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TOURISM patron First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa and her Nigerian counterpart, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, made history on Thursday when they became the first African First Ladies to be invited to the International Arts and Culture Festival Slavianski Bazaar in Belarus, which drew over 6 000 people and was officially opened by President Aleksandr Lukashenko.

First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa’s proposal for a summit between Zimbabwean and Belarusian businesswomen in Victoria Falls, to run concurrently with the forthcoming United Nations Gastronomy Conference, has been unanimously accepted.

Angel of Hope Foundation patron Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa, who is also the country’s Health Ambassador, yesterday held a high-level meeting with Belarusian Healthcare Minister Aliaksandr Khojayev who paid a courtesy call on her to discuss a wide range of issues, including prospects for skills and equipment transfer to Zimbabwe.

First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa is leading a high-powered delegation of women in business drawn from various economic sectors to Belarus at the invitation of the Belarusian Government and the country’s businesswomen for business opportunities and creating synergies.

Empowerment champion First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa yesterday lit up Mashonaland West Province where she interacted with thousands of people as she sought lasting solutions to drugs and substance abuse, immorality among teenagers, indecent dressing and the need to care for vulnerable members of society.

A CARNIVAL atmosphere yesterday enveloped Musami in Mashonaland East Province where the First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa distributed an assortment of goods, including blankets, to the elderly, child-headed families and those with disabilities as she inculcates in communities a sense of responsibility and caring for the needy at all times.

First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa’s notable and inspiring works in Zimbabwe have prompted other African First Ladies to replicate some of her programmes in their home countries for the betterment of their nations.

ENVIRONMENT patron First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa yesterday launched a first-of-its-kind mobile waste disposal facility which separates waste from source as part of her zero waste management drive tailored to ensure people live in clean surroundings.

Eradicating drug and substance abuse leads to a crime-free and peaceful society, Health and Child Care Ambassador, First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa has said.