Republic of Zimbabwe Vice-President Joice Mujuru at Harare International Airport when she was returning from the African National Congress centenary celebrations in South Africa. Both countries have long ties., a photo by Pan-African News Wire File Photos on Flickr.
‘We will always be grateful to SA’
Thursday, 12 January 2012 00:00
Vice President Joice Mujuru spoke to journalists at Harare International Airport on arrival from Sunday’s ANC centenary celebrations in Mangaung, South Africa
Sydney Kawadza Assistant News Editor
Zimbabwe Herald
ZIMBABWE will always remain grateful to South Africa and the ANC leadership for fostering peace in the country, Vice President Joice Mujuru has said.
In an interview at the Harare International Airport shortly after arriving from South Africa where she attended the ANC centenary celebrations in Bloemfontein, Amai Mujuru said Zanu-PF would continue learning from Africa's oldest revolutionary party.
The ANC commemorated its 100th anniversary last week where VP Mujuru, who was representing President Mugabe, joined 46 heads of State and government at the colourful event.
"We feel honoured to have attended such an excellent event where we took the opportunity to learn from the ANC and it is also pleasing to note that the party is still practising strategic leadership to enhance its structures," VP Mujuru said.
Zanu-PF, she said, would continue to draw lessons from the ANC to ensure that the party grows from its youths' structures. "There is need for the leadership to start building for the future and this should start within our youth league structures. It is a good thing that we build our party for the future generations."
VP Mujuru said Zanu-PF would want to learn from the ANC's methods of working with youths to strengthen the party.
"Leaders should work for the future development of their party and these are the lessons we would always draw from the ANC," she said.
The vice president also dismissed reports that relations between the two revolutionary parties are frosty.
"It is unfortunate that the enemy would always want to concentrate on what they believe and come up with such unfounded allegations.
Our relations remain excellent and this is evident with the fact that we were invited to attend the celebrations," she said.
VP Mujuru hailed South Africa's facilitation that culminated in the formation of the inclusive Government.
"We are grateful of South Africa's confidence in Zimbabwe and their work through President (Jacob) Zuma and former President Thabo Mbeki who did extra-ordinary work in bringing unity in Zimbabwe."
She said Zimbabwe enjoys peace and stability despite the divergence of political parties in Government.
"We are living in peace because of the South African leadership's efforts to bring us together and we are grateful," she said.
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