Jacob Zuma attends SADC summit in Swaziland

Jacob Zuma attends SADC summit in Swaziland

President Jacob Zuma arrived Swaziland on Sunday night to attend the 36th Ordinary SADC Summit of Heads of State scheduled to take place from 30 to 31 August 2016. 

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The theme of the summit is: Resource Mobilisation for Investment in Sustainable Energy Infrastructure for an Inclusive SADC Industrialization and for the Prosperity of the Region".


According to a statment from the presidency, the theme of the Summit places focus on the need to improve both industrial and infrastructure development in enhancing integration, fostering intra-regional trade in addressing SADC's sustainable development agenda.


The SADC Summit is a statutory meeting of the 15-nation regional body which convenes annually in August and matters from different sectors are considered for decision and noting. 


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The Summit also examines the performance of SADC institutions and reviews the overall implementation of the regional body's socio-economic programmes.


On the political and security situation in the region, it is expected that the focus of discussions at the Summit will be on constitutional, public and security sector reforms in the Kingdom of Lesotho, national reconciliation, implementation of the SADC Roadmap on Madagascar and the national dialogue towards preparations for national elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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