Zuma to travel to Zimbabwe as SADC chairperson
The president, and Angola’s President João Lourenço will visit the country on Wednesday, to ‘assess the situation’
President Jacob Zuma will travel to Zimbabwe on Wednesday as chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Presidential spokesperson Bongani Ngqulunga confirmed this on Tuesday afternoon.This follows a summit of the SADC Organ on Politics Defence and Security troika that was held in Luanda‚ Angola‚ on Tuesday. Angolan President and chairperson of the troika, João Lourenço, will join Zuma on the trip.According to a media statement, they noted with "great concern" the current political situation in Zimbabwe and will "assess the situation". Ngqulunga said Zuma will leave for Zimbabwe on Wednesday morning‚ but no agenda has been set for the visit.Last week Wednesday, Zuma sent Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and State Security Minister Bongani Bongo as special envoys to Zimbabwe in his capacity as SADC chairperson.
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