ZIMBABWE: President of Zimbabwe, Dr Emmerson Mnangagwa has launched the construction of the African Heritage Museum and handed over an area of one hectare for the preservation of the history of the liberation of Southern African countries known as the ‘SADC Liberation Square’.
President Mnangagwa handed the Centre earlier on Monday to Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who is also the Chairperson of the SADC Political, Defense and Security Organization.
The Executive Secretary SADC, Mr Elias Magosi, received the center on behalf of President Samia in a well-attended event held in Zimbabwe.
Speaking at the handover ceremony, President of Mnangagwa said that the project aims at honoring true activists and sons of Africa who sacrificed themselves in fighting for the liberation of their countries.
“This center will contribute to the preservation of important histories of liberation which are being prepared under the plan to build the SADC Museum in Gaborone and the one to build the African Heritage Museum in Tanzania” he noted.
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Moreover, the Zimbabwean President invited the SADC member countries to contribute to improving the Centre by presenting art tools from their country that describe the history of the liberation of Southern African countries.
The handover ceremony was attended and witnessed by various Heads of State and government officials including, President of the Republic of Angola, João Lourenço, King of Eswatini, Mswati III, Andry Rajoelina, President of the Republic of Madagascar, and the President of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Masisi.
Meanwhile, the Heads of State made a visit at the Geo Pomona waste processing in Harare, Zimbabwe which was previously a landfill and later on started processing waste to generate electricity as well as providing jobs through its activities.
According to President Mnangagwa, the project has the capacity to collect solid waste weighing 1000 tonnes which generates 16 to 22 Megawatts of electricity for connecting to the national grid in Zimbabwe.
