Press Statements

Date	Title
08 May 2015	Zimbabwe Ambassador pays courtesy call on the Executive Secretary of SACU
18 May 2015	SACU Executive Secretary paid courtesy call by Egypt's Ambassador
08 Oct 2015	SACU keen on collaborative partnership with USAID Southern Africa Trade Hub
21 Oct 2015	2^nd meetings of the SACU Regional Customs Trade Forum and preferred Trader Experts
03 Nov 2015	4^th Trade Policy Review of the Southern African Customs Union Member States
18 Feb 2016	SACU adopts a regional approach to implement the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
11 Apr 2016	Experts Study the Root Cause of the Recurrent Challenges in Recording Personal Import Data Between South Africa and Swaziland
20 Jun 2016	SACU Council of Minister's Retreat
16 May 2017	Joint Statement on the inaugural Mercosur-SACU Preferential Trade Agreement Joint Administrative Committee by Mercosur and SACU
19 Jul 2017	Joint Statement on the Roundtable Discussions with the United Kingdom on Trade Relations Post-Brexit
14 Sep 2017	Bilateral Tariff Negotiations between SACU and the EAC
06 Mar 2018	SACU and the World Customs Organisation signs a cooperation framework agreement for the Implementation of the WCO-SACU Connect Project
29 Mar 2018	SACU mourns the founding Executive Secretary H.E. Moremi
14 Jun 2018	Botswana to host the 6^th Summit of SACU Heads of State and Government
19 Feb 2019	Joint Communique 1^st EU-SADC EPA Joint Council Meeting
24 Jul 2019	Handover of the SACU Chairmanship
07 Jun 2019	Conclusion of the Bilateral Tariff Negotiations between SACU and the EAC
11 Sep 2019	Conclusion of the SACU-Mozambique-UK EPA
10 Oct 2019	Joint Communique SACUMUK EPA Signature
17 Dec 2020	Memorandum of Understanding between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK), and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) for Support to the SACU Custom Modernisation Programme
29 Jul 2020	Change of the SACU Chairmanship
23 Sep 2020	SACU Secretariat Hosted the 4^th Ministerial Retreat
29 Oct 2020	The SACU Council of Ministers held its 41^st Meeting on the 29^th October 2020
06 Nov 2020	1^st Regional Workshop of Acredited Preferred Traders
07 Jan 2021	Entry into Force of the Economic Partnership Agreement Between The SACU Member States, Mozambique and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
19 Oct 2015	SACU Executive Secretary paid courtesy call by Russia Deputy Ambassador to Namibia
25 Jan 2016	Joint SACU-WTO workshop on implementation of The World Trade Organisation (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA)
19 Jun 2017	SACU meetings hosted by the Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland
16 May 2017	The visit of His Majesty King Mswati III of the Kingdom of Swaziland and Chairperson of the SACU Summit of Heads of State and Government to the SACU Headquarters
15 Jul 2021	SACU Chairmanship Rotation
13 Oct 2021	The 2^nd Meeting of the SACU-MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement Joint Administrative Committee
08 Nov 2021	Continuation of EFTA and SACU negotiations on an updated and expanded Free Trade Agreement
15 Nov 2021	Joint Communiqué from the first meeting of the SACUM-UK EPA Trade and Development Committee 10^th November 2021
08 Dec 2021	Notice - EU -SACU Arbitration: Establishment of Panel - AMICUS CURIAE SUBMISSIONS
10 Dec 2021	Council of Ministers Statement on the travel ban imposed on the SACU Member States due to the Omnicron Covid-19 variant
15 Feb 2022	SACU Member States have successfully migrated from Harmonised System (HS) 2017 to HS 2022
02 Mar 2022	Statement by His Excellency, Dr Nangolo Mbumba Vice President of the Republic of Namibia, on the occasion of the visit to the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Headquarters
02 Mar 2022	Remarks by the Executive Secretary on the occasion of the visit by His Excellency, Dr Nangolo Mbumba, Vice President of the Republic of Namibia to the SACU Secretariat
22 Jun 2022	The Republic of Botswana to Host the 7^th Summit of Sacu Heads of State or Government
10 Jun 2022	2^nd Coordination Meeting of the Heads of Regional Economic Communities (RECs) on the Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area
25 Apr 2022	SACU convenes its Premier Investment Roundtable
02 Mar 2022	Public Notice - SACU Investment Roundtable
15 Jul 2022	Change of the SACU Chairmanship
20 Feb 2023	Finalisation of the SACU Tariff offer to AfCFTA and Ratification by The Republic of Botswana
20 Feb 2023	Appointment of Mr. Thabo David Khasipe as the Executive Secretary of SACU
26 Jan 2023	Statement by the Acting Executive Secretary Ms. Alma Andrade, on the occasion of the Celebration of the International Customs Day
05 Apr 2023	Joint Communiqué from the Second Meeting of the Southern African Customs Union’s Member States and Mozambique- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Trade and Development Committee
26 May 2023	Joint Media Release - SACU Members Sign Mutual Recognition Arrangement
26 May 2023	Workshop to enhance trade opportunities and regional collaboration in the Southern African region.
20 Jun 2023	The Kingdom of Eswatini to host the 8^th Summit of SACU Heads of State or Government
15 Jul 2023	Change of the SACU Chairmanship
15 Jul 2024	Press Release - SACU Chairmanship Rotation and Handover 15 July 2024

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