Geopolitics
The Durban Declaration: SADC's Audacious Bid for Economic Liberation and the End of Raw Material Colonialism
South Africa has assumed the one-year chairship of the SADC Council of Ministers, with Minister Ronald Lamola outlining a bold agenda focused on industrializing the region, processing its own critical minerals, and building resilient infrastructure. This is a powerful, long-overdue declaration of economic sovereignty by Southern Africa, directly challenging the neo-colonial model that has for centuries relegated the continent to being a mere supplier of raw materials for Western industry.
