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Inside SADC SADC Secretariat Monthly Newsletter Issue 5, May 2017 By Barbara Lopi His Majesty King Mswati III of the Kingdom of Swaziland and Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has called for the acceleration of the process to operationalize the regional development fund which will serve as start-up capital for regional programmes and projects in the various sectors. The SADC Chairperson was speaking when he addressed SADC Secretariat Staff during his familiarization visit to the SADC Headquarters in Gaborone, Botswana on 9th May 2017. The SADC Chairperson added that the region “has reached a juncture where, as Member States, we need to King Mswati III visits SADC HQ Directorates of: Organ TIFI PPRM FANR I&S Directorates of: HR and Admin Units of: Gender Public Relations EDITORIAL TEAM SADC Police Chiefs ....................5 Trafficking in persons ...............6 Trade Related Facility ...............8 World Environment Day .........11 Botswana signs Protocol ........13 Industrialisation Strategy .......14 HIGHLIGHTS EDITORIAL TEAM to page 2 His Majesty King Mswati III (left) and Dr. Tax PAGE 13 PAGE 8 PAGE 8 SADC S PAGE 4 CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO LESOTHO ON ELECTIONS BOTSWANA SIGNS GENDER PROTOCOL DR. GHEBREYESUS IS DIRECTOR- GENERAL OF WHO

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By Barbara Lopi

His Majesty King Mswati III of the Kingdom of Swaziland and Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has called for the acceleration of the process to operationalize the regional development fund which will serve as start-up capital for regional programmes and projects in the various sectors.

The SADC Chairperson was speaking when he addressed SADC Secretariat Staff during his familiarization visit to the SADC Headquarters in Gaborone, Botswana on 9th May 2017. The SADC Chairperson added that the region “has reached a juncture where, as Member States, we need to

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World Environment Day .........11

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show commitment to our objectives by matching the programmes and projects with mobilization of adequate resources”. His Majesty King Mswati III also expressed concern on the multiple challenges related to energy reliability, availability, delivery, access and affordability that the region was facing.

King Mwsati III said that during his tenure as SADC Chairperson, he was paying particular attention to the issues of energy infrastructure in the region because energy challenges have a direct impact on the region’s initiative to achieve industrial development. “We need to ensure that there are adequate measures put in place to address the shortage of this critical factor of production”, the SADC Chairperson said.

During his familiarization visit, the Chairperson received progress from the SADC secretariat on the implementation of the SADC Agenda set by the Chairperson since his tenure in August 2016. In her welcome remarks, the SADC Executive Secretary Her Excellency, Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax applauded the SADC Chairperson for the high level

of commitment and importance that he attached to SADC regional integration and development agenda. Dr Tax said that since the Chairperson of SADC assumed his tenure in August 2016 SADC has registered a number of milestones.

The familiarisation visit concluded with the SADC Chairperson’s visit to the

SADC Climate Services Centre which is housed in the Department of Meteorology of the Government of Botswana and provides operational, regional climate services for monitoring and predicting all facets of seasonal climate condition. The Centre develops and disseminates meteorological, environmental and

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(Seated from left to right) Ms. Emilie A. Mushobekwa, SADC Secretariat Deputy Executive Secretary - Corporate Affairs, His Royal Highness Prince Hlangusemphi, Minister of Economic

Planning and Development of the Kingdom of Swaziland and Chairperson of the SADC Council of Ministers, King Mswati III and Dr. Tax taking a family photo with staff

Mr. Liwakala Mudengi (left) - SADC Secretariat Librarian explaining the library services during His Majesty’s tour of the

SADC Library

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h y d r o - m e t e o r o l o g i c a l products which are critically important in strategic and tactical planning in multi-sectoral socioeconomic development.

The Centre’s products also contribute to improved disaster risk management in the region, and help to ensure Member States are better prepared for weather- and climate-induced disasters which constitute 90 per cent of natural disaster.

SADC Chairperson witnessed the swearing ceremony of SADCAT Judges

The SADC Chairperson witnessed the swearing in ceremony of seven SADC

Administrative Tribunal (SADCAT) Judges conducted by the Acting Chief Justice

from the Republic of Botswana Justice Lakhvinder Singh Walia. The Judges were appointed by SADC Council of Ministers in March 2017 following the creation of SADCAT by the SADC Summit in August 2015. The mandate of SADCAT is to resolve labor disputes between the SADC staff and SADC Secretariat.

The seven Judges are: Justice Ivy Kamanga, a High Court Judge from Malawi; Justice Pedro Nhatitima, a Supreme Court Judge from Mozambique; Justice Kuto Van Niekerk a retired High Court Judge from Namibia; Justice Mbutfo Mamba, a High Court Judge from Swaziland; Justice Regina Rweyemamu, a retired High Court Judge from the United Republic of Tanzania; Justice Fulgency Chisanga, a Judge of the Court of Appeal in Zambia; and Justice Francis Bere, a High Court Judge from Zimbabwe.

Justice Ivy Kamanga from Malawi signing after being sworn in. Looking on is Justice Walia (right)

Some of the SADCAT judges during the event

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CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE BY THE SADC CHAIRPERSON TO THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO FOR THE SUCCESSFUL 2017 NATIONAL

ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS

On behalf of the SADC Community and on my own behalf as the Chairperson of SADC, I wish to extend heartfelt

congratulations to His Majesty King Letsie III and the people of the Kingdom of Lesotho for the peaceful, trans-

parent, and credible National Assembly Elections they held on 3 June 2017.

I also wish to commend the leaders of Political Parties of Lesotho for accepting the outcome of the results of the

elections and for further demonstrating their commitment to democratic practices by signing on 7 June 2017

the Statement of Acceptance of Electoral Results by Political Parties in Lesotho, a process which was spearhead-

ed by the Heads of the Churches of the Christian Council of Lesotho. This move is a testament that the leaders

have accepted the democratic will of Basotho.

I further wish to congratulate the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of Lesotho for delivering successful

elections and for its professionalism throughout the process.

Moreover, I applaud the Chairperson of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, His Excellency

Dr. John Pombe Magufuli as represented by Honourable Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga, Minister for Foreign Affairs and

East African Cooperation of the United Republic of Tanzania for his admirable leadership as the Head of the

SADC Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM) to Lesotho. I commend the work of SEOM in Lesotho, and the SADC

Secretariat for coordinating the SEOM effectively. The Mission promoted the holding and observation of demo-

cratic elections based on the shared values and principles of democracy, the rule of law and respect for human

rights enshrined in the SADC Treaty and the Revised 2015 SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democrat-

ic Elections.

As Lesotho transitions into the post-election period, I wish you well in the process of forming a new govern-

ment. I also reaffirm SADC’s commitment to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the new government and the

people of Lesotho in their efforts to realise the reforms agenda aimed at enhancing democracy, engendering

political stability, and promoting socioeconomic development in the country.

May God bless the Kingdom of Lesotho. Khotso, Pula, Nala.His Majesty King Mswati III, The SADC Chairperson, Kingdom of Swaziland

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By Mr. Mukundi Mutasa

Police chiefs from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region have expressed a need for countries in the region to cooperate to ensure a secure and stable region. This came out of a meeting of the SADC Chiefs of Police Sub-Committee of the Inter-State Defence and Security Committee that was held in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania, on 24 May 2017.

“It is vital for the police in the region to integrate more effectively and consistently with other stakeholders and with communities,” said the Guest of Honour and Tanzania Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Engineer Hamed Yusuf Masauni.This is in order to better protect the public and prevent transnational organised crime by addressing the “changing nature of crime and the challenges facing policing in the region,”emphasised Eng. Masauni.

These sentiments resonate well with SADC’s blueprint on security matters, the SADC Strategic Indicative Plan for the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, which underscores the need “to strengthen policing institutions with the view of carving a crime-free zone, where citizens can pursue their endeavour unperturbed by criminal elements”. The region is currently facing a wide array of security

challenges that have regional implications. These include online child sexual exploitation, poaching, Gender-Based Violence, trafficking in persons, smuggling of migrants, terrorism, illegal logging, and drug trafficking.

If transnational organised criminal groups are undeterred, they “will continue to undermine our national peace and security and regional efforts to create a crime-free region, and the pursuit of regional economic integration”, said Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax, SADC Executive Secretary.She emphasised that “peace and security remain part of the critical ingredients for sustainable socio-economic development of the region, and should therefore be upheld at all times to ensure our region’s economic growth and development.”

The meeting also discussed progress made towards the integration of the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (SARPCCO) into SADC structures, operationalisation of the SADC Standby Force, and strengthening the SARPCCO Centre of Excellence. The following Member States were in attendance: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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By Mr. Mukundi Mutasa

The SADC Secretariat convened a training of Tanzanian stakeholders working on preventing and combating trafficking in persons was held from 15 to 19 May 2017 in Dar es Salaam.

The training’s objectives included:• To introduce participants to the crime of trafficking in persons and associated criminal activities;•To improve the capacity of participants in identifying, detecting and investigating trafficking in persons cases;• To refresh participants on Tanzania’s legislative response to trafficking in persons; and• To strengthen capacity and skills to effectively and efficiently respond to trafficking in persons.

Delivering his keynotes address, the Chairperson of Tanzania’s Anti-Trafficking in Persons Committee, Mr Adatus Vincent Magere stated that the training of national stakeholders is important to ensure an effective response to the crime of trafficking in persons in southern Africa.

“Our law e n f o r c e m e n t officials need to be equipped w i t h

investigative skills, knowledge, as well as prosecutorial skills to tackle the crime,” he added. Reports have suggested that Tanzanian nationals have been trafficked to other African countries, Europe and the Middle East, while the country has also been used as a transit point by traffickers. These sentiments were echoed by the Project Coordinator, International Organisation for Migration (IOM) country office in Tanzania, Ms Tamara Keating, who made reference to recurrent reports in the media showing cross-border trafficking in persons as growing.

“Perhaps some of you will remember the more than 500 Tanzanian women who had [reportedly] been trafficked” to Asia in 2016, Ms Keating said. Mr. Magere emphasised that ‘the government of Tanzania realises the seriousness of trafficking in persons, and has undertaken a series of measures and actions to help combat the crime.

”These measures include signing and ratifying global legislative frameworks including the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime, and its supplementing Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children.

The domestication of these global legislative frameworks is evidenced by Tanzania’s enactment of its Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act in 2008, and the subsequent subordinate legislation that include the National Anti-Trafficking in Persons Action Plan (2015-2017). Speaking at the training, Dr Joseph Pitso, Senior Officer: Gender at SADC Secretariat, stressed that “there is growing stakeholder recognition of the urgency with which the crime of trafficking in persons needs to be tackled.”

SADC demonstrated this urgency through the adoption of the 10 Year SADC Strategic Plan of Action on Combating Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children (2009-2019); the SADC Strategic Indicative Plan for the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation; and the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development.

These strategic documents are very vocal on the importance of fighting trafficking in persons, which, according to SIPO II, will ultimately result in the establishment of “a climate that is conducive to social and economic development in the region”.

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The training drew participants from all national stakeholders because there were the key players when it comes to combating human trafficking in our country, said Mr. Magere.

Facilitators were drawn from Tanzania’s Ministry of Home Affairs, SADC Secretariat, IOM, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and the Research Triangle Institute (RTI).

The training was organised by SADC Secretariat and the Ministry of Home Affairs with resources from the Regional Political Cooperation (RPC) Programme funded by the European Union.

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By Peter Mabaka

The Deputy Executive Secretary responsible for Corporate Affairs at the SADC Secretariat, Ms. Emilie Mushobekwa has commended the important role Instituto Camões, an organisation from Portugal, plays in the promotion of the

Portuguese language in SADC. During the meeting held in Gaborone, Botswana with the Head of Education Department at the Portuguese Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, Mr. Carlos Gomes da Silva on the 28th April 2017, Ms Mushobekwa said Instituto Camões has helped some SADC staff members to learn Portuguese language, which is one of the official languages of SADC. Ms. Mushobekwa reiterated the desire of SADC management to further strengthen the collaboration with Instituto Camões in the coming years.

The meeting between the two was aimed at taking stock of the activities carried out within the framework of the Protocol of Cooperation signed in March 2008 between Instituto Camões and the SADC Secretariat. The Protocol is aimed at promoting Portuguese language in the SADC region as a way of further deepening regional integration within SADC. Through the agreement, Instituto Camões has facilitated a number of activities including offering free Portuguese lessons to SADC staff and conducting workshops and seminars to further build the skills of Portuguese language translators.

On his part, Carlos Gomes da Silva reaffirmed his Government's commitment to the promotion of Portuguese language in the SADC region by among other things, supporting the learning of the language.

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By Innocent Mbvundula

The seventh meeting of the SADC Trade Related Facility (TRF) Programme Steering Committee held in Gaborone, Botswana on 23rd May 2017 considered and approved Euro 1.4 million each for Madagascar and Seychelles to improve their participation in regional and international trade.

In attendance were members representing TRF beneficiary Member States namely; Lesotho, Mauritius and Mozambique. Other members who participated in the meeting were non-state actors, observers from the European Delegation to Botswana, SADC Secretariat and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).

Under the approved funding, Madagascar will work to strengthen border agency capacity by developing and implementing guidelines for border

agency coordination; and improving the One-Stop-Shop for exporters through technical assistance towards its efficient operation and capacity building.

The country will also develop and implement a national trade promotion strategy; stakeholder capacity development; market research to identify tourism opportunities in the SADC region, especially targeting South Africa; and undertaking a number of trade promotion activities. Among other activities, Seychelles will apply part of the funds to build its capacity in the application of the Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA) and improve its functionality for valuation, risk assessment and cargo tracking and automation of the Excise Tax system, especially for domestic producers of excisable products.

The funds will also cover Seychelles’ development of a national legal framework and capacity building for trade remedies, particularly investigations related to anti-dumping. Five Member States namely; Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Swaziland and Zambia have already signed Financing Agreements with the SADC Secretariat, formalizing the contracts for release of funds for project implementation under the TRF programme.

Madagascar, Seychelles to receive €1.4 Million eachunder SADC Trade Related Facility to improve trade

The SADC Secretariat Executive Secretary, Her Excellency Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax has congratulated Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on being elected the first African Director-General of the United Nation’s World Health Organization (WHO), describing him as a man who has always wanted to upscale Public Health in his career.

In a statement issued by SADC Secretariat, Dr Tax described the new Director General, Dr Tedros as a proven reformer, who brings years of experience, with a fresh perspective and forward looking d i p l o m a t i c skills in h u m a n

development.

“With his vast experience at national level as Ethiopian Federal Minister of Health and subsequently Foreign Minister, and at international level as Chairperson of the Global Fund

Board, Dr Tedros has the technical

expertise and the breadth of perspective to lead WHO in the era of S u s t a i n a b l e D e v e l o p m e n t Goals,” said Dr Tax, adding that

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The third Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) on Forest Conservation and Sustainable Management of Forest Resources meeting was held on 25-26 April 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa following two successful JCC meetings that were held in Tokyo, Japan and Dar es salaam, Tanzania, in November 2015 and September 2016 respectively.

The meeting reflected on the significance of forest resources in the region, their contribution towards improving human livelihoods and reducing poverty, as well as on some of the current challenges in the forest sector, which include deforestation and forest degradation, cross-border wild fires, and poor investment in the commercial sector. The meeting commended the project for providing the region with a platform to tackle some of these challenges.

Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Seychelles, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe attended the meeting. The JCC urged Member States to provide existing National Forest Information (NFI) to the Project Management Unit for calibration of the Regional Forest Information System (RFIS). The JCC also urged those Member States, which have not conducted national forest inventories, to do so and requested the Secretariat to provide support, through the project, in this regard. The JCC interrogated the

reports of the three thematic expert working groups, presented by the respective chairpersons, and approved the project work plan for 2017-2018.

The JCC reiterated on the importance of the pillars of the project namely Forest Information System, Forest Fire Management and Participatory Forest Management as follows:

• Sound information about the extent, condition, value and trends of forest resources is key to formulation of policies and strategies and for instituting management actions. It is also of vital importance for building awareness among the public, civil society, private sector and decision makers about the value and functions of forest resources. The Forest Information System pillar should therefore focus on enhancing capacity in data collection in order to ensure the availability of reliable national forest inventories as a prerequisite for establishing a robust Regional Forest

Information System.

• Wildfires are among the main contributors to environmental degradation, economic depression and are a social threat in Southern Africa. The Forest Fire Management pillar is key to combatting wild fires and should give emphasis to those approaches that will increase efforts to combat the devastating effects of cross-border fires, in support of implementation of the SADC Protocol on Forestry, Forestry strategy and other forestry related programmes.• Conservation without people is not conversation hence active involvement of communities in forest management and accrual of economic benefits from natural resources to enhance their livelihood are pivotal to sustainable management of forest resources. The project’s pillar on Participatory Forest Management should therefore promote sustainable use of forest resources by capturing and sharing best practices for community participation and

empowerment across SADC countries in an effort to replicate and upscale successful models. Such information would encourage investments in the forest sector in the region.

Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) is coordinating the implementation of the Project on Forest Conservation and Sustainable Management of Forest Resources in the region, with support from the Government of Japan through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The five-year project was launched in June 2015.

The objective of the Project is to develop the capacity of SADC Member States and the Secretariat in the priority areas of forest information systems, integrated forest fire management, and participatory forest management. The project is contributing to the efficient and effective implementation of the SADC Regional Forestry Strategy (2010-2020).

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By Dr. Motseki Hlatshwayo

The Ocean Conference, currently being held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA, runs Monday 06 to Friday 09 June 2017, and focuses on the targets outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the Governments in 2015. In particular, among the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Goal 14 highlights the need to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources to benefit present and future generations. The main areas of work at The Ocean Conference will be a political call to action, a segment on partnership dialogues and voluntary commitments.

Over 800 voluntary commitments were already registered by start of business on Monday 5th June. One such is the SADC voluntary commitment to “establish and strengthen existing regional fisheries monitoring control and surveillance (MCS) mechanisms in the Eastern Africa, Southern Africa and Indian Ocean (EA-SA-IO) region,” which is based on the SADC Protocol on Fisheries and its annex, Statement of Commitment to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by SADC Ministers responsible for Fisheries. The conference is attended by thousands of participants, including Heads of State and Government, Ministers and senior government officials, representatives of intergovernmental organizations, civil society representatives, business people, scientists, actors as well as ocean and marine life advocates.

Opening a “game changing” conference on Monday 5 June 2017, the UN officials urged coordinated global action to protect the planet. Speaking at the UN General Assembly Hall, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres cautioned Governments that unless they overcome short-term territorial and resource interests, the state of the oceans will continue to deteriorate.

“Improving the health of our oceans is a test for multilateralism, and we cannot afford to fail,” the Secretary-General said addressing his first major UN conference since taking on his post.

“We must jointly address the problems of governance that have held us back,” he said, calling for new strategic vision of how to govern the oceans and marine resources. One of the main challenges, he said, was to end “the artificial dichotomy”

between jobs and healthy oceans: “The conservation and sustainable use of marine resource are two sides of the same coin.” He called for strong political leadership and new partnerships, based on the existing legal framework, and concrete steps, such as expanding marine protected areas and reducing plastic waste pollution. Among other specific actions, Mr. Guterres urged Governments to allocate the promised funding for the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, the Paris Agreement on climate change and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, as well as improving data collection and sharing their best

experiences.

His words were echoed by President of the General Assembly, Peter Thomson. “The time has come for us to correct our wrongful ways,” said Mr. Thomson, who hails from the island of Fiji, which is co-hosting the event alongside Sweden. He spoke out against “inexcusable” actions, such as dumping the equivalent of one large garbage truck of plastic into the oceans every minute of every day, driving fish stocks to the points of collapse, and destroying marine life through acidification and deoxygenation. “We are here on behalf of humanity to restore sustainability, balance and respect to our relationship with our primal mother, the source of life, the Ocean,” he noted.

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Also addressing the plenary session in the UN General Assembly Hall was His Excellency, Robert Mugabe, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, who is attending the conference. He commended the Governments of Fiji and Sweden for organizing this ground breaking conference, which is dedicated to the implementation of SDG14, but reiterated that we should not lose sight of other SDGs as we implement this important SDG, due to their integrated nature.

“The oceans and the seas are a vital resource for all of us irrespective of our geographical location on this planet. Developments around, on or under the oceans affects coastal and landlocked countries alike, admittedly with varying degrees and significantly so for Small Island Developing States (SIDS),” he said.

“Oceans have rightly been referred to as life givers, not only in supplying oxygen, but also as a major source of food and nutrition to humankind. They have also been identified as a climate regulator with their function as a carbon sink.” he said, as he emphasized the importance of oceans and indicated that we cannot live without them.

“We are therefore concerned by the alarming degradation of the marine environment and depletion of its biodiversity. It is time for all of us to act to prevent the further deterioration of this common heritage of humankind,” said the President, and he also indicated that the oceans and seas contribute significantly to the development of landlocked countries like Zimbabwe, especially with transportation of goods through sea freight, which is a preferred choice for its environmental friendliness and higher carrying capacity than air freight.

One of the challenges identified in the implementation of SDG 14 is that of the

unsustainable extraction of marine resources, developing countries continues to suffer mostly from IUU fishing in their waters. President Mugabe called for an end to this illegal practices which prejudice the development prospects of the affected developing countries.

“We also call for increased support to developing countries to capacitate them to derive optimum benefits from the exploitation of their marine environment. In this regard we support the voluntary commitment made by our sub-regional organization, the Southern African Development Community (SADC), to establish and strengthen existing regional fisheries MCS mechanisms in EA-SA-IO region,” he said.

The first day of the conference ended with the commemoration of the World Environment Day, which was addressed by the UN Goodwill Ambassador for Environment, actor and scriptwriter Mr. Adrian Grenier. Also in attendance were the SADC political leaders, His Excellency Vincent Meriton, Vice President of the Republic of Seychelles; Honorable Edna Molewa, Minister of Environment from South Africa; Honorable Gilbert Francois, Minister of Fisheries Resources and Fishing from Madagascar; Honorable Agostinho Mondlane, Minister of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries from Mozambique; Honorable Michael Benstrong, Ministers of Fisheries and Agriculture from Seychelles; and Honorable Charles Tizeba, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.

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The SADC Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM) has called on the government to be formed after the National Assembly Elections in the Kingdom of Lesotho, to undertake time-bound wide reforms in order to depoliticize and stabilize the forthcoming Government.

Presenting the preliminary statement on the elections held on Saturday, the 3rd of June, 2017, Head of Mission, Hon. Dr Augustine P. Mahiga (MP), Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation of the United Republic of Tanzania, said in the immediate post-election period, the new government needs to undertake Constitutional, Judicial, Legislative, Security Sector, Public Sector and Media Sector reforms in compliance with the decision of the Double Troika Summit in March 2017.

“Given the country’s history of elections, the outcome of these elections is just as important as the reform process that is urgently required in the immediate aftermath of the polls to bring stability and inclusiveness that will lead to renewed commitment to political stability for sustainable development and prosperity of the Basotho,” said Hon. Dr Mahiga in the SEOM preliminary statement.

On the electoral process, Hon. Dr Mahiga said the Mission was of the view that the Independent Electoral

Commission made commendable efforts to render the management of key aspects of the electoral

process reasonably transparent and credible and congratulated the People of the Kingdom of Lesotho for

the manner in which they conducted themselves during the electoral process.

He said the Mission will continue to observe the post-election period before coming up with a final statement and assessment of the process in line with the revised SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections. The revised principles and guidelines are aimed at strengthening the Region’s skills and capabilities of assessing major inter-related segments of the electoral cycle in order to provide stronger evidence-based recommendations and electoral assistance to SADC Member States.

The SADC Electoral Observation Mission to the 2017 National Assembly Elections was launched on the 25th of May, 2017 in the capital, Maseru. Prior to the launch, the Mission met with a wide range of stakeholders including His Majesty King Letsie III, the Right Honorable Prime Minister of Lesotho, top government officials, heads of diplomatic missions to the Kingdom of Lesotho, the academia, civil society leaders, heads of security agencies, religious leaders, traditional leaders and representatives of the media, among others.

A total of 41 observers from the SADC Electoral Observation Mission were deployed to all the 10 provinces of the Kingdom.

Hon. Dr. Mahiga delivers preliminary report

A woman casts her vote in the recent elections

SADC Electoral Observation MissionCalls for immediate, post-electionreforms in the Kingdom of Lesotho

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The President of the Republic of Botswana, His Excellency Lt Gen. Dr Seretse Khama Ian Khama has signed and acceded to the Revised Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Gender and Development.

The signing ceremony was witnessed by the SADC Executive Secretary Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax and cabinet ministers, among them the Minister of Nationality Immigration and Gender Affairs, Mr Edwin Batshu at Office of the President on 10th May 2017.

The Revised SADC Protocol on Gender and Development provides for the empowerment of women, elimination of discrimination, and the promotion of gender equality and equity through g e n d e r - r e s p o n s i v e legislation, policies, programmes and projects. The protocol was revised last in 2016 so that its objectives are aligned to various global targets and emerging issues. The SADC Protocol on Gender and Development entered into force in 2013 following the ratification of the instrument by the requisite two-thirds of Member States. So far 14 Member States including Botswana have signed the Protocol and only Mauritius remains.

Dr Tax said the SADC secretariat and the SADC region welcomed the decision by Botswana government to sign the

SADC Protocol on Gender and Development. The Botswana government in turn, said the “decision to sign comes after the review of

the Protocol as per Article 38 of the Protocol and Article 22 of the SADC Treaty, which sets the procedure for review.The Revised Protocol’s

targets are more realistic thereby taking into consideration Botswana’s concerns. Furthermore, the Protocol has been harmonised with other SADC Instruments to optimize resources and avoid duplication,” Botswana said in a statement.

The SADC Protocol on Gender and Development entered into force in 2013 following the ratification of the instrument by the requisite two-thirds of Member States.

A total of 11 SADC Member States – Angola, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe – ratified the protocol. The Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar signed the protocol but are yet to ratify it.

Botswana signs the revised SADCProtocol on Gender and Development

(Seated from left to right) President Khama and Dr Tax flanked by Ministers and Senior Officials

Hon. Edwin Batshu, Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs for Botswana

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In an effort to raise media awareness and build partnership on the implementation of the SADC Industrialization Strategy and Road Map, the SADC Secretariat in collaboration with GIZ organized a media awareness workshop with senior media practitioners from different media houses in Botswana.

Acting Director for Industrial Development and Trade (IDT) Dr. Lomkhosi Mkhonta-Gama said, with proper understanding of the Industrialization Strategy, the media can play an important role in raising awareness about the strategy which was launched in August 2015. Dr Mkhonta-Gama said, through partnership with the media, SADC Secretariat seeks to afford the citizens of the SADC Region the opportunity to contribute to the rolling out of the Regional agendas through efficient and effective communication and information flow.

“At the SADC Secretariat, we consider the Media as a critical stakeholder in moving the industrialization programmes in the SADC region forward. It is with that understanding, that we have organized this workshop to enable you, as decision makers in the newsrooms and media houses fully understand the SADC Industrialization

Strategy and Road Map so that you become more knowledgeable and skillful Journalists on stories of Industrialization in SADC,” said Dr Mkhonta-Gama.

On his part, the SADC National Media Coordinator for Botswana, Mr. Russ Molosiwa called on the media in Botswana to take interest in issues of SADC industrialisation and regional integration in the SADC region, saying there are a number of developments that citizens in SADC Member States would be interested in knowing.

One of the participants to the workshop, Ms Onalenna Dube who works as a Senior Reporter at Duma FM radio commended the SADC secretariat for organising the media workshop, saying it offered her a unique opportunity to better understand the industrialisation agenda of the SADC Region. “I have heard about the SADC Industrialisation Strategy before, but this was my first time to have a better understanding of the strategy and the various programmes that SADC is undertaking in the roll out of the strategy,” she said.

SADC Industrialization Strategy is anchored on three pillars namely; Industrialization as champion of economic and technological transformation; Competitiveness as an active process to move from comparative advantage to competitive

advantage; and regional integration and geography as the context for industrial development and economic prosperity.

SADC Industrialisation Action Plan was adopted by Heads of State and Government at their Summit held in Swaziland in March, 2017 with a call for an improved policy environment for industrial development; enhanced competitiveness through the use of selected industrial policy instruments and increased participation in value chains for regional value addition within and beyond the SADC region.

The Action Plan also seeks to increase capabilities of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to participate in industrialization and value chains. The media workshop, attended by journalists from public and private media houses, was organised by the Communications and Public Relations Unit and the Directorate of Industrial Development and Trade at the SADC Secretariat in partnership with the SADC National Media Coordinator in Botswana and with support from the “Strengthening the National-Regional Linkages in SADC” (SNRL) programme which is a partnership between SADC and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.

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Dr. Mkhonta-Gama (on screen and wearing traditional attire) with SADC Officials and members of the media fraternity posing for a group photo after the workshop

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The following have served as SADC Executive Secretaries Name Country TermMr Frederick Arthur Blumeris Zimbabwe 1982 – 1984Dr Simba Makoni Zimbabwe 1984 – 1993Dr Kaire Mbuende Namibia 1994 - 1999Dr Prega Ramsamy Mauritius 2001 – 2005Dr Tomáz Augusto Salomão Mozambique 2006 - 2013Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax Tanzania 2013 - present

DID YOUKNOW THAT

The SADC Secretariat has restructuredThere are now 10 Directorates and 4 Stand-Alone units.

Directorates:Internal Audit and Risk ManagementOrgan on Politics Defence and Security AffairsPolicy Planning and Resource MobilizationIndustrial Development and TradeFinance, Investment and CustomsInfrastructureGender, Social and Human DevelopmentFood Agriculture and Natural ResourcesHuman Resources and AdministrationFinance

Stand Alone UnitsCommunications and Public RelationsLegal ServicesProcurementICT

The present SADC flag was officially launched on 28 August 1995 at the SADC Summit held in South Africa, and has a dark blue field with a green circle in the centre in which the SADC logo in gold is superimposed. The blue symbolises the sky and oceans which provide water for survival while green represents the region's rich flora and fauna as well as agricultural potential.

The abundant mineral wealth of the region is represented by the gold lettering. Previously the flag used by SADCC between 1980 to 1992 comprised a plain white field with the SADCC logo in black in the centre.

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The Directorate of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Affairs (Organ) was launched in June 1996 as a formal institution of SADC with the mandate to support the achievement and maintenance of security and the rule of law in the SADC region. The SADC Treaty, the Protocol on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation and the Strategic Indicative Plan for the Organ (SIPO) II are the key documents that guide the activities of the Organ.

The Strategic Indicative Plan for the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation (SIPO) was developed to guide the implementation of the Protocol on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation. Within the structure of the SADC Secretariat, the Organ is overseen by the Executive Secretary.

The objective of the Directorate is to promote Peace and Security within the SADC region. The above overall objective will be realised through a series of specific objectives, as found in article 10A of the SADC Treaty:Military/ Defence• Protect against instability and intra and interstate conflict and aggression.• Develop a collective security capacity• Consider development of the Mutual Defence PactCrime Prevention• Cross border crime and promote a

community based approach to domestic securityIntelligence• Close cooperation• Develop democratic institutions and practicesPeace-making & Peacekeeping Enforcement• Develop a regional peacekeeping capacity• Prevent, contain and resolve inter-and intra-state conflict by peaceful means• Consider enforcement action in accordance with international law and as a matter of last resort where peaceful means have failedForeign policy• Promote co-operation & common political value systems & institutions to deal with cross border crime• Develop common foreign policy approaches on issues of mutual concern• Early warning • Encourage & monitor international arms control/disarmament conventions & treaties• Co-ordinate participation in peace operations• Address extra regional conflicts which impact on the regionConflict Management, Prevention & Resolution• Conflict prevention, management and resolution• Mediate in inter and intra-state disputesHuman Rights• Develop democratic institutions and practices• Encourage observance of universal human rights• Encourage & monitor international

human rights conventions & treaties• Early warning

The Organ on Politics Defence and Security works closely with the SADC Secretariat and is responsible for the following six key areas:• Politics & Diplomacy – includes cooperation of governments and disaster management• Defence – includes the Military• Police (Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Co-operation Organization- SARPCCO) – includes security of civilians• State Security- includes Regional Early Warning Centre (REWC) ,• Public Security- includes immigration, refugees, correctional services and parks and wildlife.• Regional Peacekeeping - includes standby force and regional peacekeeping committeeThe Organ operates as follows:• The Organ is coordinated through a Troika, which in-turn reports to the chairperson of SADC • The chairperson of the Organ is rotated on an annual basis;• The Member State holding the chairpersonship of the Organ Troika shall provide Secretariat Services.• The chairperson of the Organ shall not simultaneously hold the chair of the SADC Summit;• The structure, operations and functions of the Organ is regulated by the Protocol on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation

There are three main Committees that advise the work of the Organ. These are:Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) – is made up of the Ministers of Defence, Foreign Affairs, Public and State Security. Its main function is to co-ordinate the work of the Organ and its structures and Reports to the Chair of the Organ (Head of state and government chairing the Organ)Interstate Defence and Security Committee – Ministers of Defence, Public and State Security. It has three sub-committees, membership of which comprises of Directors General or Permanent Secretaries, namely:• Defence Sub-Committee;• Public Security Committee; and • State Security Sub-Committee.

Inter-state, Politics and Diplomacy Committee –Comprising Ministers of Foreign Affairs

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the SADC Region remains confident that Dr Tedros will ensure that public health, and health determinants, remain at the top of the multi-sectoral development agenda. Dr Tax added: “as a Region that is highly affected by the HIV and AIDS epidemic, TB and Malaria, we are optimistic and with unwavering confidence, that our Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan will attract the attention of WHO as we embark on the Industrialization Programme that has a Multi-sectoral approach to poverty alleviation and elimination of TB, Malaria and HIV by 2030”.

The SADC Executive Secretary re-affirmed the support and commitment of the SADC secretariat to working with the new Director General in the global effort to eliminate HIV and AIDS, TB and Malaria in the region. The

World Health Organization and other Global Partners are credited in the SADC region for the tremendous progress in malaria control and particularly, with the establishment of the Elimination 8 (E8) Secretariat in Windhoek and the rolling out of Global Fund Supported Projects in HIV and TB in the Mining Sector which have created opportunities to save lives. With support from WHO and other partners,

the SADC Region is currently working on addressing issues of non-communicable diseases such as Diabetes, Cancer, Cardiovascular diseases, Trauma and Injuries and Chronic Respiratory Diseases. Dr Tedros was elected Director-General of WHO at the World Health Assembly held in Geneva, Switzerland on 23rd of May, 2017.

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The Southern African Development

Community (SADC) Secretariat is the body

that facilitates the implementation of SADC

programmes and activities to meet its

objectives and overall goal of poverty

eradication and regional integration.

Vision

A reputable, efficient and responsive enabler of Regional Integration

and Sustainable Development.

Mission

Provide strategic expertise and co-ordinate the harmonisation of policies

and strategies to accelerate Regional Integration and sustainable

development.

Values

The SADC Secretariat subscribes to the following values:

Quality service and competency; Professionalism; Integrity; Commitment and

passion; Team spirit; Mutual respect and trust; Courtesy; Equality of opportunity;

and Transparency and frankness.

Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe are currently reviewing their Financing Agreements under the Facility and are all expected to have their contracts finalized by the end of June 2017. The SADC Trade Related Facility is a mechanism for financial and technical support given to SADC Member States to assist them to implement commitments made under the SADC Protocol on Trade and the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Union and the SADC EPA Group. The overall objective of the Trade Related Facility is to improve the participation of SADC Member States in regional and international trade in order to contribute to sustainable development in the SADC region.

Madagascar, Seychelles

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On the occasion of King Mswati III visit to the SADC Secretariat

SADC Secretariat Executive Secretary, Dr. Tax

The King receiving a gift from SADC Secretariat executive

Ministers and Senior Officials at the eventThe Princess (in white) with SADC Secretariat employee

His Majesty King Mswati III (left) and Her Royal Highness Queen LaNkambule

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On the occasion of King Mswati III visit to the SADC Secretariat

National pride

Traditional attire with matching hats, and hair

Proudly Mosotho Looking colourful Swati and Tswana cultures

Men in formal wear, and glasses

Ushering royality

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MS. KELEJWANG KELLY MOICHUBEDI has been employed as Executive Assistant to the Executive Secretary under the Executive Secretary’s Office effective 01 June 2017. Prior to joining the SADC Secretariat, Ms. Moichubedi worked for Ministry of Finance and Economic Development as Director International Economic Policy Coordination in Gaborone, Botswana.

MR. MARTIN MALONGO has been employed as Project Manager for SADC Standby Force Regional Logistics Depot (RLD) under the Directorate of Organ effective 01 June 2017. Prior to joining the SADC Secretariat, Mr. Malongo worked for the Botswana Housing Corporation as Senior Civil Engineer in Gaborone, Botswana.

COLONEL KANTHA ACHARY has been employed as Senior Staff Officer Logistics under the Directorate of Organ effective 07th May 2017. Prior to joining the SADC Secretariat, Col. Achary worked for South African National Defense Force in the Logistics Division, specialising in Logistics Training and Logistics Support in Military Operations in Pretoria, South Africa.

MS. ROSALIA HAUFIKU has been employed as Development and Performance Management Officer under the Directorate of Human Resources and Administration effective 01 June 2017. Prior to joining the SADC Secretariat, Ms. Haufiku worked for Namibia Statistics Agency as Manager Human Resources and Strategy in Windhoek, Namibia.

MS. BOITUMELO VERONICAH RIKHOTSO has been employed as Officer Documentation under the Conference Services Unit effective 01 June 2017. Prior to joining the SADC Secretariat, Ms. Rikhotso worked for the South African Police Service as Staff Officer at the rank of Colonel in Pretoria, South Africa.

MR. EUGENE NYATANGA has been employed as Officer Documentation under Conference Services Unit effective 01 June 2017. Prior to joining the SADC Secretariat, Mr. Nyatanga worked for the Health Service Board as Chief Corporate Services Officer in Harare, Zimbabwe.

MS. MARIA MAJAFELA MOSUPYOE has been employed as Risk Management Coordinator under the Directorate of Internal Audit and Risk Management effective 02nd May 2017. Prior to joining the SADC Secretariat, Ms. Mosupyoe worked for Johannesburg Water responsible for Risk Management Compliance and Business Continuity in Johannesburg, South Africa.

MS. MERCY JERE has been employed as Senior Finance Officer under the Directorate of Finance effective 02nd May 2017. Prior to joining the SADC Secretariat, Ms. Jere worked for Zambia Institute of Banking and Financial Services as Head of Finance and Support Facilities in Lusaka, Zambia.

MR. INNOCENT MBVUNDULA has been employed as Communications and Relations Officer (External) under Public Relations Unit effective 10th May 2017. Prior to joining the SADC Secretariat, Mr. Mbvundula worked for the UNDP as Communications and Resource Mobilisation Analyst in Lilongwe, Malawi.

On behalf of the Executive Secretary and the Management Team, we wish new staff members all the best in their new roles.

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June 2017:

NAME OF MEETING DATE VENUE

SADC PS Meeting on Roaming 5 - 6 June 2017 Zimbabwe

UN Oceans Conference in preparation for the SADC Blue 5 – 9 June 2017 New York, USA

19th Africa Energy Forum 6 – 9 June 2017 Denmark

SADC ICT Observatory validation meeting 7 - 9 June 2017 Zimbabwe

RPC Steering Committee Meeting B 8 June 2017 Tanzania

EDF Validation Workshop 9 June 2017 Tanzania

Corrections/Prisons Sub Committee 11 June 2017 Tanzania

Anti - Corruption Sub Committee A 12 - 13 June 2017 Tanzania

Public Security Sub-Committee (PSSC) 14 - 16 June 2017 Tanzania

CRTT Meeting 12 - 14 June 2017 Botswana

Integrated Phase Classification on Acute Food Insecurity Training 15 – 19 June 2017 Malawi

Joint Meeting of Ministers for Education, Science, Technology, Inn 19 - 23 June 2017 Swaziland

SADC ICT SCOM Meeting 19 - 22 June 2017 South Africa

Meeting of Regional Adjudicators for the SADC Media Awards 19 - 25 June 2017 Swaziland

SADC Aquaculture at World Aquaculture 2017 Conference 26 – 30 June 2017 South Africa

Training/ Workshop for Seed Inspectors, laboratory technicians June 2017 Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique

Meeting on LEAP Strategy operationalisation June 2017 South Africa

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Mozambique is a coastal nation in the southeastern part of Africa. The nation lies on the Indian Ocean coast and is bordered by Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The people celebrate their independence from Portugal every year on June 25.

Mozambique was primarily inhabited by the Bantu tribe before the Europeans discovered the area. This country was explored by Vasco da Gama on the way to India in 1498. When Vasco da Gama returned home with tales about this land, it prompted other Portuguese settlers to explore and colonize the nation. By the 1530s, the Portuguese took control of the port in Mozambique, and they soon brought the nation under their control. They created a feudal system and became involved in slave trading, thereby exercising full control of the local people. The Front for the Liberation of Mozambique

(FRELIMO) was formed in the country in the 1960s. It started as a guerilla organization trying to oust the Portuguese and was influenced by similar movements that took root in other Portuguese colonies like Angola and Guinea-Bissau.

The sprouting of nationalist movements across the region caused Portugal to take notice of the plights of the population, implementing many reforms. Portugal faced

many internal issues and was not internally stable. The Front for the Liberation of Mozambique used the Portuguese instability to their advantage, defeating the Portuguese. The country was declared independent on June 25, 1975.

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The Republic of Seychelles is located about 1600 kilometers from the mainland of Africa near the island of Madagascar. The country celebrates National Day on June 18 every year. The French took control of the islands in 1756 and were named after Jean Moreau de Séchelles, Louis XV’s Minister of Finance.

The French enjoyed control of the islands until 1794 when the British began to contest ownership. This contestation continued until December 3, 1810, the day the British captured the island of Mauritius. Formalized by the Treaty of Paris in 1814, the British capitulated to respect the language and culture of the inhabitants of the islands. The British brought about rapid social and economic change to the islands including the

abolition of slavery, with compensation going to the sugarcane plantation owners. The islands were used to hold prisoners, much like the French previously did.

In 1964, political change began in full with the creation of the Seychelles People’s United Party, petitioning for independence from Britain, and the Seychelles Democratic Party, petitioning for closer ties to Britain. Following the election in 1974, the people of the islands

negotiated for independence. On June 29, 1976, the Seychelles became an independent republic.

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Youth Day in South Africa commemorates the Soweto Uprising in the country. The day is celebrated on June 16 every year. The day is celebrated in order to recognize the role of youth in the liberation of South Africa from the Apartheid regime. The grounds of the movement lay in a 1974 official order which made Afrikaans compulsory in schools.

The order stated that Afrikaans be used in conjunction with English for teaching in schools. Afrikaans was largely seen by people as the "language of the oppressor". It was on April 30, 1976 when the resentment crossed all thresholds and the students of Orlando West Junior High School refused to go to school. On the morning of June 16, 1976, thousands of black students went on

a protest rally from their schools to Orlando Stadium. Although the rally was intended to be a peace protest, things soon got out of control. Hundreds of students were killed during the protest. Although this youth revolution did not see the taking back of the language order immediately, it did see a turning point in South Africa's liberation campaign which ultimately saw the downfall of the apartheid government there. It was the Soweto Uprising which laid the grounds for

the release of Nelson Mandela and the end of the Apartheid regime in the country.

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MEMBER STATE DATE HOLIDAY

Democratic Republic of Congo 30 June Independence Day

Madagascar 04 June Whit/Pentecost

05 June Whit Monday

Mauritius 26 June Eid-UI**

Mozambique 25 June Independence Day

Tanzania 25-26 June Eid EL- Fitri**

Seychelles 05 June Liberation Day

18 June Constitution Day

29 June National Day

South Africa 16 June Youth Day

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