{"id":8322,"date":"2025-08-19T07:49:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T07:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=8322"},"modified":"2025-08-19T07:49:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T07:49:12","slug":"mnangagwa-blasts-sadcs-economic-disarray-in-final-summit-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=8322","title":{"rendered":"Mnangagwa Blasts SADC’s Economic Disarray in Final Summit Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


Zim GBC News Network<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ANTANANARIVO \u2013 Outgoing SADC Chair President Emmerson Mnangagwa delivered a scorching critique of the bloc’s economic failures at his final summit, warning that disunity leaves Southern Africa vulnerable to global exploitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an uncharacteristically blunt address at the 45th Ordinary Summit, Mnangagwa declared:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Our very low level of economic cooperation cripples our future. While drowning in resources, we export raw materials and neglect intra-regional trade \u2013 making ourselves easy targets for exploiters.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scathing Assessment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Protocol Paralysis: “Endless delays in ratifying key agreements undermine our potential.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Funding Failures: The SADC Regional Development Fund \u2013 dubbed “low-hanging fruit” \u2013 remains paralyzed by political inertia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Trade Deficit: Intra-regional commerce lags far behind external trade despite abundant opportunities.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Urgent Prescriptions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Mnangagwa demanded immediate action:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u00b7 Mobilize private sector partnerships
    \u00b7 Tap diaspora investment
    \u00b7 “Expedite internal processes stalling integration”
    \u00b7 Address chronic underfunding inhibiting progress<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Stark Warning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “As the global order shifts, our choice is clear: unite as a force or remain disorganized and unstable. Continued inaction weakens us all,” Mnangagwa cautioned hundreds of delegates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    His remarks set a formidable challenge for incoming chair, Madagascar\u2019s President Andry Rajoelina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Political analyst Dr. Tinei Mukandi observed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “This was less a farewell and more an indictment. Mnangagwa essentially declared SADC\u2019s economic architecture broken \u2013 a rare admission from a sitting chair.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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