{"id":253750,"date":"2023-03-19T14:03:41","date_gmt":"2023-03-19T12:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/pandor-in-kinshasa-for-sadc-ministers-meeting\/"},"modified":"2023-03-19T14:03:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-19T12:03:41","slug":"pandor-in-kinshasa-for-sadc-ministers-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/pandor-in-kinshasa-for-sadc-ministers-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Pandor in Kinshasa for SADC Ministers meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/2012\/images\/newsstorytemplate\/202303\/pandordrc.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr. Naledi Pandor is in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where she is leading a South African delegation to a meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)&nbsp;Council of Ministers.<\/p>\n<p>Taking place under the theme: \u201cPromoting industrialization through agro-processing, mineral beneficiation and regional value chains for inclusive and resilient economic growth,\u201d the Council of Ministers meeting got underway on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Council of Ministers oversees the functioning and development of SADC, and ensures that policies and decisions are implemented, said the Department of International Relations and Cooperation on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>It is expected that the Council of Ministers meeting will discuss the overall status of:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Implementation of Council and Summit Decisions<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Prioritised Intervention Areas for the Theme of the 41st SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (2020-2030) and<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Operationalization of the SADC Humanitarian and Emergency Operations Centre (SHOC).<\/p>\n<p>The Council consists of Ministers from each of the 16 Member States usually from the Ministries responsible for Foreign Affairs and International Relations, Economic Planning or Finance, and meets twice a year.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Minister Pandor will meet her DRC counterpart for bilateral talks aimed at forging closer cooperation between South Africa and the DRC. \u2013&nbsp;<strong>SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr. Naledi Pandor is in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where she is leading a South African delegation to a meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)&nbsp;Council of Ministers. 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