THE Windhoek-based Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) Secretariat this week dismissed speculation that the organization was on the verge of a breakaway following the initialling of the interim Economic Partnership Agreement (IEPA) the European Union (EU).

PLAYERS in the tourism and hospitality industry have described the forthcoming southern African heads of state and government meeting to sort out modalities on how the region can be marketed to the global world, as a step in the right direction.