Vol. 6 No. 4 October 2003
 Redi SADC Archive Sardc

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Policy Review: SADC plans gender policy
SADC is in the process of developing a gender policy that will enable member states to assess their performance in line with norms and standards set at the regional level. read

Appeal for support to combat animal diseases
The importance of agriculture in SADC and other developing countries cannot be overstated, yet an agreement on this crucial issue continues to elude World Trade Organisation (WTO) meetings. read

SADC Summit Communiqué
TThe Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), met in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania on 25-26 August, and was chaired by His Excellency, Benjamin W. Mkapa, President of the United Republic of Tanzania. All heads of state or government attended with the exception of Seychelles. read

Mutual Defense Pact
Leaders of SADC approved a Mutual Defence Pact at the summit in Tanzania on 26 August, providing the framework for further cooperation on politics, defence and security matters. read

Community Building: SADC Secondary Schools Essay Competition
The 2004 Media Awards have been launched following the eighth meeting of the Regional Adjudication Committee (RAC). read

Book review & recent publications
The Legacies of Julius Nyerere
Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere was the first President of the United Republic of Tanzania, chair of the Front Line States group of leaders who supported liberation and opposed apartheid, and host of the 1979 Arusha meeting which laid the foundation for the formation of the Southern African Development Community. read