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SADC-DFRC WELCOMES NEW CEO We are thrilled to introduce Mr. Zwelibanzi Sapula as the new Chief Executive Officer of the SADC-DFRC, effective 1st November 2024. With over 20 years of experience in development finance, infrastructure design…

SADC DFI CEOS FORUM The DFRC in collaboration with Development Bank of Seychelles hosted the bi-annual SADC DFI CEOs Forum at the Savoy Seychelles Resort & Spa in Mahe on the 27th June 2024 under the theme “Development Finance Institutions as Enablers of Industrialization for Regional Integration”…

SADC-DFRC APPOINTS DEPUTY BOARD CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT, RISK, AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE The SADC DFRC Board has at its March 2024 meeting assigned responsibilities to its new members, who had to hit the ground running…

DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTIONS EXECUTIVES MEET IN LESOTHO The SADC Development Finance Resource Centre (SADC-DFRC), in collaboration with Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) and Basotho Enterprises Development Corporation (BEDCO), hosted the CEOs’ Forum at Maseru, Lesotho on the 7th December 2023 at the Avani Lesotho Hotel and Casino…

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FORUM The forum was held on the 8th June 2023 at Swakopmund, Namibia, under the theme “Balancing DFI Mandate with Sustainability”. The objective was to afford Executives a platform to assess and understand the evolution of DFIs and the role they play in fulfilling the sustainable development goals (SDGs), while remaining sustainable […]

Mr Francis Macheka Spearheads The Sadc Dfi Network Mr Francis Macheka, Group Chief Executive of the AFC Holdings (formerly known as Agribank, Zimbabwe) was elected Chairman of the SADC DFI Network during the December 2022 Maputo meetings. Mr Macheka took over from Mr Maybin Muyawala, Acting Chief Executive Officer of Development Bank of Zambia, and […]

Customer Service for DBN The DFRC facilitated an in-house training on Customer Service for the Development Bank of Namibia. The training was held at the Namibia University of Science and Technology Hotel, Windhoek, Namibia from the 30th May – 10th June 2022. The programme was attended by one hundred and twelve (112) DBN employees, and […]

SADC DFI CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FORUM The CEOs forum took place on the 23rd June 2022 at the Cresta Lodge, Gaborone, under the theme, “Addressing the basics of affordable housing in the region”. The SADC DFI Network Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Infrastructure Working Group, as one of its achievements, has developed the Affordable Housing Framework […]

PRUDENTIAL STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES RATING SYSTEM (PSGRS) The Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) has announced the 11th PSGRS Self-Assessment and Peer Review Report…

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FORUM The 23rd Chief Executive Officers Forum was held on the 9th December under the theme “DFI Rejuvenation for increased investment towards implementation of SDGs in Covid-19 Era”. As part of its effort to collaborate with strategic partners, the DFRC hosted this forum in collaboration with the Sustainable Development Goals Centre for […]