The 26^th Meeting of the SACU Heads of Customs that was held on the 24^th February 2025 in Windhoek, Namibia. The Heads of Customs engaged on progress update on the implementation of the SACU Customs Modernisation Program including successes achieved and areas of improvement towards the implementation of the SACU Regional AEO Program Mutual Recognition Arrangement, Automated Exchange of Information under IT Connectivity, Risk Management, Compliance and Enforcement, Harmonized System, Valuation and Rules of Origin, Capacity Building and Gender Mainstreaming, Customs Legal as well as Monitoring and Evaluation.

The 5^th Meeting of SACU Commissioners General that was held on the 25^th February 2025 in Windhoek, Namibia. The Commissioners General held strategic engagements on areas that require their collective focus and effort to strengthen compliance to be able to curb revenue leakages whilst enhancing efficiencies to ease cross-border movement of goods. They applauded the Heads of Customs for the successes attained thus far and pledged their continued commitment to the SACU Programme.

The Ministers and Senior Officials from the Southern African Customs Union Member States, Mozambique and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK), and the Executive Secretary of SACU, at the 1^st Joint Council Meeting of the SACU- Mozambique-UK Economic Partnership Agreement that was held on 28^th January 2025 in Gaborone, Botswana. The Ministers established the Institutional and Governance structures by adopting and signing decisions on the adopted Rules of procedure for the Joint Council, Trade and Development Committee as well as for Dispute Avoidance and Settlement and Code of Conducts.

The Meeting of the SACU Task Team on Trade Data Reconciliation that was held on 2 December 2024 and chaired by Mr. Javan Sanandwa of the Namibia Revenue Agency.

The inaugural Dedicated Session of the SACU Finance, Risk, and Audit Committee (FRAC) and the Technical Committees of Se