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Zim unveils SADC AfDB Presidential candidate

by Stephen Jakes
12 Mar 2015 at 07:51hrs | Views

The Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Patrick Chinamasa, will today in the  evening introduce Thomas Zondo Sakala as the  Southern African Development Community  (SADC) Candidate for the  African Development Bank (AfDB)  elections for the presidency, to Diplomats based in Zimbabwe.

The government announced the developments today and indicated that the introduction event will be held in Harare where Zondo Sakala will be made to meet with diplomats.

Elections for the AfDB President will be held in May, 2015 in Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire.

A notice of the meeting event reads, "Zondo Sakala, a Zimbabwean, will meet African diplomats accredited to Harare at 1730hrs. He will meet the Non-African Group, who are shareholders in the  AfDB,  at 1830hrs."

The meetings will take place at the Ministry of Finance (New Government Complex) Boardroom where the media is also invited.

Source - Byo24News
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