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Pretoria. — South Africa stands ready to assist Zimbabwe so that the reforms it is implementing to turn around the economy succeed, South Africa’s International Relations and Co-operation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has said. Zimbabwe is implementing a new economic blueprint, the Transitional Stabilisation Programme, to turnaround its economic fortunes.The blueprint runs from this month to December 2020.
President Mnangagwa has also announced a vision to turn Zimbabwe into a middle-income economy by 2030. According to South African media reports, Minister Sisulu said her country hoped for economic stability in Zimbabwe.
“As and when Zimbabwe requests our support in anything, we will be able to provide them with that support, fully. We wish the people of Zimbabwe well. It’s a country that we regard as a friend, and we would like some stability there. We would like the economic reforms that have been put in place to succeed there,” said Minister Sisulu. — The Herald.
Bongani Ndlovu