title: Regional African body says ready to work closely with Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa
text: JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC), an intergovernmental organization, said on Friday that it was ready to work closely with Zimbabwe s incoming leader Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government. Mnangagwa is due to be sworn in as Zimbabwean president on Friday following the resignation of Robert Mugabe, who had ruled Zimbabwe since independence in 1980. SADC is a 16-country intergovernmental organization which is currently chaired by South Africa. 