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The SADC economy.

The SADC is the Southern African Development Community, it consists of 16 southern African countries. These being: 
Angola, 
Botswana, 
Comoros, 
Democratic Republic of Congo, 
Eswatini, 
Lesotho, 
Madagascar, 
Malawi, 
Mauritius, 
Mozambique, 
Namibia, 
Seychelles, 
South Africa, 
Tanzania, 
Zambia & 
Zimbabwe.


These are some resources SADC has & the strange trade choices some SADC leaders make: 

• Angola has oil, but Zambia & Namibia next door buy oil from Saudi Arabia & Kuwait. 

• Namibia has beef, but Angola next door buys its beef from Brazil. 

• Zimbabwe has coal at Hwange, but Mozambique buys coal from China. 

• Zambia buys 360 million litres Saudi Arabian fuel. We can buy from Angola. 

• Angola spends US$ 500 million on Brazilian beef. They could buy from Namibia. 

• Mozambique spends US$ 312 million on coal. They could buy from Zimbabwe. 

• Malawi buys US$ 48 million grain from UAE per year. Tanzania next door produces grain. 

• Angola buys US$ 57 million fish from Argentina per year. Namibia next door is the largest fish producer in sub-Saharan Africa. 

• South Africa spends US$ 262 million per year on beef from Brazil. Botswana has 14 000 tons of beef. 

• Angola pays US$ 56 million for fish from Portugal. Namibia is largest fish producer in sub-Saharan Africa. 

• Zambia exports copper everyday. Trucks exit our country via Sesheke to Walvis Bay for 60 years straight. 

• Botswana has been exporting diamonds for the past 30 years. 

• Zimbabwe has been exporting gold to China since Chairman Mao. 

• A short while ago, Malawi banned flour from Tanzania but Malawi spends over US$ 40 million on cereal from UAE. 

• South Africa spends US$ 1.6 billion on fuel & products from Brazil, Angola in SADC has fuel. 

Losses: 
• US$ 109 billion exits SADC shores each year.
• SADC could have US$ 32 billion rotating in SADC economies per year if it focuses on inter-SADC trade. 
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