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Zimbabwe: South African Envoy 'Snub' Angers Opposition Alliance
allAfrica, 11 August 2020
A delegation consisting of South African officials Baleka Mbete, Ngoako Ramatlhodi, and Sydney Mufamadi failed to attend a meeting with Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change… Read more »
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Southern Africa: Repression in Zimbabwe Exposes South Africa's Weakness
The Conversation Africa, 12 August 2020
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa's despatch of envoys to Zimbabwe in a bid to defuse the latest crisis, in which the government has engaged in a vicious crackdown on… Read more »
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South Africa: Ramaphosa's Envoys' Visit a Doomed Mission - Opposition Party ZAPU
New Zimbabwe, 12 August 2020
ZAPU says it was not surprised by South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa's special envoys' snub of opposition parties and other key stakeholders claiming the party expected that to… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Blocks Ramaphosa Envoys From Meeting Opposition Leaders
Daily Maverick, 11 August 2020
Cyril Ramaphosa's special envoys are determined they will return to Zimbabwe, after their first mission ended with them only seeing Emmerson Mnangagwa, at his insistence. Read more »
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Africa: Ian Khama Slams 'Toothless' SADC, AU Over Zim Crisis
New Zimbabwe, 11 August 2020
FORMER Botswana leader, Ian Khama has slammed Africa's regional and continental blocs for failing to resolve the Zimbabwean crisis and has called on the organs to prioritise the… Read more »
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Africa: AU Speaks On Zimbabwe Crisis, Orders Mnangagwa to Respect Rule of Law
New Zimbabwe, 11 August 2020
THE African Union Commission (AUC) has added its voice to rising human rights abuses in Zimbabwe, calling on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration to uphold the rule of… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: South Africa 'Sham' Envoys Queried
Zimbabwe Standard, 8 August 2020
Prominent South African opposition leader Mmusi Maimane believes President Cyril Ramamphosa's special envoys appointed to find ways of solving political problems in Zimbabwe are… Read more »
South African Envoys 'Snub' Zimbabwean Opposition Party
A delegation consisting of former parliamentary speaker Baleka Mbete, senior African National Congress member Ngoako Ramatlhodi and former minister of safety and security Sydney Mufamadi from South Africa failed to attend a meeting with Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance, upsetting the opposition's leaders. The special envoys were sent by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa following the suppression of anti-corruption protests and detention of activists and politicians from opposition parties in Zimbabwe. This follows statements made by former Botswana leader Ian Khama who slammed Africa's regional and continental blocs for failing to resolve the Zimbabwean crisis, and the African Union Commission which hinted at Zimbabwean authorities capitalising on the Covid-19 pandemic to suppress the rights of citizens.
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Two years after winning Zimbabwe's disputed 2018 election, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has performed dismally towards implementing political and economic reforms ... Read more »
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Former speaker of parliament Baleka Mbete was among the South African delegation sent to Zimbabwe (file photo).
