Botswana, Mauritius and Zambia, have removed all exchange controls and some others are making steady progress in the implementation of this programme. A vision for the future As already mentioned, the SADC organisation is a political association that covers a much wider objective than just financial cooperation within the region.
This wider objective, however, has more potential for disputes and friction, and will also at times be constrained by the red-tape of a long drawn-out inter-governmental decision-making process.