Incoming SADC Chairperson President Mnangagwa is today expected to deliver the 7th SADC Summit Public Lecture at the University of Zimbabwe in Harare. — Picture: Believe Nyakudjara

Wallace Ruzvidzo, Herald Reporter

Zimbabwe, as incoming Chair of the Southern African Development Community, today hosts the bloc’s Public Lecture at the University of Zimbabwe where President Mnangagwa will deliver the keynote address. The Public Lecture will run under the theme, “Building Research Capacity and Innovation Ecosystems for a Sustainable Industrialised SADC Economy”. The theme for the Public Lecture was derived from the theme of the 44th SADC Heads of State and Government Summit: “Promoting Innovation to Unlock Opportunities for Sustained Economic Growth and Development Towards an Industrialised SADC.” The Public Lecture will also serve as a precursor to the arrival of the regional bloc’s Heads of State tomorrow. In a statement, the SADC Secretariat said the Public Lecture would establish the foundation for the development of the regional bloc’s framework that focuses on building research capacity and innovation ecosystems across all educational levels. “The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will host a Public Lecture at the Diamond Lecture Theatre of the University of Zimbabwe on 15th August 2024. The event is organised by the University of Zimbabwe in collaboration with the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation Science and Technology Development of the Republic of Zimbabwe. “His Excellency, Dr Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Chancellor of State Universities, and the incoming Chairperson of SADC, will deliver the keynote address at the Public Lecture. ReadMore