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26 April 2024

What is SACU

The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) consists of Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Eswatini. The SACU Secretariat is located in Windhoek, Namibia. SACU was established in 1910, making it the world’s oldest Customs Union.

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2022 Speeches

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Date	Title
30 Jul 2022	COMMUNIQUE OF THE 7^TH SUMMIT OF THE SACU HEADS OF STATE OR GOVERNMENT
30 Jul 2022	OPENING REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, DR. MOKGWEETSI E.K. MASISI PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA AND THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE SUMMIT OF THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN CUSTOMS UNION (SACU) HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT
30 Jul 2022	CLOSING REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, DR. MOKGWEETSI E.K. MASISI PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA AND THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE SUMMIT OF THE SACU HEADS OF STATE OR GOVERNMENT
30 Jul 2022	REMARKS BY MS. PAULINA M. ELAGO, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF SACU, AT THE 7^TH SUMMIT OF THE SACU HEADS OF STATE OR GOVERNMENT
28 Jul 2022	OPENING REMARKS BY HONOURABLE PEGGY O. SERAME, MINISTER OF FINANCE, BOTSWANA AND CHAIRPERSON OF THE SACU COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
12 Apr 2022	Statement by His Excellency Dr. Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi, President of the Republic of Botswana and Chairperson of the SACU Summit, during the Investment Roundtable held on 12 - 13 April 2022, in Gaborone, Botswana.
12 Apr 2022	WELCOMING REMARKS BY THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF SACU MS PAULINA MBALA ELAGO, ON THE OCCASION OF THE SACU INVESTMENT ROUNDTABLE 12-13 APRIL 2022 GABORONE, BOTSWANA
12 Apr 2022	STATEMENT BY HON. LUCIA IIPUMBU MINISTER OF INDUSTRIALISATION AND TRADE ON THE OCCASION OF THE SACU MINISTERIAL INVESTMENT ROUNDTABLE
12 Apr 2022	Remarks by His Excellency Mr. Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the AfCFTA
12 Apr 2022	STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY DR. THABISO MOLAPO SACU MINISTERIAL INVESTMENT ROUNDTABLE GABORONE, BOTSWANA 12 APRIL 2022
12 Apr 2022	HON. MINISTER'S HIGH LEVEL STATEMENT: SACU MINISTERIAL INVESTMENT ROUNDTABLE, GABORONE, BOTSWANA 12^TH APRIL 2022
12 Apr 2022	INTRODUCTION OF THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER BY HON. MMUSI KGAFELA MINISTER OF INVESTMENT, TRADE AND INDUSTRY, BOTSWANA
29 Mar 2022	REMARKS BY THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, MS PAULINA MBALA ELAGO AT THE LAUNCH OF THE SACU PUBLICATION "SACU INSIGHTS: A 15 YEARS JOURNEY FROM 2004 TO 2019"
29 Mar 2022	REMARKS BY HONOURABLE MS. PEGGY SERAME MINISTER OF FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING OF BOTSWANA AND CHAIRPERSON OF THE SACU COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, AT THE LAUNCH OF THE SACU PUBLICATION "SACU INSIGHTS: A 15 YEARS JOURNEY FROM 2004 TO 2019"