ED’s crowning moment
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“So far I can confirm that we have got confirmation of attendance from all the Sadc nations, some from AU and others representing the international community, what we are yet to get for now is the level of representation, which the various embassies are yet to confirm for protocol sake. My office is working right through the night so that we get all the necessary confirmations which will be key in tomorrow’s (today’s) inauguration, I am sure by morning we will have got all the dignitaries who will be attending the ceremony,” said Amb Bimha.
South Africa’s Presidential spokesperson Mrs Khusela Diko on behalf of President Cyril Ramaphosa, on the other hand has encouraged all parties in Zimbabwe to accept Friday’s Constitutional Court decision saying it was important for all parties to work towards lasting peace, unity and prosperity in Zimbabwe.
“President Ramaphosa has congratulated President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the winner of the elections as confirmed by the Constitutional Court, and has recommitted South Africa’s readiness to work with the Government of Zimbabwe in the pursuit of closer political, cultural, economic and trade ties for the mutual benefit of the peoples of South Africa and Zimbabwe.
“The South African government urges all those involved in the court case, in particular the applicants and the respondents, to accept the decision of the court. It is important, going forward, that all parties work towards lasting peace, unity and prosperity in Zimbabwe,” said Mrs Diko.
Meanwhile, all the party’s provincial structures were yesterday busy with logistics to ferry party supporters to the capital. In Bulawayo there was a hive of activity as Zanu-PF supporters thronged the party’s provincial headquarters at Davies Hall to finalise logistics for the inauguration.
The party’s provincial secretary for Information and Publicity, Cde Christopher Sibanda, confirmed that there were 10 buses that had been allocated to transport supporters to Harare.
“We have been allocated 10 buses for the inauguration in Harare. We have five districts in this province, so they allocated two buses to each district to ferry people. But we heard there was an extra promise for one more bus per district giving us a total of 15 buses for the province,” he said.
Cde Sibanda said the delegates would travel overnight for the inauguration. In Matabeleland North, provincial chairman Cde Richard Moyo also said 10 buses have been allocated to transport people to the event.
“The buses were in the districts picking up people all day so they are travelling overnight to ensure that they arrive in time for this momentous event,” he said.
In Matabeleland South Province, Zanu-PF provincial chairperson, Cde Rabelani Choeni confirmed that 10 buses will transport people but added they would not be able to cater for the large number of people who wanted to attend the inauguration ceremony.