POLITICAL WEEK AHEAD: Sadc summit to discuss situation in Zimbabwe
The unfolding situation in Zimbabwe will continue to dominate headlines this week. Thousands of protesters, frustrated by the years of economic decline, political instability and repression under Africa’s oldest and second longest-serving leader, took to the streets at the weekend calling for President Robert Mugabe to step aside. But late on Sunday, in an internationally televised address, he refused to do so. Zimbabwe’s governing Zanu-PF held a special central committee meeting earlier on Sunday and formally resolved to recall the 93-year-old leader. The party moved to reinstate Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sacking by Mugabe prompted the military takeover last week. Mnangagwa was to take over the leadership of the party on an interim basis. Mugabe’s wife, Grace, was removed from her position as leader of the Zanu-PF Women’s League. On Tuesday, President Jacob Zuma — in his capacity as the chairman of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) — will attend the summit of the Sa...
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