Economic Development

Economic Development

The Role of Regional Economic Communities as building blocks for the sustainable implementation of...

By Munetsi Madakufamba, Executive Director, Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC), presented at the Beijing Forum: Africa Development and China-Africa Cooperation, 2-4 December...

SADC Energy Investment Yearbook 2019

This is the fourth in the series of publications produced by the Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC) in consultation with the Energy...

SADC Regional Infrastructure Development – Short Term Action Plan Assessment 2019

"At the close of the first phase of the Regional Infrastructure Development Master Plan (RIDMP), 95 percent of targeted projects remain incomplete, an indication...

SADC Energy Monitor 2018 – Enabling Industrialization and Regional Integration in SADC

The second edition of the SADC Energy Monitor, produced by the Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC) in consultation with the Energy Division...

SADC Energy Investment Yearbook 2018

This is the third in the series of publications produced by the Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC) in consultation with the Energy...

SADC Energy Investment Yearbook 2017

This is the second in the series of publications produced by the Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC) in consultation with the Energy...

SADC ENERGY INVESTMENT Yearbook 2016

The SADC Energy Investment Yearbook is a publication produced by the Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC) in consultation with the Energy Division...

SADC Energy Monitor 2016

This book presents a comprehensive regional perspective of progress towards implementation of SADC energy policies; tracks implementation by Member States of regional energy commitments...

Prospects for Industrial Transformation in SADC – Towards a Regional Strategy and Roadmap

This report is a compilation of some of the preparatory work that informed that process through a series of workshops and papers, and captures...

SADC Success Stories

This publication presents some of the achievements and benefits of regional integration in a well-illustrated and accessible manner that shows the impact of regional...

Mining Sector and Prospects for Beneficiation

The majority of countries in the SADC region are endowed with vast mineral resources. Between them, South Africa and Zimbabwe are host to approximately...

Agricultural and Manufacturing Sectors

Industrialisation is the period of social and economic change that transforms a society from being solely agrarian-based into highly mechanised production, involving the extensive...