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Mugabe not welcome to exile in SA, says DA
17 Nov 2017 at 13:31hrs | Views
The Democratic Alliance (DA), South Africa's official opposition to the governing African National Congress (ANC) said it reject the prospect of the South African government granting Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, to exile in South Africa.
"We firmly reject the prospect of the South African government granting Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, access into the country on so-called "political asylum".
There were reports in the media that President Robert Mugabe on Thursday reportedly "agreed in principle" to step down after 37 years in power, adding that he was set to exile in South Africa.
"He [Mugabe] has agreed in principle to step down. Details of his exit package are being worked out…. He will exile in South Africa," a NewsDay report quoted military and security sources as saying.
The report said that details of Mugabe's exit conditions were still "closely-guarded".
"We firmly reject the prospect of the South African government granting Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, access into the country on so-called "political asylum".
We firmly reject the prospect of the South African government granting Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, access into the country on so-called "political asylum". #Zimbabwe
— Democratic Alliance (@Our_DA) November 17, 2017
There were reports in the media that President Robert Mugabe on Thursday reportedly "agreed in principle" to step down after 37 years in power, adding that he was set to exile in South Africa.
"He [Mugabe] has agreed in principle to step down. Details of his exit package are being worked out…. He will exile in South Africa," a NewsDay report quoted military and security sources as saying.
The report said that details of Mugabe's exit conditions were still "closely-guarded".
Source - Byo24News
