Business leaders from South Africa and Namibia used the Namibia-South Africa Business Forum to urge their governments to back a new joint business council with concrete measures on industrialisation, green energy and faster, cheaper cross‑border trade.

The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Executive Secretary, Dumisani Masilela, has said the union plays a vital role in the management of the regions' economies.

Masilela made the remarks during a courtesy visit to President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. 

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his country's readiness to continue promoting SADC initiatives aimed at fostering regional integration.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has concluded her working visit to South Africa.

During her visit earlier today, President Nandi Ndaitwah met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.

The Minister of Works and Transport, John Mutorwa, tabled a motion calling on the National Assembly to ratify the Revised African Maritime Transport Charter.

The Deputy Minister of Marginalised Communities, Royal ǀUiǀoǀoo has called on government agencies and stakeholders to adopt Indigenous Responsive policies and institutional strategies to integrate marginalised communities into the mainstream economy.

The United Entrepreneurs Association of Namibia, together with the Start-Up SADC member states, aims to create a single market for goods and services to deepen economic integration on the African continent.