SA promises not to interfere in Zimbabwe, but to engage through SADC
The South African government has resolved not to interfere in the current political situation in Zimbabwe. This is according to Luwellyn Landers‚ the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Co-operation. Briefing Parliament’s portfolio committee on international relations on the political climate in Zimbabwe‚ Landers said it was government’s position that SA should rather be part of the regional collective and engage with Zimbabwe through the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Landers also told MPs that the government has not yet received a request for asylum from former president Robert Mugabe or his wife Grace and their family. He spoke to MPs following the historic resignation of Mugabe on Tuesday‚ which marked the end of his 37-year reign of the neighbouring state. Landers was forced to depart from his prepared presentation on the situation in Zimbabwe after it was overtaken by Mugabe’s resignation.
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