“I am indeed humbled by the honour bestowed on Zimbabwe, by our region and continent, through my appointment to Chair both Sadc and the African Union. As Chair, we will, inter alia, push for the industrialisation of the region and continent, through enhanced value addition and beneficiation of our resources, as already agreed to by the Sadc and the AU.”— President Mugabe on the occasion of Zimbabwe’s 35th Independence Day Anniversary.