The Sunday Mail
“South Africa and Zimbabwe enjoy warm and cordial relations, based on mutual respect and co-operation for the benefit of our two countries. These bilateral relations were formalised in 1994 when South Africa achieved her independence.
“Structured co-operation took place through the Joint Commission for Co-operation which was established in 1995, and the Joint Permanent Commission on Defence and Security established in 2005.
“We have over 35 memoranda of understanding and agreements that have been signed between the two countries, and a Bi-National Commission Agreement, signed during President Mugabe’s State visit to South Africa in April 2015, has elevated the relations to a Heads of State level.
“Zimbabwe is among South Africa’s top trading partners on the continent and during 2015, South Africa’s exports to Zimbabwe amounted to R25, 6 billion while imports were recorded to be R4,3 billion.”
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma in an interview The Sunday Mail, February 2016
