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SADC SECRETARIAT MONTHLYNEWSLETTER ISSUE 7, JULY 2019
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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
H.E. Magufulicalls for enhancedindustrialisationin SADC
H.E. Magufulicalls for enhancedindustrialisationin SADC
WELCOME TO THEUNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
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SADC Secretariat Monthly Newsletter Issue 7, July 20192
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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.
SADC SECRETARIAT VISION
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MISSIONTo provide strategic expertise and coordinate the harmonization of policies and strategies to accelerate regional intergration and sustainable investment.
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SADC OBJECTIVESThe main objectives of SADC are to achieve development, peace and security, and economic growth, to alleviate poverty, enhance the standard and quality of life of the peoples of Southern Africa, and support the socially disadvantaged through regional integration, built on democratic principles and equitable and sustainable development.
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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.
CONTACTS EDITORIAL TEAM WRITERS
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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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
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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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Delegates posing for a group photo
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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.
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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.
Hon. Kgathi (centre) and Mr. Cardoso (left) in Rasesa village
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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,
value addition, etc.)
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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.
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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
youtube.com/sadc.int@SADC_News sadc.intwww.sadc.int
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
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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-
them_Lyrics_in_three_official_languages.pdf
• 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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