Southern Africa: Swiss Confederation President Alain Berset Says SADC Is an Important Regional Bloc Worth Associating With

His Excellency Mr. Alain Berset, President of the Swiss Confederation has described the Southern African Development Community (SADC), as an important regional bloc worth… Read more »

Southern Africa: Zambia Launches Construction of €9.8m Kazungula Water and Basic Sanitation Project in Partnership With SADC Water Fund

2 February 2023 - The Government of the Republic of Zambia, in partnership with the Southern African Development Community Fund for Water Infrastructure and Basic Sanitation (SADC… Read more »

Southern Africa: CCARDESA Steps Up Implementation of Climate Smart Agriculture Technologies to Reduce Impacts of Climate Change in SADC Region

High dependency on rainfed agriculture relegates smallholder farmers to continue facing severe impacts of climate change. In the Southern African Development Community (SADC)… Read more »

Southern Africa: SADC Installs Portable Handwashing Stations At Four Border Posts in the Region to Fight Against Covid-19

Pretoria, 31 January 2023 - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat has installed portable handwashing facilities at the Beitbridge border post on the… Read more »

Southern Africa: Lobito Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency Agreement to Accelerate Cross-Border Trade

The Ministers responsible for Transport and Corridor Development from Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, with support and coordination of the Secretariat of the… Read more »

Southern Africa: Communiqué of the Extra-Ordinary SADC Troika Summit

1. The Extra-Ordinary Organ Troika Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), hereafter called Summit, was held on the 31st… Read more »

Southern Africa: Statement By His Excellency Dr. Hage G. Geingob, President of the Republic of Namibia, and Chairperson of the SADC Organ On the Killing of Mr. Thulani Rudolf Maseko in Eswatini

1. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) notes with deep concern reports coming out of Eswatini about the killing of Mr. Thulani Rudolf Maseko, a leading human rights… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Angola, DRC and Zambia to Sign the Lobito Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency Agreement

The Ministers responsible for Transport and Corridor Development from Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia with support and coordination of the Secretariat of the… Read more »

Southern Africa: SADC Secretariat Fully Complies With International Best Practices On Protection of Personal Data

This was validated by the recent audit report for the period of November 2021 - October 2022 produced by Deloitte Reviseurs d'Enterprises which found the SADC Secretariat to be… Read more »

Southern Africa: USAID Delegation Visits SADC Plant Genetic Resources Centre

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Plant Genetic Resources Centre (SPGRC) on 18th January 2023 hosted the Special Envoy for Global Food Security, Dr. Cary Fowler,… Read more »

Southern Africa: SADC Continues to Encourage Member States to Ratify the Protocol On Industry

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) aims to achieve regional integration and eradicate poverty within the Southern African region and to attain these goals, Member… Read more »

Southern Africa: Statement By His Excellency Dr. Hage G. Geingob, President of the Republic of Namibia and Chairperson of the SADC Organ On Politics, Defence and Security Regarding the Recent Developments On the SADC Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM)

The SADC Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM) was deployed on 15 July, 2021 in Cabo Delgado Province as a regional response to support the Republic of Mozambique to combat terrorism and… Read more »