It was too soon to make pronouncements on the way forward in Zimbabwe including a call for early elections, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday. Responding to questions in the National Council of Provinces, Zuma said it remained unclear what the situation was in Zimbabwe, but clarity would arise in the next day or two. Zuma was to jet off to Botswana late on Thursday for an emergency Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) troika meeting to discuss the crisis in Zimbabwe. "There are developments in Zimbabwe … anyone who makes a conclusion as to what will happen does not calculate … do not want to speculate. It will be too early to take any firm decision now. There could be a firm proposal of what should be done shortly … for now we cannot say we must make a particular call, except to say let us solve the problems peacefully in [that] country," said Zuma. On Wednesday, Zuma dispatched special envoys to Zimbabwe — Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and State Security Mini...
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