WATCH LIVE as Gambakwe looks at the planned response by Mnangagwa over the failure to satisfy SADC inspectors who were in Zimbabwe last week.
Mnangagwa is set to provide a comprehensive response to the SADC technical team which left Zimbabwe last week without issuing a statement.
The SADC team left Zimbabwe without meeting Mnangagwa and other senior government officials.
Key events for today
1. The Newsday Newspaper reports that over USD200 million has been spent on the SADC preparations work, although none of the facilities are ready for occupation.
2. SADC is expected to make an announcement on Zimbabwe hosting the summit soon. This includes an announcement on the 78 members of the opposition who have been in jail without trial for over 38 days.
3. The late retired Brigadier General Chaminuka to be buried today.
4. Gambakwe to approach SADC presidents over the incarcerated CCC opposition members who were arrested while commemorating 16 June.
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Topics
1. Deputy Chief Secretary and national coordinator for flagship programmes and projects in the OPC Engineer Amos Marawa said an update on the preparations will be provided today.
2. Mnangagwa has abandoned the announced plans such as the Museum of African leadership and is now instead talking of the launch of the SADC University of Transformation.
3. Mnangagwa has failed to compete the 13km of road from Westgate to Parliament withing 2 years.
4. Three Kenyans have been in custody in Zimbabwe for over a month after being arrested in bizarre raid in Zimbabwe. An anonymous tip off was received by Zimbabwe intelligence that the three were staying at a local lodge and were importing prohibited plant species. Police raided the three at a lodge in Hillside and recovered three bags of seedlings which were being sold to various clients. On arrest, the Kenyans produced expired documents which were not consistent with the consignment.
5. Bulawayo entrepreneur Nkosana George Mazibisa is touring the USA.
6. Mazibisa is the founder of the hustlers Summit events.
7. Mazibisa says he will spend 2 months in the USA and will travel through five cities namely Pennsylvania, New York, Washington, California and Florida.
8. Mazibisa will be speaking about the opportunities and challenges facing entrepreneurs in Africa.
9. Aphia Nyasha Musavengana launched the Miss Teen of the Universe beauty Pageant in Bulawayo on Sartuday. The event will be held in Bulawayo on 3 August at the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre.
10. Among the guests were Rami Chuene and Tariro Gezi and Kuda the Choreographer.
11. The pageant was held undr the them Empowering the girl child through promoting cuture and heritage towards vision 2030.
12. The teens will particiate in a pageant in India in September.
13. Ministry of lands to host a seminar on the 2024 to 2025 summer plan on 26 July at Monomotapa Hotel.
14. The South Africa Air Traffic Navigation Service has suspended all flights to four Airports since Friday. This applies to all flights where instrument approaches are requires ( Night, cloudy, misty or rainy whether).
15. Manual approaches are allowed.
16. The ATNS is conducting maintenance on the systems and procedures.
