Ramaphosa holds bilateral talks with President Hakainde Hichilema

President Cyril Ramaphosa reaffirmed bilateral relations between South Africa and Zambia on Wednesday. 

 Tyrone Seale, Ramaphosa’s acting spokesman said, “The leaders identified the need for SA and Zambia to keep one another abreast of investment opportunities in each country and to actively encourage business to invest in areas of mutual benefit for regional development, such as in mineral beneficiation, local manufacturing and agriculture,”

 Ramaphosa welcomed President Hakainde Hichilema, who is in the nation on an official visit, during a private function at the Mahlamba Ndlopfu official house in Tshwane.

 Seale said the two African leaders used the meeting as an opportunity to discuss matters ahead of an inaugural binational commission taking place later this year.

 Indeed, Seale continues, saying “Today’s meeting also touched on regional issues, reaffirming SA and Zambia’s common international policy of a stable and peaceful continent. This shared approach includes the use of multilateral bodies to advance the African agenda and that of the global South, and the collective solidarity of the Sadc community in the fight against terrorism and insurgencies.”

According to Seale, the two leaders also discussed efforts in establishing facilities in Africa for the manufacture of vaccines and other treatments that will benefit communities throughout the continent.