Regional Integration in
Southern Africa Vol 6
Deepening Integration in SADC
South Africa – SADC’s Economic
Engine

A study conducted for the
Friedrich Ebert Foundation

Authors:
Mmatlou Kalaba, TIPS
Owen Willcox, TIPS
Takudzwa Fundira, tralac
Brian Williams, tralac
Philip Alves, SAIIA

December 2006

Deepening Integration in SADC
South Africa – SADC’s Economic Engine
Part: 1
Macroeconomic Policies and Their Impact
in South Africa

Deepening integration in SADC remains a highly challenging and
contentious process, hence member states are cautious in their
approach. On one hand member states have made commitments of
deeper regional integration through various steps, from free trade
area to common markets, as stipulated in the Regional Indicative
Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) document. On the other hand,
members remain committed to multiple and overlapping memberships
to other regions despite obvious incompatibilities. Instead of seeking
solutions to the existing problems, more complexities to the problem
are added. The recent addition is in the form of the ongoing Economic
Partnership Agreement with the European Union. All these are taking
place concomitant with the need to harmonise domestic policies of
those regional groupings to which they are members.

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