• Zimbabwe's 2023 election has brought to the fore political fault lines in the SADC. (thezimbabwean.co)
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday, 31 January 2023, participate in a Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Organ Troika Summit taking place in Windhoek, Namibia. (thepresidency.gov.za)
  • ACCORD, in collaboration with Ukusa Kwami, a South African women-focused community based organisation, hosted an Introductory Conflict Management, from 22 May to 23 May 2023, in Kya Sands, Johannesburg. (accord.org.za)
  • Ramaphosa assumed the office of president on 15 February 2018 and made his first international trip as the President of South Africa to Luanda, Angola. (wikipedia.org)
  • South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrives at the Ezeiza International Airport, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 29 November 2018, to participate in the G20 summit. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Secretary of State and Executive Head of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Barry Faure, led the Seychelles delegation to the Council of Ministers Meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) which took place on 26-27 March 2018 in Pretoria, South Africa. (gov.sc)
  • Building from the AU's goal, the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) decided to establish a monetary union by 2016 to be followed by the launch of a single currency in 2018. (econrsa.org)
  • However, the main opposition, the Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) has gone off script and demanded fresh elections, conducted by the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and the African Union (AU) - and the international community by extension. (thezimbabwean.co)
  • The elections were declared credible, free and fair by various election observer missions and were facilitated by the Southern African Development Community (SADC). (igd.org.za)
  • The Southern African Development Community is ready to use the opportunities presented by the African Continental Free Trade Area to drive industrialization and boost the region's agricultural production. (economist.com.na)
  • Last month's Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit held in Maputo really gave the impression that transformation gusts were sweeping the region: three new leaders took a bow, among them Southern Africa's first female head of state, Malawi's President Joyce Banda, plus Lesotho's new prime minister and Zambia's new president. (southernafricalitigationcentre.org)
  • April 2017 - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has announced plans to introduce a regional law that could see all SADC countries holding a common passport. (firstcarrental.co.za)
  • The South African Development Community ( SADC ) Model Bilateral Investment Treaty Template and Commentary was completed in June 2012 by Member States of the Community. (iisd.org)
  • The Declaration on TB in the Mining Sector, a legal instrument, was signed at the Summit Meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government. (health-e.org.za)
  • The Southern African Development Community does not have a remarkable record of military interventions in civil conflicts in the region. (theconversation.com)
  • The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is a regional economic community founded and maintained by countries in Southern Africa. (sadc.int)
  • LEGN led the assessment of the legal frameworks of eight countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), in collaboration with the FAO Subregional office for Southern Africa. (fao.org)
  • This cyclone has again brought to the fore the need for strong mechanisms through regional bodies such as the Southern African Development Community. (iol.co.za)
  • Methods: Using secondary data on the daily confirmed COVID-19 cases per million for Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) member states from March 5, 2020, to July 15, 2021, we model and forecast the spread of coronavirus in the region. (bvsalud.org)
  • In all four countries, Malawi, Tanzania, South Africa and Tanzania, the introduction of an NGO law was preceded by extensive consultations between the government and the NGOs. (hrw.org)
  • Malawi, Tanzania, and South Africa all impose time limits on the bureaucracy in the registration and de-registration of organizations. (hrw.org)
  • Malawi and Tanzania prescribe a role for non-governmental organizations to regulate themselves while South Africa hopes NGOs will choose self-regulation. (hrw.org)
  • They include the ANC from South Africa, Swapo from Namibia, Frelimo from Mozambique, Chama Cha Mapinduzi from Tanzania and their Zimbabwean brethren, Zanu-PF. (thezimbabwean.co)
  • Hence why the other two members of the current SADC Troika, Namibia and Tanzania, immediately came out to discredit Mumba's report and pledge their support for Zanu-PF's disputed victory. (thezimbabwean.co)
  • Four SADC countries Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa and Tanzania have passed such laws and Namibia soon plans to introduce an NGO law. (hrw.org)
  • For a detailed analysis of these laws, please see the Appendix: NGO Laws: Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Tanzania. (hrw.org)
  • Firstly SADC requested non-reciprocal duty free quota free access to the EU market for Mozambique, Angola and Tanzania (the so called MAP countries). (hiltonlambert.com)
  • The laws of Comoros, Malawi, Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe were assessed against the SADC's Harmonized Seed Regulatory System (HSRS), which was formulated to facilitate free trade and movement of seeds between borders within the region. (fao.org)
  • Countries like Tanzania and Zambia have provided helicopters for relief efforts but the SADC, as a body, has been lacking in its efforts. (iol.co.za)
  • Methods: The experience of collaboration developed between partners in South Africa, Tanzania and the US over the past three years, funded through US and Swedish agencies is described, with a view to identifying important lessons for international research collaboration, particularly from a South-South perspective. (cdc.gov)
  • Results: The Health, Environment and Economic Development (HEED) programme of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) funded a planning grant to support collaboration in Tanzania and South Africa to undertake a mix of social science and epidemiological research into pesticide hazards, so as to inform policy. (cdc.gov)
  • According to the Africa Centre for Disease Control (AU CDC), as. (gga.org)
  • Mozambique hosted the launch of the SADC Vision 2050 and the SADC Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan 2020 - 2030 as well as the SADC Emergency and Humanitarian Centre. (economist.com.na)
  • South Centre (Geneva, Switzerland). (who.int)
  • About 75% of South Africa's economic activity occurs in the four main metropolitan areas (which together represent about 3% of the total land area) namely the Witwatersrand area surrounding Johannesburg, the Durban/Pinetown area in KwaZulu Natal, the Cape Peninsula, and the Port Elizabeth/Uitenhage area in the Eastern Cape. (mbendi.co.za)
  • This was followed in March 2012 by a SADC stakeholders meeting in Johannesburg at which representatives from governments, trade unions, the private sector, non-governmental organisations and donors provided their inputs. (health-e.org.za)
  • Gender Links Tel: +27(0)11 029 0006 / +27 (0)11 028 2410, Fax: +27(0)11 622 4732, 9 Derrick Avenue, Cyrildene, johannesburg, 2198, South Africa. (genderlinks.org.za)
  • From Johannesburg, she spoke to VOA English to Africa Service reporter Joe De Capua about whether quiet diplomacy in Zimbabwe has worked. (voanews.com)
  • As the mining industry in South Africa is heavily dependent on migrant workers from surrounding countries, particularly Lesotho, Mozambique and Swaziland, the mines serve as a source of infection. (health-e.org.za)
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa pointed out that South Africa sold electricity to neighbouring countries, including Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana and Lesotho, but emphasized that these nations consume only a fraction of what the South African economy does. (sabcnews.com)
  • The Disaster Risk Reduction Unit acknowledges that the Southern African region has been prone to several natural disasters such as Cyclone Eline, ravaging countries such as Mozambique and Zimbabwe in the early 2000s. (iol.co.za)
  • The study uses data on commodity prices, trade flows, and transfer costs from central maize markets in Botswana, Malawi, and South Africa, and two in Mozambique, analyzed using the Parity Bounds Model, the Barrett-Li Model and some level 1 and non-parametric assessments. (cornell.edu)
  • For South Africa and Mozambique, trade is bidirectional and discontinuous, with very low frequency of perfect integration. (cornell.edu)
  • President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera of Malawi said in his acceptance speech after taking over as SADC chair at the 41st Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government, that the region already has the right tools in place to achieve its goals. (economist.com.na)
  • Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, chairperson-elect of the African Union Commission, also addressed the summit, her participation seemingly a recognition of the mandate she had received from the SADC to effect broader change within the -continental body. (southernafricalitigationcentre.org)
  • In doing so, the summit denies SADC citizens access to justice and legal remedy and violates judicial independence. (southernafricalitigationcentre.org)
  • The AU passport was launched at the African Union Summit that took place in Rwanda in July last year, with the ultimate plan to extend the travel documents to all Africans. (firstcarrental.co.za)
  • The 42nd SADC Summit of the Heads of State and Government held in August 2022 mandated the Chairperson of the Organ Troika on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, His Excellency President Hage Geingob of Namibia, to convene the Summit to consider the peace and security situation in the SADC region. (thepresidency.gov.za)
  • South African President Thabo Mbeki is attending Saturday's SADC summit on Zimbabwe. (voanews.com)
  • The NGO Bill does not comply with Zimbabwe s human rights commitments in its Constitution and regional and international agreements and guidelines 36 such as the government of Zimbabwe s commitments to SADC agreements and the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders. (hrw.org)
  • The current chair of the SADC Troika is Zambian President Haikande Hichilema, a position that gave him the power to appoint the head of the SADC Electoral Observer Mission to Zimbabwe. (thezimbabwean.co)
  • In its 2002 report on Zimbabwe, the African Commission for Human and People s Rights recommended that the government repeal the PVO Act because it limited civil liberties. (hrw.org)
  • Zimbabwe s proposed NGO Bill is best viewed in the context of laws regulating NGOs passed by other SADC countries. (hrw.org)
  • USAID, CBJ 2005, Africa: Zimbabwe. (hrw.org)
  • South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his address on Tuesday in the United States, said sanctions against Zimbabwe were hurting ordinary people. (co.zw)
  • Mr. Mbeki was appointed by SADC to mediate the political crisis in Zimbabwe leading up to the recent elections. (voanews.com)
  • Zimbabwe's 1980s foreign policy was dedicated to supporting the end of apartheid, and South Africa's winding down of apartheid led to Namibia's independence in 1990. (thezimbabwean.co)
  • South Africa's long awaited policy framework on internationalisation of higher education offers guidance on activities across the country's campuses, including joint qualifications and internationalisation at home. (thepienews.com)
  • It is worth comparing the tribunal with South Africa's Constitutional Court. (southernafricalitigationcentre.org)
  • With regard both to regulatory law and to commercial practice, South Africa's economy has much in common with those of North America, Europe and Australasia. (mbendi.co.za)
  • South Africa is also a gateway for investment into Sub-Saharan Africa and since 1994, South Africa's trade with and investment in other African States has increased significantly. (mbendi.co.za)
  • South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa congratulated him, but qualified his commendation in later remarks. (co.zw)
  • Health-e News is South Africa's dedicated health news service and home to OurHealth citizen journalism. (health-e.org.za)
  • A community journalist project reporting from South Africa's townships, mostly on health. (allafrica.com)
  • Susan Booysen is a political science professor at South Africa's University of Witwatersrand. (voanews.com)
  • President Zuma will be accompanied by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa in his capacity as SADC Facilitator, as well as International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane," said the Presidency on Monday. (igd.org.za)
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa attends inauguration of Mozambican President-Elect Mr Filipe Nyusi, 15 Jan". South African Government. (wikipedia.org)
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa attends 33rd Ordinary Session of the AU Heads of State and Government, 9 and 10 Feb". South African Government. (wikipedia.org)
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa participates in G20 Compact with Africa meeting in Germany, 26-27 Aug". South African Government. (wikipedia.org)
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa undertakes four-nation West Africa visit, 30 Nov to 7 Dec". South African Government. (wikipedia.org)
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is working with other countries to ensure reliable energy supply in the SADC region. (sabcnews.com)
  • To many in the research community, Africa remains an anomaly, as it has experienced less of the coronavirus burden than many other regions in the world. (gga.org)
  • Community (SADC) member states from March 5, 2020, to July 15, 2021, we model and forecast the spread of coronavirus in the region. (who.int)
  • Under the SADC Industrialization Strategy and Roadmap (2015-2063), the region is targeting to double the share of manufactured goods it produces and sells to 30 percent of GDP by 2030 and to 40 percent by 2050. (economist.com.na)
  • The major advantage to the much-anticipated passport is that it could give South Africa, as well as the rest of the SADC countries, the right to travel across borders within the region using a single passport. (firstcarrental.co.za)
  • The SADC passport would act as a vehicle to ending the challenges faced by immigration creating a borderless region and continent. (firstcarrental.co.za)
  • The Agricultural Research Council (ARC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Launar) to facilitate collaboration between the two organisations towards the co-creation of scientific solutions to address existing global challenges impacting food systems in the SADC region and beyond. (bizcommunity.com)
  • This is undoubtedly an important milestone for the ARC and Luanar, particularly in the SADC region. (bizcommunity.com)
  • Consequently, the SADC region faces colossal food security threats, including climate change's negative impact, affecting millions of livelihoods. (bizcommunity.com)
  • The signing of the MoU is a strategic partnership to help communities in the SADC region and neighbouring countries to mobilise resources and share expertise to help farmers alleviate poverty. (bizcommunity.com)
  • The SADC Mining & Construction News is your premium industry news platform in the Southern Africa Region, reaching many online subscribers from the mining sector and associated industries. (miningconstruction-sadc.com)
  • One-third of TB infections in the Southern African region are linked to mining activities and recent research has estimated that 3% to 7% of miners are becoming ill with the disease each year. (health-e.org.za)
  • For more than one hundred years, legions of miners in the Southern African region have been suffering from and dying of tuberculosis. (health-e.org.za)
  • While progress has occurred in some areas, this chapter highlights that full equality in the sector is still not a reality in the SADC region. (genderlinks.org.za)
  • SADC Member States created the Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCA) to facilitate cross-border conservation and the responsible utilisation of natural resources in the region. (tfcaportal.org)
  • The TFCA Network connects more than 250 TFCA stakeholders and experts from the SADC region, for better information exchange, transfer of learning and improved communication. (tfcaportal.org)
  • Contrary to what the SADC region seeks to achieve, Romer (1986) argues that the unification of countries may lead to regional and geographical heterogeneity because factors of production will be shifted and concentrated to developed countries due to returns scale and scope (Backus et al. (econrsa.org)
  • Our findings show business cycles in the SADC region are primarily explained by country-specific factors. (econrsa.org)
  • WHO/HQ and AFRO staff, including the Regional Director (RD) for WHO in the African region, Team Leaders and experts from various clusters. (who.int)
  • It was organized in 7 sessions distributed around four themes, namely the review of key research priorities in the context of COVID-19 and identification of those relevant to the region, building COVID-19 research capacity in the Africa region, report of the sub committees of the AACHRD, and partner reflection on research in the context of COVID-19. (who.int)
  • Conduct mapping of all organizations intervening in research in the African region and define areas of unifying efforts to avoid duplication and waste of resources for COVID-19 research management. (who.int)
  • The outcome of the assessment will be used to target the capacity building requirements in terms of legislative reform to enhance trade and access in quality and safe seeds within the SADC region. (fao.org)
  • Presently, the SADC endeavours to achieve economic development, peace and security, economic growth, and the alleviation of poverty in the region. (iol.co.za)
  • Trade between South Africa and Mozambique's Southern region generally fails to exhaust arbitrage profits, and though integrated, the market pair appears largely inefficient. (cornell.edu)
  • The region has become the epicenter of the coronavirus with South Africa accounting for the most cases. (who.int)
  • The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in complex challenges across the world, and the SADC region has not been spared. (who.int)
  • This has been recently strengthened by a biregional programme to enhance occupational health capacity in the SADC region, funded by the Swedish International Development Agency, in which Action on Pesticides is a key sub-project. (cdc.gov)
  • Various measures have been undertaken by the SADC Member states and these include preparedness and response mechanisms, awareness programs, suspension of inbound and outbound flights, suspension of business and tourism travel, set up of border and in-country testing centres, social distancing, and cancellation of gatherings, adoption of self-isolation and mandatory quarantine for a minimum of fourteen days, and treatment for those that test positive (WHO, 2020). (who.int)
  • Of the five African countries accounting for close to 76% of new infections, three of them are members of the SADC namely South Africa, Zambia, and Namibia (UN Economic Commission for Africa, 2020). (who.int)
  • Contrary to the dominant nationalist rhetoric, countries in southern Africa relied heavily on each other to achieve their independence in one way or the other. (thezimbabwean.co)
  • Several countries within southern Africa are on the brink of eliminating malaria. (theconversation.com)
  • The South African government has proposed an internationalisation strategy to strengthen economic and political relations with other countries, saying that although internationalisation exists at individual institutions it remains uncoordinated at the national level. (thepienews.com)
  • Given that certain South American developing countries have taken (not inconsiderable) pain in banana and sugar trade due to a loss of trade caused by ACP preferences, it is unlikely that a renewal of the WTO waiver will be plain sailing by any measure. (hiltonlambert.com)
  • AfCFTA, which came into operation in January this year, aims to boost trade within the continent by eliminating or reducing trade restrictions among African countries as well as to facilitate easier movement of people and goods across borders. (economist.com.na)
  • The SADC passport could become the continent's most powerful passport, with countries like South Africa, Mauritius and Seychelles ranking highly in the number of countries citizens can travel to visa-free . (firstcarrental.co.za)
  • Two African developing countries respond to criticisms against the investment regime. (iisd.org)
  • The Energy Charter Secretariat is in expansion mode, wanting to gain access to energy resources in Africa and Asia for its members-and extending a far-reaching and outdated investment protection system to investments in resource-rich countries. (iisd.org)
  • As the country begins a fresh examination of the rights of miners, South Africa and neighbouring countries are also confronting an ongoing debacle - one that has, virtually unnoticed, been taking the lives of thousands of mine workers and their families every year: tuberculosis (TB),' the Stop TB Partnership said in a statement. (health-e.org.za)
  • Countries in southern Africa should start focusing on greater regional interconnectedness and collaboration. (theconversation.com)
  • African countries are still fixated on individual economic interests. (theconversation.com)
  • African countries are stuck on the free movement of people. (theconversation.com)
  • African countries are struggling to implement the African Union's protocol on free movement four years after its ratification. (theconversation.com)
  • In a bid to demonstrate that no country can exist alone as an island, the President noted that while South Africa supports neighbouring countries with electricity exports, the country, which is a water-scarce one, also benefits from receiving imports of water from countries like Lesotho. (sabcnews.com)
  • Simply put, there is no or little comovement in business cycles for SADC member countries. (econrsa.org)
  • Lastly, CMA countries could be used as a pilot project and SADC monetary union could come through as an extension of the CMA. (econrsa.org)
  • The Raymond Ackerman Academy of Entrepreneurial Development Programme (RAA-ED) invites applications from Youth residing in South Africa and the SADC Countries of southern Africa. (nextbillion.net)
  • Coronavirus pandemic, a serious global public health threat, affects the Southern African countries more than any other country on the continent. (who.int)
  • Successful collaboration between scientists in developing countries of the south is key to this process, as is the support of international agencies. (cdc.gov)
  • News and current events reported from all countries of Africa. (lu.se)
  • The German Development Cooperation through GIZ and KfW as well as Peace Parks Foundation, the USAID Programme RESILIM, IUCN BIOPAMA and Boundless Southern Africa are supporting the SADC TFCA Network and SADC Secretariat to organize four themed side events and a permanent exhibition booth during the COP17. (tfcaportal.org)
  • The Secretariat is therefore inviting suitably qualified and experienced citizens of SADC to apply for the following positions tenable at its Headquarters in Gaborone, Botswana. (sadc.int)
  • Only applicants who meet the requirements of the SADC Secretariat and being considered for an interview, will be contacted. (sadc.int)
  • Should you not hear from the SADC Secretariat within two months after the closing date, kindly consider your application unsuccessful. (sadc.int)
  • Seychelles' participation provided an opportunity for it to review the levels of its engagement within the SADC alongside areas where the country can further gain momentum in its works towards the SADC Regional Integration Agenda. (gov.sc)
  • Ambassador Faure was accompanied at the meeting by High Commissioner Mrs. Marie-Antoinette Rose-Quatre, Resident High Commissioner in Pretoria who is also accredited to SADC, Mr. Charles Morin, Chief Negotiator, Trade Agreements for Seychelles, Trade Division, Ministry of Finance, Trade and Economic Planning, and Mr. Terry Rose, Third Secretary in the Seychelles High Commission in Pretoria. (gov.sc)
  • The declaration was subsequently endorsed by SADC ministers of health, labour and justice, paving the way for signatures by the Heads of State. (health-e.org.za)
  • Addressing TB in the mines in a way that covers cross-border issues is crucial to progress against the epidemic in Africa, and we congratulate the SADC heads of state for cementing their commitment to moving towards zero TB infections, zero TB deaths and zero TB stigma,' said Dr Mario Raviglione, Director of the World Health Organisation Stop TB Department. (health-e.org.za)
  • However, our findings also reveal that although SADC business cycles are not synchronized, but they are to some extent synchronized in the Common Monetary Area (CMA) which comprises of South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland. (econrsa.org)
  • Malawi and South Africa have established an appeal process to enable aggrieved organizations to challenge decisions on their registration or de-registration. (hrw.org)
  • The SADC disaster unit's response and support following the natural disaster in Malawi pales in comparison to that of the UN, says the writer. (iol.co.za)
  • Cyclone Freddy ravaged much of Malawi, with several casualties and destruction of the property being witnessed in the southern African country. (iol.co.za)
  • When Cyclone Freddy struck Malawi many in Africa bemoaned the lack of support from the SADC as a body. (iol.co.za)
  • The SADC has a Disaster Risk Reduction Unit which is meant to address cases such as Cyclone Freddy in Malawi. (iol.co.za)
  • The SADC response to Cyclone Freddy in Malawi pails in comparison to the EU's response to the earthquake that struck Turkey. (iol.co.za)
  • South Africa and Malawi follow similar trends, although in this case perfect integration holds with higher frequency, and imperfect integration with negative return is occasionally observed from trade in the Malawi to South Africa trade route. (cornell.edu)
  • Perhaps this reality has prompted a more progressive statement from the West Africa EPA configuration who has indicated that they do see a conclusion of their EPA deal by the end of 2007. (hiltonlambert.com)
  • Monetary union in West Africa: who might gain, who might lose, and why? (econrsa.org)
  • 44 The SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections commit member states holding elections to protect the human and civil liberties of all citizens including the freedom of movement, assembly, association, expression. (hrw.org)
  • South Africa has the most sophisticated free-market economy on the African continent. (mbendi.co.za)
  • SADC is one of the oldest regional economic communities on the African continent. (unepccc.org)
  • From military glitches to development hitches, discover our ongoing coverage of the power struggles shaping the African continent. (africaintelligence.com)
  • Africa Intelligence brings you exclusive coverage of the major political, economic and diplomatic issues at stake on the African continent, identifying power players on the rise and low-frequency signals on the horizon. (africaintelligence.com)
  • Therefore, in striving to eradicate poverty and promote economic growth the African Union (AU) made its goal to form a monetary union followed by a single currency for the whole continent of Africa (Tipoy, 2015), thereby fostering trade and economic liberalization in the African continent. (econrsa.org)
  • The central markets in South Africa and Botswana are characterized by significant levels of perfect integration, with higher frequency of imperfect integration with positive returns observed on the South Africa to Botswana trade route, and some occurrence of imperfect integration with negative returns observed in the opposite trade direction. (cornell.edu)
  • Buried deep in the summit's final communiqué was the announcement that its leaders intended shelving the current SADC tribunal. (southernafricalitigationcentre.org)
  • Several SADC agreements, such as the one relating to gender and development, specifically need the tribunal to give them effect. (southernafricalitigationcentre.org)
  • And had the SADC tribunal judges been more calculating, determining not to hear the Zimbabwean land cases on the basis of admissibility or standing, for instance, they would undoubtedly have done an injustice to the claimants. (southernafricalitigationcentre.org)
  • The East and Southern African EPA configuration (ESA grouping) are thought to be somewhat ahead of SADC and have produced a draft EPA agreement. (hiltonlambert.com)
  • Business organisations such as the Chamber of Mines, the South African Chamber of Business (SACOB) the Black Business Council, the National Federated African Chamber of Commerce (NAFCOC) - the South African Foundation and foreign chambers of commerce in South Africa regularly liase with Government and also comment on draft legislation. (mbendi.co.za)
  • The country represents only 3% of the continent's surface area, yet it accounts for approximately 40% of all industrial output, 25% of gross domestic product (GDP), over half of generated electricity and 45% of mineral production in Africa. (mbendi.co.za)
  • Regularising freer movement of people across African borders is one of the continent's great developmental challenges. (theconversation.com)
  • The Government's Macroeconomic Strategy for Growth, Employment and Redistribution (GEAR) is however based on promoting the free market and financial and fiscal discipline, and aims at economic growth, job creation and the development and distribution of basic services to all South Africans. (mbendi.co.za)
  • The 1992 Treaty establishing the SADC stipulates that human rights, democracy and the rule of law are principles guiding the acts of its members. (hrw.org)
  • 1992). However, Solow (1956) holds a different view, which lends support to the aims of the SADC area: that integration will automatically lead to convergence because of the free movement of factors of production and the international diffusion of technical know-how (see, Frankel and Rose, 1998). (econrsa.org)
  • When the SADC was formed in August 1992, the organisation was meant to provide for socio-economic co-operation and political and security co-operation. (iol.co.za)
  • allAfrica.com is operated by AllAfrica Global Media, a multi-media content service provider and hosted by AllAfrica, Inc., the largest electronic distributor of African news and information worldwide. (allafrica.com)
  • Scrolla.Africa combines serious political and investigative coverage with lighter content, including celebrity and sport, combining "news that matters" with "news that sells" in the words of the publisher. (allafrica.com)
  • In this light the SADC Member States adopted the SADC Law enforcement and Anti-Poaching (LEAP) Strategy supported by GIZ TUPNR and the Combating Poaching and the Illegal Trade in Ivory and Rhino-horn Programme (Polifund) in 2015. (tfcaportal.org)
  • The SADC TFCA Programme formed the SADC TFCA Network with support of the German Government in 2013. (tfcaportal.org)
  • The second workshop within the Expert Accreditation Programme, targeting 10 staff members of African NHRIs was held at the Institute 17-21 March. (lu.se)
  • 43 The Protocol on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation provides that SADC shall promote the development of democratic institutions and practices within the territories of State Parties and encourage the observance of universal human rights as provided for in the Charter and Conventions of the Organization of African Unity [African Union] and the United Nations. (hrw.org)
  • Action on pesticides - health and economic consequences of pesticide use: the experience of research collaboration on pesticides in southern Africa. (cdc.gov)
  • Clauses 9 and 17 in the NGO Bill are not consistent with SADC agreements on human rights. (hrw.org)
  • The South African Chapter of the SADC Media awards has launched the 2007 Media Awards Competition which is open to all journalists who are South African nationals. (gcis.gov.za)
  • South Africa was previously an observer of the process due to its pre-existing Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement (TDCA) with Europe. (hiltonlambert.com)
  • The observer missions included representatives of SADC, the African Union and the Commonwealth and Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA), which were deployed to that country during the election period. (igd.org.za)
  • Interestingly, South Africa is a leading member of Sadc, the AU and Commonwealth - yet, its head of State has chosen to undermine these organisations' election observer missions. (co.zw)
  • SADC - which holds only observer status to CITES - is striving to jointly improve species conservation through a variety of approaches, e.g. through enhancing cooperation and information sharing between SADC Member States on wildlife crime and illegal trafficking in the face of the regional poaching crisis of rhinos and elephants. (tfcaportal.org)
  • Keep up to date with activities of company competition within SADC, plus Kenya market and report to management. (caglobalint.com)
  • Expansion of the Energy Charter to Africa and Asia: Undoing Reform in International Investment Law? (iisd.org)
  • the status of SADC projects and Finances and the Institutional Reform of the African Union. (gov.sc)
  • Nevers Mumba, Zambia's former vice president, stood in front of journalists who were half expecting him to toe the SADC electoral line, well trodden when it came to Zimbabwean elections: "Say less, bless the elections, thank the government for their hospitality. (thezimbabwean.co)
  • Mr. Mbeki was out of the country when the Zimbabwean opposition leader visited South Africa this week. (voanews.com)
  • Prior experience working with SADC regional workshops in the manufacture (fabrication & machining) of equipment. (caglobalint.com)
  • Reaction to the August elections has highlighted fault lines within the SADC regional bloc. (thezimbabwean.co)
  • The SADC's Mumba-led report lifted a veil from evolving regional politics in southern Africa. (thezimbabwean.co)
  • Os principais objectivos da SADC são alcançar o desenvolvimento, a paz e a segurança, o crescimento económico, reduzir a pobreza, elevar o nível e a qualidade de vida das populações da África Austral, e apoiar as camadas sociais desfavorecidas mediante a integração regional, assente nos princípios democráticos e no desenvolvimento equitativo e sustentável. (sadc.int)
  • The EU justifies this stance in categorising their inclusion as necessary for the development dimension of the EPA and necessary to foster deeper regional integration within SADC. (hiltonlambert.com)
  • the breadbasket and export basket of Africa, but we must seize the moment, we must fully implement the SADC Industrialization Strategy and Roadmap, SADC Regional Agricultural Policy, SADC Regional Infrastructure Development Masterplan among others," said President Chakwera. (economist.com.na)
  • The 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. (sadc.int)
  • President Lazarus Chakwera alluded to how the level of devastation in the country was far greater than the resources the country has at its disposal, thus making a strong case for regional bodies like SADC to come to the fore. (iol.co.za)
  • South Africa is the outgoing Chair of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation. (thepresidency.gov.za)
  • The topics include new approaches to improving the transboundary management of resources in the TFCA, best practices of legal enforcement in sub-Saharan Africa, and cooperation of law enforcement authorities as well as cooperation experiences between Africa and Asia, e.g. within the China-Africa cooperation forum (FOCAC) and demand reduction of wildlife products in Asia. (tfcaportal.org)
  • Simply put, it aims to achieve convergence in economic growth among SADC member states (Tipoy, 2015). (econrsa.org)
  • Confirming the European Union stance put forward by the Commission in December 2006, the EU Council of Ministers this week adopted a decision to officially include South Africa in the SADC EPA negotiation configuration. (hiltonlambert.com)
  • The plans for an SADC passport emerged following the introduction of an African Union (AU) passport for dignitaries and officials. (firstcarrental.co.za)
  • The plan to form a monetary union and establish a single currency in the SADC area not only aims to reduce poverty but it also aims to reduce heterogeneity among SADC economies. (econrsa.org)
  • 2014) all find that SADC as a whole is not yet ready to form a monetary union. (econrsa.org)
  • Therefore, this study employs real GDP to assess the aptness of SADC member states to form a monetary union. (econrsa.org)
  • Instead of rushing into establishing a monetary union for the SADC as a whole energies should be invested into factors that will drive SADC toward an optimal currency area. (econrsa.org)
  • Deutsche Welle is Germany's international broadcaster offering its services for Africa in English and French, as well as in Amharic, Hausa, Kiswahili and Portuguese. (allafrica.com)
  • Africa Check is a non-partisan organisation that exists to fact-check claims made in the public arena, impartially and fairly, and publish the results. (allafrica.com)