Newly Elected ANC SG Fikile Mbalula Calls for Zimbabwe Sanctions to Be Lifted to Help South Africa

• The newly appointed African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general spoke on the Zimbabwe sanctions
• Fikile Mbalula said the party would be intensifying its efforts to assist the neighbouring country to grow
• The minister said the British should invest in compensation of Zimbabwe in the land redistribution programme

JOHANNESBURG - Newly appointed African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said the party would intensify its efforts to assist Zimbabwe.

The minister said the ANC is concerned about Zimbabwe. He said the ruling party would campaign to change the situation in the neighbouring country since Zimbabweans are flocking to South Africa.

Mbalula called for the sanctions to be lifted from Zimbabwe. He said when the country is restored to its former glory, Zimbabweans will vacate South Africa.

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According to IOL, the minister said the British should invest in compensation of Zimbabwe in the land redistribution programme. He said Zimbabwe would be a better country than its people facing a life-and-death situation.

The minister said the ANC would not turn against its ally, Zanu-PF and said the ANC disagrees that the country should be turned into a client state. He said that the ruling party would campaign for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara and the Cuban people.

Mbalula added that the ANC would strengthen its relations with the sister organisations in the Southern African Development Community region, SABC News reported.

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Following his visit abroad with King Charles III and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Ramaphosa said he discussed the readmission of Zimbabwe into the Commonwealth. SABC News shared a clip of the president's comments.

“We also advocate for sanctions to be lifted, and we’ve argued that the sanctions that have been imposed on Zimbabwe have a collateral impact, a negative impact on us as South Africa. As the Zimbabwean economy is weakened Zimbabweans flow to our own country and exacerbate the challenges that we are having with regard to unemployment and health services,” he said.

Source: Briefly News