Calls for a re-look at trade engagements within the region and beyond dominated the maiden statements of SADC's new leaders.

These are President Duma Boko of Botswana, Mozambican President Daniel Chapo and the Prime Minister, Navinchandra Ramgoolam of Mauritius.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has told fellow SADC leaders that the objectives of the development plans would not be realised when citizens are confronted by hunger, high youth unemployment and other socio-economic challenges.

A sustainable source of funding is crucial to the robust implementation of the activities of the SADC's Organ on Politics, Defence, and Security Cooperation to ensure regional stability.

This and other matters dominated the SADC Organ Troika summit in Antananarivo, Madagascar.

The SADC region needs US$625 billion to be able to implement the priority projects outlined in the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan. 

SADC leaders are set to review progress in the implementation of the SADC Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan, RISDP 2020-2030, during the 45th upcoming ordinary summit of Heads of State and Government.

The Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, attended the meeting of the Ministerial Committee on the Political, Defence, and Security Cooperation of SADC in Tanzania from the 21st to the 25th of July.

The SADC Senior Officials' Meeting for the 27th Ordinary Meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) started in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

The chairperson of the Public Service Commission of Namibia, Salmaan Jacobs, has stressed the need for public service commissions across the SADC region to collaborate on shared challenges.

The SADC Chiefs of Police Sub-Committee will be meeting in Dar es Salaam from tomorrow until Friday for the Annual General Meeting.

The meeting will focus on tackling transnational organised crime throughout the region. 

The SADC Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCA) International Conference and Summit of Heads of State and Government is scheduled to take place in Harare, Zimbabwe, from May 19 to 23, 2025.