His Excellency Dr. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa - President of the Republic of Zimbabwe and Chairperson of SADC and President Duma Gideon Boko, of the Republic of Botswana will visit the SADC Secretariat Headquarters on Friday, 13th December 2024.
During their tenure, the Chairpersons of SADC visit the SADC Secretariat to meet with management and address staff. The objective of the visit is to enable the SADC Chairperson to appreciate the work done by the Secretariat in facilitating the SADC regional integration agenda. The visit enables the Chairperson to provide guidance on the Secretariat’s implementation of SADC Programmes including the SADC Theme during the Chairperson’s tenure. The Chairperson’s visit is also an opportunity for the Secretariat to enhance awareness and visibility of SADC programmes, as the visit attracts media publicity.
During the visit, the SADC Chairperson and the President of the Republic of Botswana will receive the SADC Headquarters building from Bongwe Investments Proprietary Limited on behalf of the SADC Heads of State and Government. The SADC Chairperson and the President of the Republic of Botswana will also perform a ground-breaking ceremony for the commencement of the construction of the SADC Standby Force Regional Logistics Depot (RLD) at Rasesa village, in the Kgatleng District, 40km from Gaborone.
