Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe is in South Africa for the second session of the South Africa-Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission (BNC) scheduled to take place in Pretoria.
Mugabe is accompanied by a high-level delegation from his government, who will spearhead the talks between the two states.
The BNC was formed in 2015 and inaugurated in October 2016 following an agreement between the two Southern African nations, with meetings scheduled to take place annually.
The current BNC session, which will be co-chaired by Zuma and Mugabe, will afford the African leaders an opportunity to review the state of the bilateral relationship between the two neighbouring countries.
The South African presidency last week confirmed Mugabe’s visit, saying it would deepen relations between the two countries.
“It will further provide a platform to strengthen and deepen the warm and cordial bilateral relations between the two countries as well as to review and determine the actual progress made on bilateral undertakings and commitments made during the inauguration Session of the BNC last year,” it said.
Zimbabwe and South Africa, also members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), enjoy strong ties dating back to many years ago.
Also expected to be on the agenda during the two presidents’ meetings will be the SADC developments.
