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Zambian envoy supported US sanctions on Zimbabwe
04 Sep 2011 at 00:37hrs | Views
Wikileaks has revealed that Zambian diplomat Mr Ben Shawa said he supported plans by the US government to impose sanctions against Zimbabwe "if they would hasten President Mugabe's departure from the scene".
"Shawa replied that the overwhelming sentiment among the literate class was that if ZIDERA hastened Mugabe's departure from the scene, then they were for it."
Mr Shawa also spoke about alleged disunity in Zanu-PF. "Shawa said that the unity agreement was shaky and posited that the Kafela trust initiative might be a harbinger of a movement to recreate a Zapu organisation as opposed to the Zapu 2000 party formed before the 2000 parliamentary election, that failed to garner widespread support in Matabeleland.
The Zambian High Commissioner requested that they put their request through official Government of Zimbabwe channels, to avoid accusations after the fact that the government was playing a double game.
"Shawa replied that the overwhelming sentiment among the literate class was that if ZIDERA hastened Mugabe's departure from the scene, then they were for it."
The Zambian High Commissioner requested that they put their request through official Government of Zimbabwe channels, to avoid accusations after the fact that the government was playing a double game.
Source - Byo24News
