascar and Malawi, respectively.

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JL: Dr. Amisi, explain what Ebola is and

give a brief historical background of

Ebola outbreak in the world.

WA: Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a severe

disease caused by Ebola virus, a member

of the filovirus family, which occurs in

humans and other primates. The disease

emerged in 1976 in almost simultaneous

outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of

the Congo (DRC) in a village near the

Ebola River (which gave the virus its

name) and in Sudan (now South Sudan).

From outbreaks of EVD have occurred in

many African countries with increasing

frequency.

JL: How is Ebola contracted and what

are the precautions that one should

take to avoid the contamination?

WA: EVD is transmitted through direct

physical contact with the bodily fluid,

especially blood, feces or vomit of a

person who is sick with Ebola. Touching

the body of someone who has died from

Ebola can also result in infection. A person

infected by EVD only become infectious

(able to transmit the disease to other

people) when the symptoms of EVD have

appeared. In other words, a person with

no signs of EVD cannot pass the disease to

other people.

JL: What are the signs and symptoms

of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)

WA: EVD symptoms may appear

anywhere from 2 to 21 days after contact

with the virus. with an average of 8 to 10

days. Usually patients with EVD will

present with; fever, severe headache,

muscle pain, weakness, fatigue, diarrhea,

vomiting, abdominal (stomach) pain,

unexplained hemorrhage (bleeding or

bruising)

JL: How effective is the

treatment/vaccination so far?

WA: Symptoms of Ebola Virus Disease

(EVD) are treated as they appear. When

used early, basic interventions can

significantly improve the chances of

survival. The aim of the treatment is to

alleviate the symptoms not to kill the virus

itself. The interventions include:

Providing fluids and electrolytes (body

salts) through infusion into the vein

(intravenously). offering oxygen therapy

to maintain oxygen status, using

medication to support blood pressure,

reduce vomiting and diarrhea and to

manage fever and pain as well as treating

other infections, if they occur.

There is an experimental vaccine known

as rVSV-ZEBOV that is not commercially

licensed because it has not passed all the

phases of vaccine development but is

being used under “expanded access” or

what is also known as “compassionate

use” in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in

North Kivu. The process is what is known

as “ring vaccination” meaning, it’s given to

people who have been in contact with a

positive tested Ebola patient including

health care workers. Contacts are defined

as individuals who, in the last 21 days,

lived in the same household, were visited

by the patient after they developed

symptoms or visited the patient or were in

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SADC highlights measures to control andstop the spread of Ebola in the region On 17 July 2019, the World Health organization (WHO) Director-General, declared the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreakin the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), after the 4thmeeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee for EVD in the DRC. Jocelyne Lukundula (JL)interviewed SADC Senior Program Officer for Health and Nutrition in the Directorate of Social and Human Development (SHD), Dr Willy M. Amisi (WA) on what the current situation is and on the measures put in place by SADC to control and stop the spread of the epidemic in the region and the neighboring country.

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close physical contact with the patient's

body, body fluids, linen or clothes. It is also

given to health care workers as

pre-exposure vaccination.

JL: As a region, SADC allows the

mobility of people and goods by road

and by air. Isn’t this traffic an easy

channel to the spread disease? How is

SADC currently controlling the

movement of people?

Experience from previous outbreaks has

shown us that restrictions of movement of

people within and across the countries is

very counter-productive and aggravate

the spread of EVD. They push the

movement of people and goods to

informal border crossings that are not

monitored, thus increasing the chances of

the spread of disease. Even after declaring

the outbreak in DRC as a Public Health

Emergency of International Concern,

WHO still maintains that “No country

should close its borders or place any

restrictions on travel and trade.”

JL. So what should travelers expect at

airports and border posts?

WA: Airports and border crossing points

in the region should now institute the

minimum mandatory screening (fever

reading). This must be regardless of your

provenance and your destination. For

travelers with fever, their movement and

contacts (people they met with) must be

recorded. If they have been in an Ebola

affected area, they should be put in

quarantine and all their contacts must be

traced and quarantined and/or

vaccinated as soon as possible. If not there

is no Ebola risk and they should be

allowed to continue their journey.

JL: DRC shares borders with many

other countries. How does the country

collaborate with its neighbors to fight

and control the spread of Ebola?

WA: DRC shares borders with 9 other

countries, some which have had EVD

outbreaks before. Health authorities in the

DRC have been transparent about the

evolution of this outbreak, they have been

sharing epidemiological information with

neighbors and the world as whole on

timely basis. This lead to the detection of

the 2 cases reported in Uganda in May

2019 after escaping from the quarantine

centre in DRC. The country is currently

screening travelers at all international

departures points and providing

information for cross-border surveillance

to neighboring countries.

JL: While practical measures are in

place, what is the role that SADC

Secretariat is playing towards these

repetitive outbreaks of Ebola.

I must admit that SADC Secretariat did not

have adequate resources (trained human

resources, logistic and to some extent

financial) to support the mitigation of

repetitive EVD outbreaks in the DRC.

There is now a clear will from SADC

Member States and the Secretariat to

show their solidarity with the DRC in order

to address the occurrence of these events

in a more sustainable manner. The

Secretariat has reached out to DRC health

authorities to enquire about the need gap

in the current outbreak so that resources

can be mobilized to cover those needs.

JL: What is your general advice to our

readers about Ebola?

WA: The first thing I would say to readers

is that Ebola is real and can be deadly, but

when there is an outbreak in a country

there is usually a lot of good practical

public health information that can be

used to allay fears and prevent the

transmission of EVD to unaffected areas or

countries.

Avoid the stigmatization that comes with

fear. People who traveled to a country

where there is Ebola do not necessarily

have Ebola. Only overtly sick EVD patients

can transmit the disease if you come into

contact with their bodily fluids.

Follow and obey the public health rules

that have been put in place by health

authorities and you will be safe.

SADC highlights measures to control andstop the spread of Ebola in the region

PHOTO COURTESY OF AL JAZEERAEbola vaccination

SADC convenes national workshops on Enhancingthe Quality of Industrial Policies’ (EQuIP) methodology

By Johansein Rutaihwa

The Southern African Devel-

opment Community (SADC)

through the Programme

Strengthening National

Regional Linkages (SNRL) a

partnership programme

supported by European

Union and the German Devel-

opment Cooperation and

implemented by GIZ

convened a series of national

Capacity Development

workshops as part of a

process to strengthen the

alignment of industrialisation

strategies of member states

to the SADC Industrialisation

Strategy and Roadmap

(2015-2063).

The workshops which took

place in Lesotho, Eswatini and

Malawi on 23-25 July; 29-30

July; and 1-2 August 2019,

respectively, introduced

national stakeholders to the

‘Enhancing the Quality of

Industrial Policies’ (EQuIP)

methodology as a follow up

to the initial regional

workshop which was held in

Johannesburg, South Africa

from March 25th-29th, 2019

and attended by eight SADC

Member States (Botswana,

Lesotho, Eswatini, Malawi,

Mozambique, Namibia,

Tanzania, and Zambia)

currently participating in the

SNRL Programme.

One of the cross-cutting

outcomes from the regional

workshop in Johannesburg

was the need for greater

multi-stakeholder dialogue

and buy-in regarding indus-

trial policy at the national

level. Thus, the national level

EQuIP workshops are a

response to this need and are

being implemented in a bid

to ensure effective follow-up

support in the priority capaci-

ty development areas as

identified by a wider group of

national stakeholders. Stake-

holder buy-in and engage-

ment is inevitably a critical

first step for any successful

industrialization process as

effective industrialization is a

cross-cutting economic

phenomenon which requires

effective coordination

between various government

institutions, the private

sector, civil society and devel-

opment partners.

At the workshop, the Secre-

tariat outlined its mandate on

the implementation of indus-

trial strategy and roadmap;

and on coordination and

harmonisation of industrial

related programmes and

projects with member states.

The Secretariat added that, in

exercising its functions and

responsibilities, it coordinates

and facilitates implementa-

tion of industrial related

projects and other projects

based on regionally defined

priorities and projects.

Speaking at the workshop in

Eswatini, the representative

of the Secretariat further

indicated that the SADC

Secretariat was looking to

expand its efforts to mobilise

resources outside of

traditional sources by explor-

ing additional partners and

alternative, innovative sourc-

es of finance to support

member states in implemen-

tation of the SADC’s Industri-

alisation Strategy and

Roadmap (2015-2063) and

other industrial related

projects.

The workshop received

presentations on the primary

aim of EQuIP programme,

which mainly is aimed at

empowering governments

around the world to design

unique and effective industri-

al policies that will contribute

to inclusive and sustainable

development worldwide. It

also focuses on transferring

an intuitive method for indus-

trial policy design and the

analysis of industrial perfor-

mance (across social,

economic and environmental

dimensions) and it has been

used in countries around the

world to support a strategic

review of existing industrial

strategies utilising policy

design and quantitative

methodologies.

The participants noted that

successful structural transfor-

mation requires a highly

strategic approach where

every programme and policy

is aligned towards the

countries’ priority objectives.

Developing such a policy

package can be daunting,

especially in the initial phases

due to inadequate and/or

lack of information.

The EQuIP therefore has been

developed to provide govern-

ments with a systematic

approach to draft, revise and

monitor industrialisation

strategies. EQuIP includes

both a policy design

approach to assess and select

policy instruments that are

aligned with countries core

objectives as well as a series

of indicators that govern-

ments can easily calculate to

monitor progress and set

targets for those objectives

(e.g. diversification, employ-

ment generation, exports,

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Meeting in session

By Panduleni Elago

The SADC region has been experiencing

outbreaks of both plant and animal

transboundary and quarantine pests and

diseases that pose a threat to food securi-

ty and trade. To this effect, the Secretariat

has been implementing projects aimed

at preventing and improving the

management of plants and animal pests

and diseases in the SADC Member states.

Recently the Secretariat launched

project titled “Towards Operationalisa-

tion of the SADC Regional Agricultural

Policy” with support from the European

Union (EU), 11th European Development

Fund. Amongst others, the Project aims

to support Member States in enhancing

information on agricultural production,

sustainability and competitiveness for

evidence-based decision-making, and

improving access to markets through

implementation of plant and animal pest

and disease strategies at the regional

level.

The Government of South Africa, as one

of the beneficiary, amongst the 16 SADC

Member States to be supported under

the project, organised a workshop in

collaboration with the SADC Secretariat

to sensitise national stakeholders the EU

Funded Project at national level. The

workshop was attended by technical

government officials from various

departments and related units of the

Government structure, private industry,

academic institutions, and farmers’

organizations.

During the workshop held on 25 – 26 July

2019, in Johannesburg, the Government

of South Africa, under the Department of

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

highlighted that farmers in the country

were undergoing a difficult period due to

drought and the outbreak of diseases.

The Red meat industry and poultry have

been faced with several export bans and

suspensions from trading partners due

to diseases outbreaks, such as the

food-and-mouth (FMD) disease in cattle;

the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

(HPAI) in poultry for and the African

swine fever which affected the pork

industry. All these diseases have a

negative impact on trade, market access

and production and in overall, affect the

agricultural industry, which in turn

affects the economy.

The workshop was officially opened by

Dr Francesco Pierri, the United Nations

Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)

Country Representative in South Africa,

as FAO is the implementing partner

supporting Member States as they

roll-out the project at national level.

Dr Pierri, highlighted the need for good

coordination at the national level to

facilitate the operationalisation of the

SADC Regional Agricultural Policy (RAP)

and ensure that technical officers are

capacitated in effective surveillance and

early warning systems field. He empha-

sised the importance of having a robust

agricultural information system to better

inform decision makers on issues of plant

pests and diseases, and animal health

diseases are properly addressed.

SADC Ministers responsible for Agricul-

ture and Food Security, Fisheries and

Aquaculture, at their meeting in June

2019 approved several strategies to

improve crop production, productivity

and competitiveness, improve market

access in synergy with other policies and

strategies. The strategies include, Guide-

lines on commodity-based trade

approaches for managing foot and

mouth disease risk in beef in Southern

Africa, to help improve and facilitate

regional trade of livestock and livestock

products during FMD outbreaks; Guide-

lines for Pesticides Management in

contribution to the implementation of

the Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

and to minimise the use of highly hazard-

ous pesticides; and the Regional Plant

Health Strategy to strengthen intra-re-

gional trade amongst many others. In

addressing both plant and animal

transboundary pests and diseases, the

Government of South Africa highlighted

challenges in called for an urgent need to

pull resources together, to address

challenges in addressing existing pests,

plant and animal diseases in the region

and called for strengthened collabora-

tion with donor partners.

Group photo of participants

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SADC Secretariat and FAO supportSouth Africa with operationalisationof the Regional Agricultural Policy

By Kitso Gosekwang

The SADC secretariat library plays a very

important role as a gateway to informa-

tion and knowledge, it provides authen-

tic and free records of information to its

patrons; SADC staff and the general

public. The library supports the process

of learning and researching and it has

publications in three languages, English,

French and Portuguese.

Library collection

The library has diverse

collection including;

• General collection

• SADC collection

• Gender collection

• HIV/AIDS collection

• Water collection

• FANR collection( Food Agriculture and

Natural Resources)

• SATCC (Southern African Transport and

Communication Commission)

• Historical pictures

• Council and summit records

Library services

The following services are also

provided by the library:

• Free Wi-Fi

• Computers

• Reading area

• SADC online library catalogue

Subscriptions

The SADC library subscribes to 2 online

databases, emerald and Fitch, it has also

subscribed to newspapers, example: the

voice, Sunday standard, Mmegi, the

Botswana gazette, the star and Mail &

guardian.

Opening hours

Monday - Friday (0730 hrs-1630hrs)

Closed on weekends and public holidays.

Contact SADC library

Tel: +267 395 1863

Liwakala Mudengi, Ext: 1776

Kitso Gosekwang Ext: 1014

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Lack of capacity to conduct surveillance,

monitoring and enforcement are among

the challenges that will be addressed

through the RAP Project. Another

challenge that relate to the agricultural

information and the need to ensure

standardisation and sustainable dissemi-

nation of Agri-production information in

SADC Member States, taking into

account the various database systems

that already exist, lacking a centralised

database.

Currently five transboundary and

quarantine plant pests; Tuta absoluta,

Fall armyworm, Fruit fly, (oriental fruit

fly), Maize lethal Necrotic diseases and

Banana fusarium wilt (Tropical Race 4))

and three transboundary animal diseas-

es; Foot and Mouth Diseases (FMD), Peste

de Petit Ruminant (PPR), and Highly

Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) have

been prioritised by the Project.

The technical team of South Africa

welcomed the support from the EU and

noted that the project came at a right

time to assist the Region in its efforts of

fighting the threats of food security and

increased intra-regional trade posed by

the outbreaks of plant pests and animal

diseases.

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FAO support South Africa with operationalisationof the Regional Agricultural Policy

Deepening Integration in SADC:Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities

PUBLIC LECTURE

H.E. Benjamin William MkapaFormer President of the United Republic of Tanzania

Keynote Speaker

United Republic of Tanzania University of Dar es Salaam

@UONGOZI @UONGOZI Institute youtube.com/UONGOZIInstitutewww.uongozi.or.tz

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Venue: Library Auditorium, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

15th August, 2019 from 0900 - 1200 Hrs

SADC staff wearing the SADC regalia in Malawi

SADC ANTHEM

SADC has an anthem that highlights the vision and mission

of the regional community and its lyrics are as follows:

SADC ANTHEM - ENGLISH

SADC, SADC DAWN OF OUR CERTAINTY

SADC, SADC DAWN OF A BETTER FUTURE

AND HOPE FOR REGIONAL AND UNIVERSAL INTEGRATION

TOWARDS OUR PEOPLES UNITY AND HARMONY

CRADLE OF HUMANITY

CRADLE OF OUR ANCESTORS

LET US PRAISE WITH JOY, THE REALIZATION OF OUR HOPES

AND RAISE THE BANNER OF SOLIDARITY

SADC, SADC, SADC, SADC DAWN OF OUR CERTAINTY

HYMNE DE LA SADC – FRENCH

SADC SADC AUBE DE NOS CERTITUDES

SADC SADC AUBE D’UN AVENIR MEILLEUR

ESPOIR D’INTEGRATION REGIONALE ET UNIVERSELLE

POUR L’UNITE ET L’HARMONIE ENTRE NOS PEUPLES

BERCEAU DE L’HUMANITE

BERCEAU DE NOS ANCETRES

CELEBRONS AVEC JOIE LA REALISATION DE NOS ESPOIRS

LEVONS HAUT LE DRAPEAU DE LA SOLIDARITE

SADC SADC SADC SADC AUBE DE NOS CERTITUDES

HINO DA SADC - PORTUGUESE

SADC, SADC AURORA DA NOSSA CERTEZA

SADC, SADC DE UM FUTURO MELHOR

E DE ESPERANÇA DE INTEGRAÇÃO REGIONAL E UNIVERSAL

RUMO À HARMONIA E UNIDADE DOS POVOS

BERÇO DA HUMANIDADE

BERÇO DOS NOSSOS ANTEPASSADOS

JUNTOS CANTEMOS ALEGRES, A CONCRETIZAÇÃO DA NOSSA ESPERANÇA

ERGUENDO A BANDEIRA DA SOLIDARIEDADE

SADC, SADC, SADC, SADC AURORA DA NOSSA CERTEZA

All citizens of the region are encouraged to learn the lyrics and sing them proudly at all SADC functions.

The SADC Anthem mp3 format can be downloaded at; http://www.sadc.int/files/2913/7883/0055/SADC_An-

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• That this year 2019 marks 26 years of SADC existence: Progress made include, on industrialisation and market integration, infrastructure development, peace and security, and a growth from 10 to 16 Member States. Starting from the formation of the Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC) in Lusaka, Zambia, in April 1980, where the leaders of the Region sought to demonstrate their vision of unity through the tangible benefits of working together, make it 39 years.

• That SADC is now made up of 16 Member States: Angola, Botswana, Comoros (since 2017), Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

• That the SADC Free Trade Area, launched in August 2008, now covers twelve (12) of SADC’s sixteen (16) Member States. The benefits of an enlarged regional market are beginning to show.

That since 2013, intra-regional trade in SADC has been consistently above 20% and growing, which can be considered to be a relatively good achievement compared to the pre-FTA era high of around 16%. Current focus is on consolidation of the FTA, which will set the stage for higher levels of integration.

• That SADC also forms part of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA), which was officially launched in June 2015. The TFTA aims to establish a Free Trade Area and subsequently a Customs Union among the three African regional economic communities. To support the

free movement of services within the Tripartite Area, a SADC Protocol on Trade in Services has now been ratified by 7 countries.

• That SADC is implementing a cross-border settlement system called SADC Real Time Gross Settlement System (SADC-RTGS). A total of 81 banks (central banks and commercial banks) are participating in the system.

• The SADC-RTGS has performed impressively since July 2013 when the system went live, with a total of 1,275,591 transactions settled as at end 2018, representing ZAR5.21 Trillion. The benefits of the cross-border payment system are its efficiency and the reduction in transaction costs. Whereas previous transactions would go through correspondent banks, all intra-regional transactions are now handled within the Region. For example, where transactions previously took two to three days to clear, now they are cleared within 24 hours and fees paid to non-SADC clearing banks are removed. The elimination of intermediaries – often Western correspondent banks - means money stays within the Region and payments are processed faster.

• The Implementation Plan for the SADC Financial Inclusion Strategy and Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Access to Finance was approved in July 2018, paving the way for a series of activities designed to empower SMEs, youth and women. A total of 10 Member States namely Angola, Botswana, DRC, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe have either developed their own Financial Inclusion Strategies or national roadmaps on financial inclusion.

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Every 1 July is Sir Seretse Khama Day in Botswana. To celebrate the life and achievements of Botswana’s first president. The date of the public holiday is Seretse Khama’s birth date. Seretse Khama was born on 1 July, 1921, to the royal household of the Bamangwatos.

He officially became king at the meager age of four, upon his father’s death; but his uncle ruled as regent at first. Later, Seretse studied abroad, married a British lady, and returned home to start up and lead an independence movement in Botswana.

After independence, he became the new nation’s first president and ruled from 1966 to 1980. Under his policies, Botswana’s economy was greatly improved. In fact, when he first became president, Botswana was among the poorest countries on the planet, but he helped it become one of the fastest-growing of all the world’s economies.

Low and predictable tax rates were one key component of President Khama’s policies, but he also heavily invested tax revenue in improving healthcare, education, and

transportation in Botswana. And he also freed up trade, while clamping down on corruption. Sir Seretse Khama Day is a time when the people of Botswana remember their first and greatest president and seek to recapture his vision for a stronger, more prosperous Botswana.

Source: https://publicholidays.africa/botswana/sir-seretse-khama-day/

Saba Saba Day’s true significance and historic importance, is based solely on the fact that it represents the day on which the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) (the political party which brought independence to this country), was born in 1954.

And it is indeed for that reason alone, that right from the year of independence in 1961, Saba Saba Day of every year has consistently been celebrated as a public holiday; and that being done solely in memory and commemoration of that historic event, namely TANU’s birthday, and officially recognized as the ‘commencement date’ of the struggle for the country’s independence.

Source: https://www.dailynews.co.tz/news/saba-saba-day-in-the-political-history-of-tanzania-why-the-political-significance-of-saba-saba-should-not-be-forgotten.aspx

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Every first Monday of July, Zambia celebrates Heroes’ Day to remember those who fought, and sometimes died, in the struggle for Zambian independence.

However, in more recent years, the list of national heroes and heroines has been expanded to include people from all walks of life who have contributed heroically to the nation’s

advancement. A bronze statue in Lusaka, Zambia’s capital city, visualises the meaning of Heroes’ Day.

A man with no shirt and no shoes holds up the two broken ends of a chain of slavery he has ripped apart with his hands. This “chain” was broken in 1964, when Zambia won its independence from the British Empire.

There are sombre, patriotic ceremonies on this day, and there is some patriotic fervour. But many Zambians today forget the reason for the day and see Heroes’ Day as simply a day off from work.

Source: https://publicholidays.africa/zambia/heroes-day/

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