Khama leaves for key SACU meeting in Tshwane

Between July 15 and 16, SACU heads of state and government and finance and trade ministers from Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland will attempt to heal the divide that has characterised the customs union since last year.

In June 2009, South Africa and Namibia held back as the three fellow SACU states signed an interim Economic Partnership Agreement (iEPA) with the European Union. The move sparked speculation of a split in the world's oldest customs union; the consequences of which could spell doom for even the biggest SACU members, South Africa and Botswana.