Rand Adoption Talks - Mugabe Leaves For South Africa, Grace Mugabe Remains Behind

The President Robert Mugabe has left Harare for Pretoria to attend the second South Africa-Zimbabwe Bi-national Commission which begins in the South African capital tomorrow.

President Mugabe was seen-off at the Harare International Airport by the two Vice Presidents Emmerson Mnangagwa and Phelekezela Mphoko, several cabinet ministers, service chiefs and senior government officials.

Rand Adoption Talks - Mugabe Leaves For South Africa, Grace Mugabe Remains Behind

Zimbabwe and South Africa share bilateral relations that are strong and this resulted in the two sister countries signing the bi-national commission agreement in 2015 and was inaugurated in Harare last year.

According to the agreement, the two heads of state have to meet annually on a rotaional basis to exchange notes on various issues that are of a bi-lateral and multi-lateral nature.

Zimbabwe is among South Africa's top five trading partners on the continent.

Meanwhile, Mphoko is the Acting President.

Source - Zbc