SADC talks bridges while borders burn with xenophobia claims
If there is one institution, apart from the African Union, which sums up the ability of our continent’s leaders to spew great volumes of hot air and achieve next to nothing, then it must be the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
One of those is the crumbling of South Africa’s rail and port infrastructure which could, and should, be the backbone of any southern African economic integration.
Thus, when President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses SADC heads of state and paints pictures of an integrated, cooperative community, he is light years away from speaking about a southern African equivalent of the European Union (EU).
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