. The role of parliaments in SADC on the regional integration process is important. . Boosting intra-Africa trade is vitally important. . National interest issues require national debate and the general public must be involved in the process, so is the case with the regional integration issue. . Bigger countries are often the ones that have to foot the bill for integration. . Angola is growing quite steadily and is a strategic partner to South Africa. . Parliament should guide both the Department and the Department of Trade and Industry politically as the integration process unfolds. . In the past this country had factories producing certain materials, but now it imports these materials. . South Africa should consider import-substitution policies. . SACU member states need to do more with ICT and education. . The tax base has reduced in SADC countries like Lesotho, Botswana, and Swaziland because of the crisis in Europe. It means there are fewer buyers of SADC exports. . The Official Development Assistance has also declined due to the economic crisis in the northern hemisphere.