South Africa has congratulated the government and the people of the Republic of Zimbabwe on the recent elections that were held last week.<\/P>
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\u201cThe Republic of South Africa congratulates the government and the people of the Republic of Zimbabwe for organising and holding the harmonised elections to elect the President, National Assembly and Local government representatives, which took place on 23 and 24 August 2023,\u201d said the Presidency.<\/P>
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In a statement on Monday, the Presidency said that South Africa is conscious that the \u201celections took place under a difficult economic environment due to the burdening sanctions which the people of Zimbabwe continue to unjustly endure.\u201d<\/P>
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In addition, South Africa has taken note of the preliminary pronouncements by the invited International Observers Missions including the African Union (AU) and the South African Development Community (SEOM) Observer Missions.<\/P>
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\u201cSouth Africa calls on all the parties in Zimbabwe to work in unison in sustaining peace and work towards development and shared prosperity in the country.\u201d<\/P>
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Source: South African Government News Agency<\/P>
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