Engagement, Re-Engagement Efforts Boost Cooperation

President Mnangagwa, FANA chair Rev Andrew Wutawunashe, Bishop Patrick Mahachi (to his left), Vice President Constantino Chiwenga are joined in prayer by religious leaders at the 7th Annual National Thanksgiving and Dedication Service yesterday

Nqobile Bhebhe Bulawayo Bureau

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday officiated at the 7th annual National Thanksgiving and Dedication Service, where he said the Second Republic’s bold engagement and re-engagement policy was opening new avenues for cooperation and strategic synergies. He also urged the nation to remain resolute in the face of illegal economic sanctions imposed by the West. As a result of the fast-track land reform programme in 2002, the former colonial power, Britain and the United States were instrumental in mobilising their European allies against any form of trade or relations with Zimbabwe through threats of the embargo. In his address during the annual National Thanksgiving and Dedication Service at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) Grounds in Bulawayo yesterday, President Mnangagwa said in light of the sanctions, the country will continue to tap into home-grown economic solutions spearheaded by the Second Republic. He said since the coming of the Second Republic, the country has witnessed tremendous transformative development. ReadMore