The leaders will meet in Botswana for their 35th Ordinary Summit from 17 to 18 August 2015 in Gaborone, Botswana, under the theme ”Accelerating Industrialisation of SADC Economies Through Transformation of Natural Endowment and Improved Human Capital”.

The SADC region is endowed with rich natural resources, including minerals such as diamonds and gold.
However, analysts have been of the view that most countries in the region continue to get very little in return for the exploitation of their natural resources.

This as foreign multinational companies usually exported in raw form meaning that the value addition and beneficiation takes place outside the region, creating jobs and benefits for other countries.

Available: http://www.sanews.gov.za/world/sadc-meet-botswana