The
President
made
the
promotions
in
terms
of
the
Defence
Act
(Chapter
11:02)
Section
20,
as
read
with
Statutory
Instrument
257
of
2020,
Section
19c,
Sub-section
2c,
which
reads:
His
Excellency
the
President
of
the
Republic
of
Zimbabwe
and
Commander-in-Chief
of
the
Zimbabwe
Defence
Forces
may
on
the
advice
of
the
Minister
of
Defence,
acting
on
the
recommendations
of
the
Commander
Zimbabwe
Defence
Forces,
reward
any
member
for
distinguished
service
or
gallant
conduct
on
active
service
by
promoting
an
officer
to
a
higher
rank.
The
six
new
Brigadier-Generals
promoted
effective
December
16,
2024,
are
Oscar
Tshuma,
Raban
Nikisi,
Benjamin
Sabata,
Passmore
Taruodzera,
Million
Ndlovu,
and
Lawrence
Munzararikwa.
During
the
badge
conferment
ceremony
at
Josiah
Magama
Tongogara
Barracks
in
Harare
on
Friday,
Commander
of
the
Zimbabwe
National
Army
(ZNA),
Lieutenant-General
Anselem
Sanyatwe,
stressed
the
military’s
responsibility
to
combat
the
growing
issue
of
drug
and
substance
abuse,
labelling
it
a
significant
national
security
threat.
He
said:
In
addition
to
the
challenges
of
training
and
operational
readiness,
we
must
also
confront
the
scourge
of
drug
and
substance
abuse.The
entire
nation
is
grappling
with
the
scourge
and
our
organisation
has
not
been
spared.The
threat
of
drug
and
substance
abuse
is
a
challenge
we
cannot
continue
to
overlook.
It
undermines
the
very
foundations
and
values
of
military
effectiveness
and
the
trust
placed
upon
us
by
the
entire
nation.
Meanwhile,
Brig-Gen
Sabata
was
assigned
to
the
position
of
Brigadier
General
Quarter
Master
Staff
at
Army
Headquarters.
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