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Use of Official Languages Act, 2012 (Act No. 12 of 2012)

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Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) Language Policy

4. The nature of the DBSA

 

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) is a state owned entity with the purpose of accelerating sustainable socio-economic development and improving the quality of life of the people of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the rest of the continent by driving financial and non-financial investments in the social and economic infrastructure sectors:

Social infrastructure: Infrastructure aimed at addressing backlogs and expediting the delivery of essential social services to support sustainable living conditions and a better quality of life within communities.
Economic infrastructure: Infrastructure aimed at addressing capacity constraints and bottlenecks in order to optimise economic growth potential.

 

The DBSA has prioritised water, energy, transport and ICT as its key focus areas. Other areas of focus include health, education and low-cost housing.

 

REGIONS WHERE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED

 

The Government through Act 13 of 1997 mandated the DBSA to:

Promote economic development and growth, human resources development and institutional capacity in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region;
Support sustainable development projects and programmes in the region; and
Focus on infrastructure and leverage the private sector.

 

In 2014, Parliament expanded the DBSA mandate into selected African countries outside the SADC area into the rest of the continent.