Address resource leakages, Sadc urged

SOUTHERN Africa People’s Solidarity Network (SAPSN) secretary-general Janet Zhou has called on the Sadc leadership to address resource leakages and corruption which have crippled the regions’ capacity to effectively fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

In her statement to the Sadc 2020 people’s summit, Zhou said COVID-19 had reversed several years of development and deepened socio-economic inequalities among populations.

“At the root of the injustices and inequalities so painfully exposed by COVID-19 are structural and systematic factors that render our region woefully unprepared to address the complexities of a world beset by an endless stream of crises,” Zhou said.

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