CABINET WELCOMES ZIM 'BREAKTHROUGH'
Cabinet has welcomed the recent breakthrough by the collective leadership of Zimbabwe on draft constitutional amendments.
"South Africa wishes to congratulate the Zimbabwean political leadership for this major step forward in addressing the challenges facing that country," government communications deputy head Baby Tyawa said in a statement on Thursday after Cabinet's regular fortnightly meeting.
"Proceeding from the premise that the people of Zimbabwe are the ones best placed to find solutions to the challenges they face, we will continue to assist where we can, in line with the mandate of SADC [Southern African Development Community], to ensure that these processes result in a lasting settlement."
Tyawa also said Cabinet had approved the deployment of members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to the Central African Republic to assist with capacity building of that country's defence force.
This decision, to send a team of 85 members of SANDF was informed by agreements contained in the Memorandum of Understanding between the two countries.
The deployment process would be further clarified by the responsible department, Tyawa said.
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