SADC Executive Secretary Mr Elias Magosi Opening the SADC Midterm review in Pretoria

The Senior Officials of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are currently meeting to review the implementation of the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP 2020-2030). The meeting will also review the draft protocol on SADC Parliament. The RISDP is a 10-year strategic plan based on a firm foundation of Peace, Security and Democratic Governance, and premised on three interrelated pillars, namely: Industrial Development and Market Integration; Infrastructure Development in support of Regional Integration; and Social and Human Capital Development. The SADC Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP 2020-2030) and SADC Vision 2050 are two strategic plans which seek to further deepen Southern Africa regional integration and foster development. The two strategic plans were approved by the 40th Ordinary SADC Summit in Maputo, Mozambique in 2020. They are both based on a firm foundation of Peace, Security and Democratic Governance, and premised on three interrelated pillars, namely: Industrial Development and Market Integration; Infrastructure Development in support of Regional Integration; and Social and Human Capital Development.