SOUTH Africa (SA)’s economic interests and investments in Zimbabwe would remain protected, Foreign Affairs Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi said yesterday.

“There is no doubt regarding this country’s economic interests in Zimbabwe. They are and will remain protected,” Mumbengegwi said in Pretoria.

He was speaking after talks with his South African counterpart Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.

They discussed bilateral relations under the auspices of the Joint Commission for Co-operation.

Nkoana-Mashabane said the implication of Zimbabwe’s Indigenisation and Economic Act was raised during the meeting.- Sapa