Southern African Development Community PREAMBLE We, the Heads of State or Government of: The Republic of Angola The Republic of Botswana The Democratic Republic of Congo The Kingdom of Lesotho The Republic of Malawi The Republic of Mauritius The Republic of Mozambique The Republic ofNamibia The Republic of Seychelles The Republic of South Africa The Kingdom of Swaziland The United Republic of Tanzania The Republic of Zambia The Republic of Zimbabwe HAVING regard to Articles 21 and 22 of the Treaty which provide for the conclusion of such Protocols as may be necessary in each area of co-operation and which shall spell out the objectives and scope of, and the institutional mechanisms for, co-operation and integration; CONVINCED that culture, information and sport play a vital and central role in the process of, and are, therefore, sine qua non for, the integration and co-operation of the Member States constituting SADC; GUIDED by the principle of involving the peoples of the Region as well as nongovernmental organisations in the process of regional integration in the areas of co-operation in order to foster close relationships among communities, associations and people of the Region as provided by Article 23 of the Treaty; FURTHER GUIDED by the policies, priorities and strategies of the Culture, Information and Sport Sector Co-ordinating Unit; Protocol on Culture,Information and Sport 1