Own Correspondent|President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday declared this weekend as two days of national mourning for the victims of cyclone Idai.
In a surprise move, the President who expected everyone to down tools and get into mourning, himself left Harare for Angola.
Mnangagwa is set to attend the inaugural commemoration of the Southern African Liberation Day that was declared at the Windhoek Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit in August 2018.
On the 23rd of March 1988, the South African Defence Forces launched its last offensive against the Angolan Forces and the Cubans a battle known as Cuito Cuanavale that redefined the politics of the region.
Two weeks ago, Mnangagwa left the country in the middle of the cyclone only to send a condolence message to the affected from outside the country. His message attracted him heavy criticism which saw him rush back to the country cutting short his overseas trip.