JUST IN: Security forces have a role to play, President

Felex Share and Nyasha Mlambo
President Mnangagwa urged the country's security forces to use the skills and knowledge acquired through various training programs for the construction of the Second Republic.

President Mnangagwa said at the graduation ceremony of 66 officers enrolled in the 31st Command and Staff Course at the Zimbabwe Staff College that everyone had a role to play in the Second Republic.

"I am convinced that this course has sufficiently equipped you so that future appointments are surmountable, while you play your role with determination in the building of the Second Republic," he said.

President Mnangagwa expresses his gratitude after offering two sheep.

"I am convinced that this course has given graduates the necessary skills to effectively perform their constitutional duties. I challenge students to use the knowledge gained in the 46 weeks of this course. It is up to you all to deepen and refine your skills in staff procedures, logistics, leadership, command, geopolitical studies and military technology. The tactics of both conventional warfare and low-intensity operations, peace support operations and United Nations peacekeeping, among other topics to which students have been exposed, will be helpful in the broader tasks that officers can perform during their professional responsibilities.

Course Number 31 Joint Command and Staff began in January with 67 students, but one of them did not pbad the course. The students came from the Zimbabwe National Army, the Republic of Zimbabwe Police, the Zimbabwe Air Force, Zimbabwean Prisons and Prison Services and the President's Department.

Other participants came from Botswana, Malawi, Tanzania, Swaziland, Zambia and South Africa. President Mnangagwa said synergies with Sadc member states were commendable.

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