New ambassador to Zim expected in two weeks time 23 May 2021 - 14:46 By Lenin Ndebele Rejoice Mabudafhasi, right, is expected to arrive in Harare in two weeks time to take up the position as ambassador. Image: PUXLEY MAKGATHO Former SA deputy minister of arts and culture Rejoice Mabudafhasi will in a fortnight present her credentials in Harare as she takes up residence there as SA’s ambassador to Zimbabwe. In January, TimesLIVE exclusively reported that the ANC national executive council (NEC) member was handpicked by President Cyril Ramaphosa to replace ambassador Mphakama Mbete, whose mission ended in December 2020. SA’s minister of international relations and co-operation Naledi Pandor informed her Zimbabwean counterpart Fredrick Shava, minister of foreign affairs and international trade, about Madudafhasi’s imminent departure for Harare when the two met in Cape Town on Friday.