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Today, at the 46th Ordinary SADC Summit in Durban, South Africa, I officially handed over the SADC Chairpersonship to my brother, His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa. I extend my deepest gratitude to President Ramaphosa for his astute leadership as the interim Chairman. I also commend the Republic of Malawi for expertly steering the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence, and Security Cooperation, and thank the entire SADC bloc for your unified backing in securing our UN Security Council non-perm…

Wonderful to join my brother, President Cyril Ramaphosa, and fellow SADC Heads of State and Government at the welcome dinner in Durban last night. As South Africa assumes the SADC Chairmanship, Zimbabwe remains deeply committed to our shared regional goals. We will continue working hand-in-hand with our neighbours to drive resilient, sustainable industrialisation through infrastructure growth, agriculture, and critical minerals transformation. Together as a united SADC region, we are building …

Programme Director,Your Majesties,Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government,Honourable Ministers, Ambassadors and High Commissioners,The Executive Secretary of SADC, Mr Elias Magosi,Heads of Delegation,Distinguished Guests,Ladies and Gentlemen, I warmly welcome you all to eThekwini in the beautiful province of KwaZulu-Natal. We are deeply privileged to host you here. We gather here not just as a Community, but as a family. We gather as people born of the same soil, forged in common st…

His Majesty King Mswati III;His  Excellency Mr. Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa and Interim Chairperson of SADC;His Excellency Dr. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, Outgoing Chairperson of SADC;Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government;Executive Secretary of SADC;Distinguished Delegates;Ladies and Gentlemen;It is a profound honour to address this distinguished Assembly for the first time as President of the Republic of Seychelles.I thank the Government and p…

Programme Director,Your Majesties,Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government,Chairperson of the African Union Commission, His Excellency Mahmoud Ali Youssouf,Executive Secretary of SADC, Mr Elias Magosi,Honourable Ministers, Ambassadors and High Commissioners,Heads of Delegation,Distinguished Guests,Ladies and Gentlemen,On behalf of the Government and the people of South Africa, we accept the honour of being elected Chairperson of SADC with great humility and a deep sense of responsibility…

Programme Director,Your Majesties,Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government,Chairperson of the African Union Commission, His Excellency Mahmoud Ali Youssouf,Executive Secretary of SADC, Mr Elias Magosi,Honourable Ministers,Ambassadors and High Commissioners,Heads of Delegation,Distinguished Guests,Ladies and Gentlemen,Sanibonani. Good morning. On behalf of the Government and the people of South Africa, I extend a warm welcome to you all. We welcome you to our country, to the province of…

I have safely arrived in Durban, South Africa, to participate in the 46th Ordinary Summit of Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government. This year, our region gathers under a pivotal theme: “Resilient, Sustainable and Inclusive Industrialisation through Infrastructure Development, Agricultural and Critical Minerals Transformation in Pursuit of a Just World.” Zimbabwe remains deeply committed to driving regional integration. We look forward to fruitful deliberat…

Translating SADC Vision 2050 into action: Pathways towards Solidarity, Equality and Shared ProsperityProgramme Director;Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Prof Nana Poku;Your Excellencies, Ministers and Heads of Mission;Executive Secretary of SADC, Mr Elias Magosi, and members of the Secretariat;Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Mr Thami Ntuli;Mayor of eThekwini, Mr Cyril Xaba;Amakhosi and traditional leaders present;Distinguished academics;Members of the Diplomatic Corps;…