The Public Relations Unit of the Southern African Development Community SADC Secretariat supports public participation in the community as outlined by the SADC Declaration. In line with the SADC Treaty, it is responsible for the promotion of SADC and is therefore the lead executor of SADC corporate communications, including public and media relations, public affairs, protocol and special events management, thus the custodian of communications, branding and promotional strategies.
The Unit develops plans and executes strategies aimed at generating, packaging and disseminating information with the view to creating an understanding of, and garner support for SADC aims, objectives, policies, strategies and activities.
Thus, Public Relations Unit strives to establish and maintain lines of communication, mutual understanding, acceptance and co-operation between SADC and its internal and external publics/stakeholders.
The overall objective of the Public Relations Unit is to ensure strategic guidance in the implementation of the SADC Communications and Promotional Strategy (SCPS), which is the blue print for the management of SADC public relationships with its stakeholders.
The Unit aligns its activities to the organisation's policy documents, namely: The SADC Declaration and Treaty, the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) and the Strategic Indicative Plan of the Organ (SIPO), the Protocol on Culture, Information and Sports, the SADC Declaration on the Role of Information and Communications in Regional Development and Integration and the SADC Information and Communication Policy. It is from these that specific strategies and programmes are designed and implemented to address specific SADC-stakeholder issues.
The Unit also liaises and facilitates the work of the SADC National Media Coordinators (SNMCs) who are responsible for SADC public information in their respective Member State.
Every SADC Member State has two structures that can be contacted for SADC public information, namely, the SADC National Contact Point (SNCP) and the SADC National Media Coordinator (SNMC).
SADC NATIONAL MEDIA COORDINATORS
ANGOLA
Mr. António de Sousa
National Director of Institucional Information and Communication - Ministry of Telecommunication, Information Technologies and Social Communication.
Email: antonio.sousa@minttics.gov.ao
Cell: +244923538411
CC
Ms. Gisela Inacio
Director of International Relations - Ministry of Telecommunication, Information Technologies and Social Communication.
Email: gisela.inacio@minttics.gov.ao
Cell: +244923332769
BOTSWANA
Osesenaqa Lekgoko
Deputy Director
Presidential Affairs Governance & Public Administration
P/Bag 001
Gaborone
Tel : +267 3698579
Mobile : +267 77624060
E-mail: oslekgoko@gov.bw
COMOROS
Communication sent to
Mr IMAM Abdillah
SADC National Contact Point
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Tel : + 269 328 53 99 / +269 438 53 99
Email: abdillahimam@gmail.com
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Mr. Andre Joseph Djate Nkoy
SADC National Media Coordinator
Director of Information
Kinshasa
Tel: + 243 815 080 438/243 990 240 161
Email: ankoy_2007@yahoo.fr
Eswatini
Mr. Phesheya D. Dube
SADC National Media Coordinator
Director, Information, Media Development
Ministry of Information, Communications & Technology
Inter-Ministerial Building #8
Level 3 Mhlambanyatsi Road
P O Box 642
Mbabane, Eswatini
Tel: + 268 2404-4022
Fax : + 268 2404 0651
Cell : + 268 7606 3761
Email : dubephe@gov.sz
LESOTHO
Mr. Abeloang Ramakhula
SADC National Media Coordinator
Chief Information Officer
Email: ramakhula.ramakhula@gov.ls
Tel/Fax : (+266) 22327026
Cell : (+266) 63022457
MADAGASCAR
Mr Jean Patrick FENO
SADC National Media Coordinator
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
B.P 836
Andriamifidy Street, Anosy
101 - Antananarivo
MADAGASCAR
Tel: +261 34 49 555 08
Email : jaonouvelles@yahoo.fr
MALAWI
Mr. Chikumbutso Mtumodzi
SADC National Media Coordinator
Government Information and Communications Unit (GICU)
Ministry of Information and Civic Education
Private Bag 310
LILONGWE, MALAWI
Telephone: + 265 1 773 233
Fax : + 265 1 774 568
Mobile: + +265 999 896 595
CC
Mr. Chikondi Chimala
Government Information and Communications Unit (GICU)
Ministry of Information and Civic Education
Private Bag 310,
Lilongwe, Malawi,
Mobile : +265 999 551 000
Email: chimalacc@gmail.com or chikkochimala2000@yahoo.com
MAURITIUS
Mr Rama Krishna Veeramundar,
SADC National Media Coordinator
Director Information Services
Government Information Service
Prime Minister’s Office
Level 6, New Government Centre
Port Louis, Mauritius
Tel : + 230 201 1879
Fax : + 230 208 8243
E-mail: rudy.veeramundar@gmail.com
Mobile: +230 5256 4838
Office: +230 201 1277
Fax: +230 201 2244
MOZAMBIQUE
Dr Mendes Joao Jose
SADC National Media Coordinator
Director of Information and Communication
780, Avenida Francisco Magumbwe
Maputo, Mozambique
Tel: + 258 843 454 000
Tel: +258 823 454 000
Email: mendes@mmutenda.com
NAMIBIA
Elizabeth Amagola
National Media Coordinator
Tel: +26461-2832665
Cell: 0811403288
email: eamagola@gmail.com
email: Elizabeth. Amagola@mict.gov.na
CC: Herman Kangootui
Chief Information Officer
Media Monitoring and Analysis
Ministry of Information and Communication Technology
Tel: +26461-2832348
Cell: +264811271460
Email: Herman.Kangootui@mict.gov.na
SEYCHELLES
Mr. Andre Butler Payette
SADC National Media Coordinator
Press Attaché
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Republic of Seychelles
Tel.: + 248) 4243646
Fax:
Email: apayette@mfa.gov.sc
CC: apayette@gov.sc
SOUTH AFRICA
Ms. Mmemme Mogotsi
SADC National Media Coordinator
Deputy Director: International Media Engagement
Government Communication and Information System
Tshedimosetso House
1035 Frances Baard & Festival Street
Hatfield, Pretoria
Cell: + 27 72 856 4288
Tel: + 27 12 473 0355
Email: mmemme@gcis.gov.za
Website: www.gcis.gov.za
TANZANIA
Ms. Zamaradi Rashidi Kawawa
SADC National Media Coordinator
Assistant Director – Department of Information Services
Ministry of Information, Youth, Culture and Sports
P O Box 25
LAPF Building,
40481 DODOMA
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Tel: + 255 22 2125180 / +255 22 2125181
Cell.: + 255 754 698 856
Fax: + 255 22 2126834
E-mail: zamaradi.kawawa@habari.go.tz
zamaradikawawa@yahoo.com
ZAMBIA
Susan Z. Ndumingu
Chief Media Development Officer
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services
Lusaka, Zambia
Phone : (+260) -211-237151
Mobile : +260966- 7642501 /+260977-750897
Fax : (+260) 211-235410
ZIMBABWE
Dr. Ivanhoe Matengarufu Gurira
SADC National Media Coordinator
Principal Press Secretary
Ministry of Information & Publicity
P O Box CY1276
Causeway, Harare
Tel: 263 4 724078
263 4 793891-4
Cell: 263 011867333
Email: commint09@gmail.com
Journalism Groups
Despite all the travel, health and visa concerns the SADC region is very accommodative to journalists wanting to cover stories in the region. Journalism networks such as Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), the Inter Press Service community of rural and development journalists all provide good resources for journalists wanting to report on the various issues in the region. These networks can give you leads or insight in terms of the situation on the ground relating to the various issues they cover.
For more information, contact the SADC Public Relations Unit.