Maimane's party wants South Africa to expel the Zimbabwean ambassador

Mmusi Maimane's Build One South Africa party has urged the South African government to cease diplomatic engagement with the government of Zimbabwe and expel the Zimbabwean ambassador.

Maimane's party is also calling on the government of South Africa to declare the Zimbabwean elections a sham and to immediately cease diplomatic engagement with the government of Zimbabwe.

The party wants Cyril Ramaphosa's government to begin reviewing economic relationships with Zimbabwe. In the same way that ECOWAS has taken a strong position on coups in the West African region, it is time for SADC nations to take strong positions on irregular and unfair elections. BOSA calls for an Extraordinary summit of SADC nations to discuss the electoral crisis in Zimbabwe and how to resolve the impasse.

"BOSA calls for all South Africans to reject the election outcomes in Zimbabwe. There is currently no legitimately elected government in Zimbabwe and South Africa as a member of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) should uphold principles of democracy and the interests of the region and all of its peoples," said the party in a statement.