Are SADC’s Integration Goals Translating into Economic Gains?

Moneyweb
19 Aug 2026

Following this week’s summit, SAIIA’s Head of the Economic Resilience and Inclusion Programme, Dr Joseph Upile Matola, speaks to Moneyweb about the gap between SADC’s regional integration commitments and their implementation, including delays in operationalising the Regional Development Fund.

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