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Neighbours SA, Zimbabwe strengthen ties

October 31, 2016 4:16 pm by: Category: Africa & World, BUSINESS, Featured, Investing Leave a comment A+ / A-
Two butterflies with flags on wings as symbol of relations South Africa and Zimbabwe

Two butterflies with flags on wings as symbol of relations South Africa and Zimbabwe

MTHULISI SIBANDA
JOHANNESBURG- SOUTH Africa and Zimbabwe will later this week strengthen relations.

President Jacob Zuma of South Africa will travel to Harare to attend the inaugural session of the South Africa-Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission (BNC), to take place on Thursday.

South Africa and Zimbabwe have good bilateral political, economic and social relations that are underpinned by strong historical ties dating back from the years of the liberation struggle.

The two countries will henceforth conduct their bilateral relations through a structured BNC, signed in 2015 during President Robert Mugabe’s State Visit to South Africa.

To date, the two countries have signed more than 38 Memoranda of Understanding and Agreements, which were coordinated through the then Joint Commission for Cooperation (JCC) and the Joint Permanent Commission on Defence and Security (JPCDS) which were established in 1995 and 2005 respectively.

The MoU’s and Agreements cover a broad range of areas, which include among others, trade and investment, immigration and consular matters, defence, agriculture, the environment, energy, health as well as arts and culture.

South Africa and Zimbabwe not only share strong historical relations but also economic cooperation to the extent that the economies of the two countries are historically and inextricably link.

There are over 120 South African companies doing business in Zimbabwe in various sectors including mining, aviation, tourism, banking, the property, retail, construction and the fast food sector.

A delegation of ministers will accompany Zuma to Harare.

Guardian

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