Motshekga appointed acting President

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga to serve as Acting President on Saturday.

The appointment according to the office of the presidency is made in view of Ramaphosa’s working visit to Harare, Zimbabwe.

Ramaphosa is supported by the International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Ronald Lamola and the Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana.

The President is participating in the 44th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community, Spokesperson to the President, Vincent Magwenya confirmed.

As South Africa commemorates the 30^th Anniversary of its democracy and freedom, it will equally marks the 30^th Anniversary of its membership and active participation in SADC, since it joined this regional body in August 1994.

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The Summit will provide an opportunity for SADC leaders to assess and review progress made in terms of the region’s flagship integration agenda, the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) 2020-2030, which is about promoting peace and security, good governance, socio-economic development and integration in the region.

“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.

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“The President will also sign two SADC legal instruments; the SADC Declaration on Accelerating Action to End AIDS as a Public Health Threat in the Region by 2030 as well as the Agreement Amending the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development.

“During the Summit, the Republic of Zimbabwe will assume the Chairpersonship of SADC, taking over from the Republic of Angola, which chaired SADC since the previous Summit held in Luanda, in August 2023,” he stated.  

Magwenya highlighted that the Summit is preceded by the SADC Council of Ministers Meeting which took place from 13-14 August 2024.