通过提高边境效率,数字化通道和区域合作, 南非与非洲共同发展共同体各国必须将内贸易提升至20%. SADC nations must boost intra-trade to 20% by improving border efficiency, digital access, and regional cooperation.

经济学家Joseph Upile Matola强调, 区域内贸易仍处于20%的低位. SADC member states must accelerate economic integration to boost growth, with economist Joseph Upile Matola highlighting that intra-regional trade remains low at 20%. 他强调改善一站式边境检查点,通过互联网接入扩大数字贸易以及执行区域协议. He stressed improving One-Stop Border Posts, expanding digital trade via rising internet access, and enforcing regional protocols. 结构转型,治理,政治稳定以及对可再生能源和基础设施的投资对于减少依赖原材料和电力短缺至关重要. Structural transformation, governance, political stability, and investment in renewables and infrastructure are critical to reduce reliance on raw materials and power shortages. 区域发展基金的启动和地区合作努力,包括即将在约翰内斯堡举行的贸易会议,旨在加强南非开发区自由贸易区并与大陆贸易目标保持一致. The Regional Development Fund’s launch and regional cooperation efforts, including upcoming trade meetings in Johannesburg, aim to strengthen the SADC Free Trade Area and align with continental trade goals.