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        <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sardc.net\/en\/southern-africa-today\/9512\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"2022 SADC aims for Deeper Integration\">2022 SADC aims for Deeper Integration<\/a><\/h3>\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n\t<\/div> <!-- .\/td-block-span4 -->\n\n\t<div class=\"td-block-span4\">\n\n        <div class=\"td_module_mx4 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n            <div class=\"td-module-image\">\n                <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sardc.net\/en\/uncategorized\/the-year-2021-consolidating-the-gains-of-regional-development\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap\" title=\"The Year 2021- Consolidating the gains of regional development\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAANoAAACWAQMAAACCSQSPAAAAA1BMVEWurq51dlI4AAAAAXRSTlMmkutdmwAAABpJREFUWMPtwQENAAAAwiD7p7bHBwwAAAAg7RD+AAGXD7BoAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt=\"\" title=\"The Year 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class=\"td-block-row\">\n\n\t<div class=\"td-block-span4\">\n\n        <div class=\"td_module_mx4 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n            <div class=\"td-module-image\">\n                <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sardc.net\/en\/southern-africa-today\/sadc-approves-regional-parliament\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap\" title=\"SADC approves regional parliament\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAANoAAACWAQMAAACCSQSPAAAAA1BMVEWurq51dlI4AAAAAXRSTlMmkutdmwAAABpJREFUWMPtwQENAAAAwiD7p7bHBwwAAAAg7RD+AAGXD7BoAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt=\"\" title=\"SADC approves regional parliament\" data-type=\"image_tag\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sardc.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sar.jpg?resize=218%2C150&ssl=1\"  width=\"218\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/div>                            <\/div>\n\n            <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a 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