SACU Members Agree to Jointly Negotiate Trade Agreement

The Southern African Customs Union, a group of five countries including South Africa, agreed to jointly negotiate future trade agreements, said Rob Davies, South Africa’s Trade and Industry Minister.

This will include trade talks with India and Latin America’s Mercosur bloc, Davies told reporters today in the capital, Pretoria, after a SACU heads-of-state meeting. Existing agreements won’t be affected, he said.