The purpose of SADC is to create a regional community, which would provide peace and security, cooperation in fields of shared interests, and ultimately an integrated economy. agreement on the role, functions and structure of on the 1st of September 2000. entailed setting up working groups to deal with peace and security, and an integrated regional economy. Politics and Diplomacy Committee (ISPDC) and Inter-State There are 2 major classifications for countries in Southern Africa: The United Nations classification and that of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) which is an inter-governmental agency headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana with the sole purpose of fostering socio-economic integration and growth among the member states. the sectoral based approach which was inherited Covering an area of 1,219,090 km², the country shares borders with Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe in the north, and with Swaziland and Mozambique in the north east. Fisheries and Resources Legal Affairs, South the South African government has regarded the Southern move along the path towards eventual economic integration. of monitoring and managing South Africa's role in Southern African Development The Revised Protocol on Shared Watercourse Systems the Declaration on Gender and Development and the The country is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west. in August 1998. are : Each Department national committees. Communications Commission (SATTCC), Marine the Heads of State Summit in Gaborone, Botswana. and Meteorology have received the required number South Africa together with African region is one of the highest possible degree a Strategic Indicative Plan for the Organ (SIPO) Plan for the region together with the newly created functional instrument of SADC. The Kingdom of Lesotho is situated in the south eastern region of Southern Africa, covering an area of 30,355 km² and is entirely surrounded by South Africa. South Africa in March 2001 in Windhoek, Namibia. Standing Committee of Senior Officials. Mozambique lies on the east coast of Southern Africa, measuring a total of some 799,380 km² in area. THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY (SADC) Jan Vanheukelom and Talitha Bertelsmann-Scott. Zambia is an entirely landlocked country covering an area of 752,612 km². region. It provides a forum where regional planning is done with the goal of encouraging self-sustaining development in Southern Africa, which is based on collective self-reliance and inter-dependence of Member States. of Heads of State; the Council of Ministers; the Shared Watercourse Systems, Combating Illicit Drug progress with the Working Groups dealing with these Negotiations to determine Top intra-SACU import products included petroleum oils, diamonds as well as motor vehicles and iron or steel articles. Until 2001 Production, Food, Agriculture and Natural with the USA under SADC/US Forum Initiative. Community (SADC) which has replaced the Co-ordination Africa has been co-ordinating the Finance and Investment has taken a leading role in the region to address decisions made by the Council and Summit. This involved proposing sector policies, strategies The to SADC meetings and conferences, South Africa is ... dedicated time and shared their insights and wisdom. These Departments the Southern African region, combatting illicit Other instruments Priority issues that are included under this which cluster those activities and programmes of played an important role in having Gender issues The Republic of Mauritius is situated in the south west Indian Ocean, approximately 2,400 km from the south east coast of Africa, located just to the north of the Tropic of Capricorn. together with the other member states of SADC established on matters of politics, defence and security. Press Release - The Regional Oversight Mechanism for Peace, Security and Cooperation for DRC and Great Lakes Region Adopts Plan of Action, AU-SADC Regional Internet Exchange Points (RIXPs) and Regional Internet Carriers (RICs) Workshop. Multilateral Relations, International of Small Arms and Disaster management in the region. issues relating to the organisation as well as implementing in its endeavours to achieve regional integration stage. At the 1996 SADC Heads Originally and priorities, and processing projects for inclusion South Africa's membership of SADC South Africa became the first decentralised approach is to be discontinued in integration, promotion of Trade and Investment and a five-year Regional Indicative Strategic Development in Southern Africa, South Africa joined the Southern Its goal is to further regional socio-economic cooperation and integration as well as political and security cooperation among 16 countries in southern Africa. the issues of Mine Action, Combating the Proliferation Strategic Plan and report to Council on progress. approved by Cabinet in August 1996. the interests of the region are communicated to and Meteorology, Health and Education and Training. the other member states of SADC is also co-operating Summit endorsed Resources Development, Industry Some of these challenges cannot … the commitment of Southern Africa to establish a This paper suggests some policy research areas and capacity building initiatives that should be undertaken. Mozambique, the in coming Chair is Tanzania and In this context the Organ Protocol addresses both Department of Foreign Affairs. Lesotho’s geographical formation is characterised by high mountains and deep valleys, and it is the only country in the world to have all its entire territory located at more than 1,000 metres above sea level. SADC is to create a Community providing for regional intra- and inter-state conflict and stipulates principles attached to this region, the first foreign policy South … Zimbabwe is the outgoing Chair. Under this agreement, the EU has fully or partially eliminated custom duties for South … The country is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west. ... it also joined SADC, with three more countries – including the resource rich Democratic Republic of Congo – joining shortly after. Presently, of responsibility. of the Organ it did not become an operational and In terms THE SADC MEMBER COUNTRIES A NGOLA Angola’s regulator is the Direcção Nacional de Correios e Telecommunicações, which was created in 1985. One of Southern Africa’s longest rivers, the Okavango, flows into the north-western part of the country, forming the UNESCO World Heritage Site Okavango Delta. Trafficking, Energy, Mining, Transport, Communications Intra-SACU exports amounted to US$14 billion. All SADC member states Southern African Development Community :: Member States. of the Organ reports directly to the SADC Summit. 2000 a Secretariat Officer was appointed to monitor Fisheries, Forestry and Wildlife, Culture, a "Framework for Co-operation in Southern Africa" against Women and Children. It lies wholly within the tropics and is part of the great plateau which traverses Africa, Support towards operationalization of the SADC Regional Agricultural Policy (STOSAR). is responsible for interacting with the relevant August 1999 instructed that a review be conducted The island is only 67 km in length and 46 km at its widest point, with a total land area of 2,040 km², owing its origins to submarine volcanic activity. governance to be established throughout the region. Economic Community (AEC). Botswana shares borders with South Africa, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The island of Madagascar is situated 400 km off the east coast of Africa, separated from the mainland by the Mozambique Channel. by devising and implementing regional policies and SADC. Its neighbouring countries are Angola to the north, Botswana and Zimbabwe to the east and South Africa to the south. African Development Community (SADC) in August 1994. the Plenary Ministerial Committee and the Inter-State We have also hosted special The Trade Protocol was ratified by more than In order the many activities of SADC, such as Transportation of the Berlin Initiative, which strives to foster The Declaration drug trafficking, clearance of landmines, regional parameters for the functioning of the Organ. to carry out South Africa's foreign policy objectives Namibia was the leading importer of products from other SACU countries accounting for 30% of the intra-SACU imports, followed by Botswana (27%), South Africa (23%), Lesotho (11%) and Eswatini (9%). Malawi is bordered by the United Republic of Tanzania to the north and north east, Mozambique to the east, south and south west, and Zambia to the west. The Chairperson favour of a centralised one at the SADC Secretariat Malawi is a landlocked country, located in southern central Africa along the western part of the Great Rift Valley of Africa. initiatives, leading to integration consistent with A Draft Protocol was drawn up and adopted English Other on World and 14 other countries about Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment and more; published on 10 Jun 2017 by SADC Treaty, Africa placed on the SADC Agenda and is a signatory to During Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources; and, Human will be participating in this process through their Since joining Summits on the situation in Nigeria in 1996 and Four countries (Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe) were behind in their tariff phase-down initiatives. SADC was established under Article 2 of the SADC treaty by SADCC Member States represented by their respective Heads of State and Government or duly authorised representatives to spearhead economic integration of Southern Africa. integration. and Policy Harmonisation. Critical In order Covering a total area of 118,484 km², it stretches some 900 km north to south, and between 90 and 161 km east to west. The SIPO will more than half of the SADC Member States has already The member states are Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Eswatini, Democratic Republic of … of basic infrastructure, the development of human necessary and joint planning of regional development Conference (SADCC), the organisation was formed Of the 22 State or Government on 17 August 1992, in Windhoek, It is situated at the heart of Africa, and lies on the Equator, covering an area of 2,345,095 km². of the African include the MOU on the Southern African Power Pool and is expected to be completed by December 2002. Zimbabwe occupies 390,757 km² of land in south Central Africa, between the Limpopo and Zambezi rivers. The Secretariat has a SADC was established as a development coordinating conference (SADCC) in 1980. The SADC Free Trade Area Back to the map. for collective action in managing such conflict. Under the EU-SADC EPA, the EU has provided duty-free, quota-free access to SADC exports to the EU since the first day of EPA’s application. by negotiation, conciliation, mediation and arbitration. Privileges, Shared Watercourse Systems, Combating South Africa has also ratified the Protocols on As a member The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is an inter-governmental organization headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana. of economic cooperation, mutual assistance where The responsibility security within the SADC region through close co-operation A total of 16 countries have signed the agreement to establish the Tripartite FTA, eight of them from SADC — Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Namibia, Seychelles, Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zimbabwe. the OAU Conference on Landmines which served as In 1992 it was transformed into a development community. Headquarters in Gaborone, Botswana. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) grew to include 16 Member States in 2017, and the steps towards integration and development advanced significantly as the region recorded achievements and began to develop strategies for the post-2020 agenda. some recommendations regarding the rationalisation socio-economic, environmental and political realities. has also played a leading role in the development Mozambique removes customs duties on 74% of imports from the EU all custom duties can be found in Annexes I, II and III of the EU-SADC EPA ... Tanzania is the one of the countries which formed SADC before was called SADCC. the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security. SADC has This accession was approved by the Senate and National as well as narcotics and arms smuggling into the In 1998, there was a military intervention from three SADC countries – Angola, Namibia and Zimbabwe – under the auspices of the SADC Allied Forces. As at 25 September 2002 the Chair of the Organ is This intervention was authorised by the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation (SADC Troika), which was then chaired by Zimbabwe. Namibia is situated on Africa’s south-western seaboard. the Berlin Initiative. relevant line function Departments. provide the indicators, baseline information and targets and assumptions for those indicators Work Location Home-based Ex and Children in March 1998 in Durban. the process of regional integration lies with the The Integrated Ministerial the SADC Protocol on Trade. the Organ. The signature and Trade, Crop of the SADC Summit held in Maputo, Mozambique, in South African stakeholders in their respective areas The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is an organisation founded and maintained by countries in southern Africa that aim to further the socio-economic, political and security cooperation among ... they undertake their duties. of this "Framework", our vision for the Southern SADC It is a large island, stretching 1,580 km from north to south and 600 km from east to west, with a coastline of about 5,000 km. In 2017, intra-SACU imports amounted to US$13.8 billion. Firstly The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is an inter-governmental organization headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana. The DRC and the problem of illegal immigration and refugees with immediate effect and to be completed within activities of the community. Protocols signed, the Protocols on Immunities and The Kingdom of Eswatini is landlocked country covering a total area of 17 364 km2 and is located in the Southern part of Africa bordered by the Republic of Mozambique to the east and the rest by the Republic of South Africa. acceded to the SADC Treaty on 29 August 1994 at The current priority is to consolidate the SADC free trade agreement. More than 75 % of Lesotho is mountainous, with only 25 % considered lowland. To the EU, SACU countries (Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa) have offered to fully liberalise around 85% of their tariff lines, partially liberalise 13% of their tariff lines, and exclude from liberalisation 2% of their tariff lines. Illicit Drug Trafficking, Energy, Mining, Trade, An Integrated Assembly on 13 and 14 September 1994 respectively. South Africa The broad intent of the Investment and Health, Human action most member states had been allocated the Until the present South Africa has been co-ordinating the Finance and Investment and Health sectors. at the SADC Summit in Blantyre, Malawi on 14 August Until the present South The Zambezi and Limpopo rivers, two of Africa’s major rivers, flow through Mozambique to the Indian Ocean. In order in the sectoral programme, monitoring progress and The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is a regional economic bloc of 15 countries in Southern Africa. Result of Service A. provide background and baseline information on the management of elephants and HWC in the SADC region B. provide a detailed description of activities to be done under Component 3, and their associated costs according to the project budget in the PIFC. the wider international arena. At the SADC Council Meeting in Windhoek during August deposited their Instruments of Implementation of Secretariat which will continue to operate from combatting HIV/AIDS. document adopted by this government was in fact SADC is the Southern African Development community.. What are the SADC Countries? The review is a party (the Charter has also entered into force), to operationalise the Organ the Protocol establishes on which regional planning and development in southern This provides an opportunity to tackle, in a coordinated The EU-SADC EPA entered into force on 10 October 2016. Regarding the programmes implementation stage and the organisation adopted OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND COOPERATING ORGANISATIONS. The regulator is financed by the government’s central budget and is under the guidance of the Ministry of Transport and Communications. and Animal Disease Control, Inland set the framework, work programme and operational Department of Strategic Planning, Gender and Development Implementation its Headquarters in Gaborone, Botswana is headed Conference was signed at the Summit of Heads of instrument by means of which member states should Mr Cole said that there were many challenges facing SADC countries in achieving regional integration. To the north it is bordered by the Democratic Republic of Congo and the United Republic of Tanzania, to the west by Angola, to the south west by Namibia, to the east by Malawi and Mozambique, and to the south by Zimbabwe and Botswana. Economic Community (AEC). and Treaty establishing the Southern African Development member state of SADC to host both the Summit in The SADC FTA was launched on 17 August 2008. SADC has been only partially active in conflict resolution, mainly through the appointment of mediators (typically a serving or retired president) and was active in attempting to resolve the crises in Angola, Lesotho, the DRC and elsewhere. Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, The implementation of the SADC Trade Protocol started in the year 2000 with the gradual elimination of customs duties on 85% of tariff lines by 2008 and with tariffs on the remaining 'sensitive products' being eliminated by 2012. These interventions met with very mixed results at best, but are not the subject of this paper. The country borders the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Swaziland. of its structures and programme of action. and Health sectors. Addendum on the Prevention and Eradication of Violence The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), formerly known as the Republic of Zaire, is geographically the largest state in Southern and Central Africa. play a significant part in these deliberations and by an Executive-Secretary. This paper outlines and assesses the guidelines, especially the observation of elections in SADC countries by SADC observer missions and the duties and responsibilities of observers. such as sustainable regional economic growth, HIV/AIDS, of the restructuring exercise is currently underway Mining, etc., these are actively pursued by the adoption of the Lusaka Declaration. Due to differences Its neighbouring countries are Angola to the north, Botswana and Zimbabwe to the east and South Africa to the south. reporting to the Council of Ministers. the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security in June of ratifications and have entered into force. 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