'Collectively We Are Stronger Market, We Are Stronger Productive Economy': Director of Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development
21:25 01.04.2026 (Updated: 21:44 01.04.2026)
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'Collectively We Are Stronger Market, We Are Stronger Productive Economy': Director of Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development
The strength of the SADC region lies in its unity and its vast population of over 300 million people, which represents a massive global market, John Maketo told Sputnik Africa.
He made these comments as the bloc enters a new financial year with strategic planning driving deeper regional integration and coordinated growth.
"SADC must ensure that every country that is lagging behind economically, every country lagging in terms of productivity, is brought up to speed to catch up."
By moving away from individual negotiations and standing together as a single economic bloc, SADC nations can effectively protect their interests against global trade pressures and tariffs, he explained.
"Southern African countries must come together to defend their economic sovereignty, to protect their natural resource endowment, and have a shared position around trade tariffs."
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