SACU Ministers at their 51st Meeting of the Council that was held on 12 May 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa to discus

The SACU Meeting on Automotive and Mineral Beneficiation Sector being held in Johannesburg, South Africa started on the 6-9 May 2025 in Johannesburg. The meeting is being chaired by the Deputy Director of Industrialisation at the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy of Namibia, Mrs. Ilona Nkandi-Asino, and has brought together representatives from all Member States to explore regional strategies, collaboration and investment opportunities in support of industrialisation and value chain development across the automotive and minerals sectors.

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Participants at the Working Session of Risk Management, Compliance and Enforcement Experts, and nominated Other Government Agencies that was held on 1 – 5 April 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa, to complete the plans for delivery of the Joint Enforcement Operation. This session was chaired by the SACU Champion of Risk Management, Compliance, and Enforcement and Manager of Compliance Risk Analysis at RSL, Ms. Lineo Machobane.

Participants at the Working Session of AEO, IT, Legal, Monitoring and Evaluation, Capacity Building and Gender Mainstreaming,  and nominated representatives of Government Agencies met on 1 – 5 April 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa, to complete the plan for the delivery of the Pilot for the SACU Regional AEO Programme Mutual Recognition Arrangement. This session was chaired by the SACU Champion of the AEO Programme and Senior Manager of AEO at SARS, Ms. Sithembile Magwaza.

The 26^th Meeting of the SACU Heads of Customs that was held on the 24^th February 2025 in Windhoek, Namibia. The Heads of Customs engaged on progress update on the implementation of the SACU Customs Modernisation Program including successes achieved and areas of improvement towards the implementation of the SACU Regional AEO Program Mutual Recognition Arrangement, Automated Exchange of Information under IT Connectivity, Risk Management, Compliance and Enforcement, Harmonized System, Valuation and Rules of Origin, Capacity Building and Gender Mainstreaming, Customs Legal as well as Monitoring and Evaluation.