There was a sharp focus on modernising agriculture in the face of socioeconomic crises at the SADC Parliamentary Forum's 53rd Plenary Assembly Session, which took place in Arusha, Tanzania, from 3 to 8 July.
Led by the speaker of South Africa's National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, the multiparty parliamentary delegation included Seiso Mohai, Nkhensani Bilankulu, and Desmond Moela of the ANC; Darren Bergman of the DA;