Zim President Demands End to Western Sanctions, Declares 'Irreversible Progress'
12:44 25.10.2026 (Updated: 13:31 25.10.2026)
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Emmerson Mnangagwa addressed the nation on Sunday, marking SADC Anti-Sanctions Day by asserting that the country has entered an era of "irreversible progress and self-reliance."
Key highlights from the address:
🟠Demand for Removal: Two decades of Western-imposed restrictions continue to limit access to international finance and constrain economic development.
🟠Self-Reliance Focus: While demanding the removal of "heinous and unjustified" measures, he emphasized Zimbabwe cannot wait for external relief and must prioritize local production.
🟠Open for Business: The government is positioning the nation for inward-focused development and new investment through a newly established Cabinet portfolio for Economic Development and Investment Promotion.
🟠Economic Strategy: The government will focus on broadening international partnerships, deepening regional integration (leveraging SADC and COMESA), and attracting new investment.
🟠Regional Solidarity: SADC Anti-Sanctions Day—established at the 39th SADC Summit in Tanzania—symbolizes continental unity against unilateralism, he concluded.
Key highlights from the address:
🟠Demand for Removal: Two decades of Western-imposed restrictions continue to limit access to international finance and constrain economic development.
🟠Self-Reliance Focus: While demanding the removal of "heinous and unjustified" measures, he emphasized Zimbabwe cannot wait for external relief and must prioritize local production.
🟠Open for Business: The government is positioning the nation for inward-focused development and new investment through a newly established Cabinet portfolio for Economic Development and Investment Promotion.
🟠Economic Strategy: The government will focus on broadening international partnerships, deepening regional integration (leveraging SADC and COMESA), and attracting new investment.
🟠Regional Solidarity: SADC Anti-Sanctions Day—established at the 39th SADC Summit in Tanzania—symbolizes continental unity against unilateralism, he concluded.
