by Kizito Sikuka in Mbabane, Swaziland
Access to reliable and accurate information is essential to achieving regional integration and sustainable development in southern Africa.
The Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax said this when officiating at the launch of four new SADC publications ahead of the 36th SADC Summit which opens 30 August in Mbabane in the Kingdom of Swaziland.
She said availability of information enables citizens to participate in the integration agenda through educating and informing them about the benefits of belonging to a shared community of southern Africa.