ANC statement presented by ANC Secretary General Comrade Ace Magashule in support of regional day of solidarity against sanctions on Zimbabwe
23 October 2019
The African National Congress (ANC) wholeheartedly supports the SADC Regional Day of Solidarity against sanctions on Zimbabwe. Our support is in line with the African Union Resolution to support Zimbabwe in general, and especially against the USA led sanctions, as our fellow comrades in Zimbabwe struggle to rebuild their economy.
The ANC applauds the communiqué of the SADC Summit of the Heads of State, that reads as follows: "Summit noted the adverse impact on the economy of Zimbabwe and the region at large of prolonged economic sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe and expressed solidarity with Zimbabwe, and called for the immediate lifting of sanctions to facilitate socio-economic recovery in the country Summit declared the 25 October as the date on which SADC member states can collectively voice their disapproval of the sanctions through various activities and platforms until the sanctions are lifted."
It must be emphasized that our unequivocal support for the SADC Regional Day of Solidarity with Zimbabwe, is premised on our unshakable belief in the principle of the sovereignty of all nations, and their right to self-determination.
Thus, the ANC supports Zimbabwe in the very same context that we have expressed our solidarity with Cuba, Venezuela, the State of Palestine and the people of Western Sahara, with Polisario and with the Saharawi Arab in their noble struggles for self-determination against the insidious, and prescriptive, meddling of the USA-led sanctions and regime change plans, in which many Western European nations and the European Union (EU) slavishly follow the USA lead.