Almost 30 years after the end of the apartheid administration in South Africa (1994) and the beginning of the Fourth World Women Conference in Beijing (1995), the post-apartheid, post- Beijing world of gender equality and women’s empowerment is beginning to emerge for the women and men of Southern Africa.This very inspiring moment has been made to happen by SADC Member States in strategizing and working together towards the vision and the goals. SADC Member States are changing the region through commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment, and to implement the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development as revised in 2016, and related regional instruments such as the SADC Treaty, Vision 2050 and the RISDP 2020-2030. The results are beginning to show.
