# President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa’s membership of the Southern African Development Community is about job creation and improving citizen’s quality of life. The country is hosting the 46th Sadec summit in Durban this week. In his weekly newsletter, Ramaphosa says no country in the region can on its own build an integrated power system, develop cross-border corridors, manage shared water resources or withstand the full force of climate change. He says Sadec countries need to link their economies through corridors of goods, services and industry.
Ramaphosa says SADC economies must be integrated to build a dynamic regional market