An Extra-Ordinary Meeting of Ministers of Higher Education and Training was held on the 5th of June 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Honourable Ministers from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Swaziland, and Deputy Ministers from Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe attended the meeting. The Seychelles and Mauritius were represented by their Ambassadors to the Republic of South Africa, while Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, the United Republic of Tanzania were represented by Senior Officials. Also in attendance were representatives from the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), African Development Bank and the Southern African Regional Universities Association (SARUA). The SADC Secretariat was represented by the Director for Social and Human Development and Special Programmes.
