Cape Town – Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Angie Motshekga has been appointed acting president while President Cyril Ramaphosa attends the 44th Ordinary Sadc Summit in Zimbabwe on Saturday.
Ramaphosa is in Harare to participate in discussions on regional issues, presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said.
“The President will participate in discussions on the agenda of the Summit that include the Status of Member State Contributions, Regional Food and Nutrition Security, Status of health in the region, Implementation of the SADC Industrialisation Strategy and Roadmap as well as candidatures to continental and international organisations,” Magwenya said.
President @CyrilRamaphosa has appointed Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga to serve as Acting President today Saturday, 17 August 2024.
The appointment is made in view of the President’s working visit today to Harare, Zimbabwe, where he is participating in… pic.twitter.com/e8KTovY6Zy
— The Presidency 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) August 17, 2024
The summit is taking place under the theme: “Promoting Innovation to unlock opportunities for sustained economic growth and development towards an Industrialised SADC”.
At the summit, Zimbabwe will take over the Chairmanship of SADC from Angola, which has held the position since the last Summit in Luanda in August 2023.
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