Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces President Emmerson Mnangagwa has promoted 7 Colonels to the position of Brigadier-General, effective February 16.
Addressing Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) officers during the investiture ceremony held at Josiah Magama Tongogara Barracks, ZNA Commander Lieutenant-General Edzai Absolom Chanyuka Chimonyo urged the promoted colonels to be exemplary. Said Lt-Gen Chimonyo:
This recognition that His Excellency, the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, and the Command Element have accorded you should urge you to uphold your exemplary leadership principles, employment knowledge and military expertise, which you have acquired over your entire service not only for your betterment as individuals, but also for the betterment of our professional organisation and our sovereign country
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