‘No silver bullet’: SA parties react to Mugabe’s departure
President Jacob Zuma, meanwhile, has delayed his visited to Harare ‘until further notice’
President Jacob Zuma has postponed his visit to Zimbabwe until "further notice". On Tuesday, the Southern African Development Community (Sadc), which Zuma chairs, said Zuma and Angolan President Joao Lourenco, who chairs the Sadc organ on politics‚ defence and security co-operation‚ would go to Zimbabwe together. But the Presidency said Zuma "will no longer travel to Harare" on Wednesday. Robert Mugabe resigned as head of state on Tuesday. Zimbabweans in SA celebrated the development, though commentators warn that Mugabe’s exit, which did not come through democratic processes, will not necessarily lead to meaningful changes in politics in Zimbabwe.
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