SADC executive secretary Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax has formally briefed President Mnangagwa who is taking over the chair of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Co-operation at the regional Summit slated for August in Tanzania.

President Mnangagawa is replacing outgoing chairman and Zambian President Edgar Chagwa Lungu.
Dr Tax briefed the President at State House in Harare yesterday.

She also brushed off the opposition MDC-Alliance’s bid to push Sadc to have Zimbabwe on its agenda.
Dr Tax said her visit was for purposes of briefing President Mnangagwa on the obligations of the country in guiding the region on issues of politics, peace and security.

“I am here to brief the President of Zimbabwe. As you are all aware, he is our incoming chairman of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security and that he will be taking over in August 2019,” she said.

“That being the case, he is expected to guide the region in terms of politics, peace and security issues. So, that is my purposes of being here. We had a very fruitful meeting. We touched on several issues in terms of Zimbabwe’s obligations as the incoming chairperson of the organ, the responsibilities and the issues that need to be followed up.”

Dr Tax said she had a productive meeting with President Mnangagwa and was grateful that she received incredible guidance from the veteran politician.

This year’s Sadc Summit is taking place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on August 17 to 19 when President Mnangagwa will formally take over as the chair of the organ.

In line with Sadc practices, Dr Tax said, a report will be submitted by the current chairperson of the organ, whose contents will be tabled for consideration.State media