Angie Motshekga sworn in by Raymond Zondo. Picture: Twitter
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Ms Angie Motshekga to serve as Acting President today, Saturday, 17 August 2024.
The appointment has been made in view of the President’s Working Visit today to Harare, Zimbabwe, to participate in the 44th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
Raymond Zondo, the outgoing chief justice, swore in Motshekga as president for the day.
President @CyrilRamaphosa has appointed Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga to serve as Acting President today Saturday, 17 August 2024.
— The Presidency 🇿![CDATA[]]>🇦 (@PresidencyZA) August 17, 2024
The appointment is made in view of the President’s working visit today to Harare, Zimbabwe, where he is participating in… pic.twitter.com/e8KTovY6Zy
The Summit provides an opportunity for SADC leaders to assess and review progress made in terms of the region’s flagship integration agenda, the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) 2020-2030, which is about promoting peace and security, good governance, socio-economic development and integration in the region.
The SADC Summit is responsible for the overall policy direction and control of functions of the Community, ultimately making it the policy-making institution of SADC.
It is held every year and is attended by Heads of State and Government from the 16 SADC Member States namely, Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is also attended by heads of continental and regional bodies as observers.
South Africa has been a member and active participant in the organisation since joining the SADC in August 1994.
The President will engage in discussions on the Summit's agenda items.
This will include the region's health status, the implementation of the SADC Industrialisation Strategy and Roadmap, and candidatures to continental and international organisations.
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