Southern African Customs Union Summit
The Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) Heads of State and Government held its 8th Summit on June 23, in Eswatini.
Among other things, the summit deliberated on key initiatives of the organisation including trade facilitation, investment attraction, industrial development, resource mobilisation and the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Having been established in 1910, Sacu is the world’s oldest customs union. It comprises Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa. Namibia joined the group as the fifth
