Category: African News

By King’s Correspondents CAPE TOWN, SA – The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) is on track to introduce seamless single declarations at borders by 2027. This initiative is part of a broader customs modernisation programme designed to eliminate duplication and accelerate the free movement of goods across the region. SACU Executive Secretary Dumsani Masilela expressed […]

By King’s Correspondents CAPE TOWN, SA – The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) is conducting a comprehensive survey to identify viable infrastructure and industrial projects for funding in Eswatini, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and South Africa. The projects will be funded through its envisaged Development Fund, according to South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana when addressing […]

By King’s Correspondents CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa has committed itself to fostering greater industrial growth among its neighbours through the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). This commitment was made by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana when responding to questions on its long-standing economic dominance within SACU at a post-summit press conference here yesterday […]

By King’s Correspondents CAPE TOWN, SA – South Africa’s Finance Minister Enoch Gondongwana has stated that SACU will retain the existing revenue-sharing formula and common external tariff even as the bloc shifts away from over-reliance on customs duties. Responding to questions at a post-9th SACU Summit press conference in Cape Town about the ultimate vision […]

By King’s Office Correspondents CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) will now protect member states from political spillovers that could disrupt regional trade and the shared revenue pool. This will be done by engaging in trade negotiations as a bloc, as opposed to leaving it to a country-by-country approach. The commitment […]

BY THEMBA ZWANE MBABANE – Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to Mozambique and the Kingdom of Eswatini, Victor Matemadanda, has died, Permanent Secretary in the Zimbabwean Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Nick Mangwana has announced. Writing on his X account on Sunday morning, Mangwana said the diplomat died on Saturday night. “Ambassador Victor Matemadanda passed away […]

By King’s Office Correspondents CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – Southern African Customs Union (SACU) leaders yesterday gave its new Executive Secretary, Dumsani Masilela, a new mandate to lead the reforms of the Union by implementing the Re-imagined SACU Agenda founded in Eswatini in June 2023. This was during the 9th Summit of the SACU Heads […]

BY KING’S OFFICE CORRESPONDENTS CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) must urgently transition from being viewed primarily as a mechanism for collecting and distributing customs revenue into a fully-fledged developmental economic community, His Majesty King Mswati III has urged. Reflecting on the mid-term review of the SACU Strategic Plan, His Majesty […]