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President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regional post officially ends tomorrow. He stops to become the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) chairperson for the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation.
He assumed the post on rotational basis, last year in August just after the shootings in Harare, and he passes the baton to Botswana President Mokgweetsi Eric Masisi at the 40th SADC Heads of State summit that will be held virtually, due to Covid regultions.
“In line with the organisation’s principle of rotation, the Republic of Mozambique will take over from the United Republic of Tanzania as Chair of Summit. The Republic of Botswana will assume chairmanship of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Co-operation from the Republic of Zimbabwe,” said Dr Moyo.
“The Summit will also elect new deputy chairpersons of the SADC Summit and the SADC Organ who will then assume chairmanship in August 2021. The Summit will receive a report from the outgoing chair of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe. In his report, he will outline the key activities of the Organ during Zimbabwe’s tenure, covering the period of August 2019 to August 2020.” said an official.
Speaking to The Sunday Mail yesterday, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Dr Sibusiso Moyo said that Zimbabwe was not on the agenda of the summit and the full agenda had been set, with the “primary focus being to facilitate the handover of chairmanship of the SADC Summit from the United Republic of Tanzania to the Republic of Mozambique”.
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