‘Robert Mugabe is confined to his home, but fine,’ says Jacob Zuma
The South African president has expressed the hope that developments will not lead to unconstitutional changes of government
President Jacob Zuma has confirmed that Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is “confined” to his home. In a statement released by Zuma in his capacity as the chairman of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc), the president said he had spoken with Mugabe on Wednesday and he indicated that he was “fine”. Pretoria was also in contact with the Zimbabwean Defence Force (ZDF), which confirmed it had taken charge of the country to rid it of “criminals” around Mugabe who were causing social and economic suffering. Zuma also said he would deploy special envoys to Zimbabwe and Angola. Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and the Minister of State Security Advocate Bongani Bongo are being dispatched to Zimbabwe to meet Mugabe and the ZDF.
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