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STATEMENT BY HON. LUCIA IIPUMBU MINISTER OF INDUSTRIALISATION AND TRADE ON THE OCCASION OF THE NATIONAL AUTHORISED ECONOMIC OPERATOR (AEO) AWARENESS SESSION WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR
Allow me to firstly express my sincerest gratitude to NamRA and SACU Secretariat for hosting this National Authorised Economic Operator Awareness Session under the THEME: “AUTHORISED ECONOMIC OPERATOR PROGRAMME AS THE FUTURE OF DOING BUSINESS IN NAMIBIA”. The increased global trade and the dynamics in international supply chain have created new demands on the role of Customs Administrations and Other Government Agencies (OGAs) on trade facilitation. In this environment, the business community endeavours to move goods faster, at reduced cost to maintain their competitiveness.
STATEMENT BY THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF SACU MR THABO DAVID KHASIPE ON THE OCCASION OF THE NAMIBIA REVENUE AGENCY (NamRA) BREAKFAST SESSION WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR 30 MARCH 2023
Allow me from the onset, to express my gratitude to the Government of the Republic of Namibia, and specifically the Namibia Revenue Agency for organising this Breakfast Session. This is obviously an important platform for dialogue with the Private Sector on issues of common interest to all of us. The engagement with the Government Agencies and the Private Sector in Namibia is the first in a series of engagements that SACU is undertaking across the region starting with Namibia today, followed by Eswatini, South Africa, Botswana, and Lesotho in April and May 2023. These sessions will culminate in a Regional AEO Engagement Session for Customs and Other Government Agencies and Private Sector to be held on the 29th to 31st May 2023, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
APPOINTMENT OF MR. THABO DAVID KHASIPE AS THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF SACU
The SACU Council of Ministers is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Thabo David Khasipe, as the Executive Secretary of SACU since the 1st February 2023.
Finalisation of the SACU Tariff offer to AfCFTA and Ratification by The Republic of Botswana
The Right Honourable Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Eswatini, His Excellency Cleopas Sipho Dlamini, as the current Chair of the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU), has officially announced the finalisation of the SACU Tariff Offer on 18th February 2023 during the 36th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly that was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. His Excellency Dlamini reiterated SACU's commitment to Africa's integration and specifically the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The submission of the Tariff Schedule speaks to that commitment with the view to ensuring that the SACU business community leverage on the benefits of the AfCFTA.
STATEMENTS DELIVERED AT THE SACU INVESTMENT ROUNDTABLE
1. Statement by His Excellency Dr. Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi, President of the Republic of Botswana and Chairperson of the SACU Summit2. Remarks by Ms. Paulina M. Elago, Executive Secretary of SACU Secretariat
3. Remarks by Honourable Mmusi Kgafela, Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry of Botswana
4. Remarks by Honourable Senator Manqoba Khumalo, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Trade of Eswatini
5. Remarks by Honourable Dr. Thabiso Molapo, Minister of Trade and Industry of Lesotho
6. Remarks by Honourable Lucia Iipumbu, Minister of Industrialisation and Trade of Namibia
7. Remarks by His Excellency Mr. Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the AfCFTA
PRESENTATIONS DELIVERED AT THE SACU INVESTMENT ROUNDTABLE ON INVESTMENT AND EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE PRIORITY SECTORS
1. Fruits and Vegetables Value Chain2. Leather and Leather Products
3. Meat and Meat Products
4. Cosmetics and Essential Oils
5. Textile and Clothing
PRESENTATIONS ON THE SYNOPSIS OF KEY INVESTMENT PROJECTS IN THE SACU REGION BY INVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCIES
1. Key Investment Projects – Botswana2. Key Investment Projects - Eswatini
3. Key Investment Projects - Lesotho
4. Key Investment Projects - Namibia
5. Key Investment Projects – South Africa
OTHER PRESENTATIONS:
1. Taking SACU Export Products beyond borders – Tapping into the AfCFTA Market and Beyond2. Overview of the SACU Work Programme on Industrialisation