{"id":97924,"date":"2024-08-22T12:11:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T10:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/ed-revels-in-sadc-chairmanship"},"modified":"2024-08-22T14:19:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T12:19:38","slug":"ed-revels-in-sadc-chairmanship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/ed-revels-in-sadc-chairmanship","title":{"rendered":"ED revels in Sadc chairmanship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said assuming the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) chairmanship was a proud moment for the country.<\/p>\n<p>Mnangagwa took over the rotational regional bloc\u2019s chairmanship from Angolan President Joa\u0303o Lourenc\u0327o during last week\u2019s summit held in Mt Hampden.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, government departments and parastatals have been stampeding to congratulate Mnangagwa, with some pro-government musicians having already composed songs praising the President for the honour.<\/p>\n<p>A huge banner congratulating Mnangagwa was erected during the burial of national hero Elasto Madzingira at the National Heroes Acre in Harare yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during burial, Mnangagwa said the nation was gratified by assuming the Sadc chairmanship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Sadc chairmanship, I assumed is ours together. Our nation has every reason to be proud. I say to you all congratulations. Thank you Zimbabwe,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of the government of Zimbabwe and on my behalf, may I express my deep sense of gratitude to all the people of our great motherland, Zimbabwe, for the unity, peace and warm hospitality we all demonstrated before and during the just-ended 44th Ordinary Sadc Summit of Heads of State and Government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe same spirit of unity, hard work and peace should be jealously guarded and nurtured as we accelerate the development of our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in an apparent jibe to opposition politicians who in the past have demanded Sadc-monitored elections, Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage minister Kazembe Kazembe said they did not need to book flights to meet Mnangagwa.<\/p>\n<p>Zanu PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa recently said Mnangagwa\u2019s chairmanship would help the country to cleanse its bad image.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have been concerted efforts to paint the country as a pariah State, but with President Mnangagwa assuming the Sadc chairmanship, the will come to know Zimbabwe because he is leading a bloc of 200 million people in a region where you find most of the minerals,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said assuming the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) chairmanship was a proud moment for the country. Mnangagwa took over the rotational regional bloc\u2019s chairmanship from Angolan President Joa\u0303o Lourenc\u0327o during last week\u2019s summit held in Mt Hampden. 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