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South African Zimbabwe mediation team expected in Harare this week
22 Mar 2011 at 08:27hrs | Views
South African President Jacob Zuma's facilitation team will return to Zimbabwe this week, as part of Zuma's mediation efforts in the political crisis.
The team's return follows Morgan Tsvangirai's regional errands last week. The MDC leader told regional leaders that the coalition government was under the control of "dark and sinister forces," and warned that the country was on the verge of sliding into a police state. He urged the region to intervene in Zimbabwe immediately, before the level of violence seen in 2008 returned.
Zuma, who is the regionally appointed mediator in Zimbabwe, reacted by promising to send his three-member facilitation team back to the country. The team is led Charles Nqakula and includes former Minister Mac Maharaj and Zuma's international relations advisor, Lindiwe Zulu.
The visit by the team comes ahead of a meeting of the regional SADC troika on peace and security, set to take place in Zambia on March 31, to deal with the Zimbabwe crisis.
The team's return follows Morgan Tsvangirai's regional errands last week. The MDC leader told regional leaders that the coalition government was under the control of "dark and sinister forces," and warned that the country was on the verge of sliding into a police state. He urged the region to intervene in Zimbabwe immediately, before the level of violence seen in 2008 returned.
Zuma, who is the regionally appointed mediator in Zimbabwe, reacted by promising to send his three-member facilitation team back to the country. The team is led Charles Nqakula and includes former Minister Mac Maharaj and Zuma's international relations advisor, Lindiwe Zulu.
The visit by the team comes ahead of a meeting of the regional SADC troika on peace and security, set to take place in Zambia on March 31, to deal with the Zimbabwe crisis.
Source - Byo24News
