Brain drain weakens SADC

Within the conference hall as the Heads of State and their representatives sat at the top table, were at least two former presidents, former ministers and dozens of other luminaries our region has been blessed with over the years.

At the tail end of its three-phase 48-year industrialisation plan, SADC plans to have shifted from the current factor-driven economy, to an innovation-led economy. That aspiration’s fulfilment will fall flat should the region fail to tap into the considerable intellectual ability vested in past political, economic and private sector, a microcosm of whom were amply represented in the Summit Hall this week.