Johannesburg, South Africa (ADV) – The Southern African Development Community (Sadc) has again called on Western countries to lift illegal sanctions which are deterring the country from accessing financial assistance from multilateral institutions, the Herald reported.
The call was made by Sadc executive secretary Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax when she met the US Charge d ‘Affairs in Botswana, Ms Kali Jones, recently.
“Great meeting with the USA,” she posted on her Twitter handle.
“Reiterated Sadc call to the international community to lift economic sanctions to Zimbabwe, which deny Zimbabwe access to finance from Multilateral & Private Institutions, and affect the country’s development.”
In a statement last week, SADC Chairperson and Namibian President Hage Geingob said:
“The Consultative Meeting of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) heads of State and Government, held on 9 February 2019, received a briefing from His Excellency, Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, on the current political and socio-economic developments in the country.
“The SADC Heads of State and Government noticed that since coming to power, the new Government of Zimbabwe has continued with concerted efforts to address socio-economic challenges and transform the economy, particularly through the Zimbabwe Transitional Stabilisation Programme (2018-2020), and to consolidate unity and peace in the country.”
President Geingob said SADC was aware of the hidden hand trying to derail Zimbabwe’s economic reform agenda.
“This notwithstanding, some internal groups, in particular NGOs supported by external forces, have continued with efforts to destabilise the country,” he said.
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