Own Correspondent|The Foreign Affairs Minister Sibusiso Moyo on Thursday made his first public appearance at work when he witnessed ZANU PF leader, Emmerson Mnangagwa receive letters of credence from the new ambassadors of the United Kingdom and Ireland, Spain and Rwanda at State House.
SB Moyo is recovering from an ailment which kept him out of work for the better part of late last year. At sometime media was awash with rumours that he was critically ill and could no longer speak.
His illness was used by the young street preacher Talent Chiwenga for “the pale flame of fame” as he claimed that biblical characters, Adonijah, Joab, and Abiatha would soon die. Chiwenga even made a 90 day prediction during which period he claimed something clearer would happen and “the election thieves would furthermore clash against each other.”
That 90 day period expired in November last year would none of that happening, much to the embarrassment of the street preacher.
Meanwhile the man known as “The People’s Soldier,” Moyo who is popular for making the announcement of the military take over that saw the removal of former President Robert Mugabe appeared yesterday.
For Rwanda, the presentation of letters of credence by James Musoni is a major development marking the opening of the first resident mission of Rwanda to Zimbabwe.
Previously, Rwanda was represented in Zimbabwe by its mission in Zambia.
Musoni is a former minister of infrastructure, local government, finance and economic development, commerce, industry, tourism, cooperatives and a former commissioner general of the Rwanda Revenue Authority.
The new UK and Ireland’s ambassador to Zimbabwe is Mrs Melanie Robinson.
She has a strong background in aid work and finance having worked as World Bank Washington Director for the UK, and at the Department for International Development (DFID) which funds organisations working to end poverty.
She brings diplomatic experience to deal with economic recovery programmes which Zimbabwe needs in its journey towards 2030.
She takes over from Mrs Catriona Lang who played a huge role in facilitating the engagement and reengagement with the UK efforts which saw the meetings between President Mnangagwa and Secretary for African Affairs here in Zimbabwe and at the UN General Assembly last year.
The New Spanish ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Santiago HomezAcebo also presented his credentials to the President at the ceremony.
Moyo’s eloquence in addressing the nation on the proceedings of the coup won him the love of most Zimbabweans.