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09 Nov 20 NewsNational
Critical shortage of building and construction materials in SA (Moneyweb)
Critical shortages of building and construction materials, including cement, steel, bricks and ...
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19 Oct 20 NewsNational
Job creation is key to SA’s economic recovery (SAnews)
As the country recovers from the devastation of the Coronavirus pandemic, President Cyril Ramaphosa has emphasis...
Effects of the COVID-19 Measures on Trade Facilitation in SADC
12 Oct 20 BlogThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected millions of people worldwide and to try and contain the spread of the virus governments the world over have imposed various measures which have l...
COVID-19 Control Measures in SADC – Striking a balance between control and Trade Facilitation
12 Oct 20 BlogThe effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have not spared the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region and like in all other parts of the world, economies of the member stat...
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the dtic and CDE to Host Webinar on SEZS as Drivers of Economic Growth and Industrialisation
The role of the Special Economic Zones (SEZS) as drivers of economic gr...
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28 Aug 20 NewsSA freight and transport industry still far from recovery (Business Report)
The South Africa freight and transport industry was still far from recovery from the negative impa...
Undiversified economies, low intra-trade constrain SADC industrial drive
21 Aug 20 NewsThe quest to transform southern Africa into an industrialised region is being hampered by the declining level of intra-regional trade and the lack of diversification of domestic ec...
H.E. President Nyusi of Mozambique takes over as Chair of SADC, pledging to continue advancing the regional development agenda
17 Aug 20 NewsHis Excellency Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President of the Republic of Mozambique, on 17th August, 2020 assumed the Chairpersonship of the Southern African Development Community (S...
40th Ordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government held virtually
17 Aug 20 NewsThe 40th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was held virtually from Maputo, Mozambique on the 17th ...
SADC commended for reducing impact of COVID-19
17 Aug 20 NewsSADC Member States have been commended for putting in place vibrant measures to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus, commonly known as COVID-19.
These measures include in...
SADC Day Message by H.H. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli, President of the United Republic of Tanzania and SADC Chairperson
17 Aug 20 NewsFellow SADC Citizens
It has been 40 years since our Organization was established in Lusaka, Zambia, in 1980; and exactly 28 years since the transformation of the Southern African ...
SADC discusses Vision 2050, RISDP 2020-30
17 Aug 20 NewsThe 40th SADC Summit set for 17 August is expected to receive and deliberate on a new Vision 2050 and an accompanying development blueprint that will provide strategic directi...
40th SADC Summit and the anticipated key trade issues on the agenda
14 Aug 20 BlogThe 2020 Southern African Development Community (SADC) 40th Summit of Heads of State and Government kicked off in earnest on the 10th of August 2020. The Summit is being coordinate...
SADC Council of Ministers calls for coordinated measures to mitigate impact of COVID-19, as Mozambique takes over Chairpersonship of Council
14 Aug 20 NewsThe Council of Ministers of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) held its virtual meeting on 13 August, 2020 with a call for strong and coordinated measures for the re...
South Africa’s transport routes: trade by air, maritime shipping, rail and road for January to June 2020
13 Aug 20 InfographicsThis collection of infographics focuses on South Africa’s trade by mode of transport from January to June 2020 – air, maritime, road and rail. Selected highlights:
Ex...
SADC Senior Officials meet ahead of 40th Ordinary Summit and Council of Ministers meeting
12 Aug 20 NewsThe preceding meetings of the 40th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government and Council of Ministers meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) start...
SADC, EU and Germany step-up cooperation towards regional response to COVID-19
10 Aug 20 NewsAs part of the on-going regional response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Her Excellency Dr. Stergomena Lawr...
All set for SADC annual summit amid COVID-19 concerns
10 Aug 20 NewsThe 40th SADC Summit scheduled for Maputo, Mozambique on 17 August will for the first time in history be held in a virtual format.
This is due to health measures and travel restri...
SADC member states urged to strengthen mechanisms to mitigate the impact of COVID-19, as 45 million people across the region face increasing food insecurity
29 Jul 20 NewsA new report released by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has revealed that close to 44.8 million people in urban and rural areas across 13 Members States of South...
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21 Jul 20 NewsDiarise:
SA and the IMF: The IMF’s executive board will meet on Monday, 27 July, to consider South Africa’s request for a Covid-19 response loan.
AfCFTA negotiations ...