Constitutional lawyer has advice for Zuma
A Zimbabwean constitutional lawyer has made a call to President Jacob Zuma to stop meddling in the affairs of Zimbabwe.
The aspiring Member of Parliament and Mugabe critic, Fadzayi Mahere, has made an impassioned plea to Zuma on Twitter.
Mahere, like many other Zimbabweans, have asked Zuma to allow the Zimbabwean Parliament to deal with the unfolding political situation in the country.
She says Zimbabwe does not need President Zuma's help or that of SADC.
Angolan President Joao Lourenco said he and South African President Jacob Zuma would fly to Zimbabwe on Wednesday following talks between regional leaders on the crisis engulfing the country.
Dear President Zuma,
— Fadzayi Mahere (@advocatemahere) November 21, 2017
You are not welcome in Zimbabwe. Please do not come here. Our Parliament is on top of the situation. It does not need your or SADC's help.
Rather spend the time deciding whether it's a good idea to install your wife as your successor.
Thank you. Bye.
The tweet is raking up likes and shares on social media.
It's not the first time Mahere has asked for SADC to stay out of it.
When Zimbabwe has faced real security issues, including 2016 uprisings and 2008 election violence, SADC was nowhere to be seen. South Africa said there was "no crisis."
— Fadzayi Mahere (@advocatemahere) November 16, 2017
Zim is at its most peaceful today. SADC wants to come and ruin it.
Please just stay out of it.
Bob must go.
Mahere is a Zimbabwean advocate of the High Court and Supreme Court of Zimbabwe as well as a political activist.
In October, Mahere was arrested on security-related charges for organising a community soccer tournament for children.
Impeachment proceedings against Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe are currently in motion.
Mugabe has been ousted as leader of the ruling party, Zanu-PF.
The defiant Mugabe has been asked to resign as president, but has failed to do so.