SADC to discuss Zimbabwe crisis
The chairman of the Southern African Development Committee (SADC), President Jacob Zuma, will meet with fellow regional leaders in Botswana to discuss the political developments in Zimbabwe.
Military vehicles blocked roads outside the Zimbabwean parliament on Wednesday.
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Army generals denied staging a coup, but used state TV to vow to target "criminals" close to President Robert Mugabe.
President Zuma confirmed that he spoke to Mugabe later on Wednesday and that the 93-year old indicated that he was fine and ''confined to his home''.
South Africa's Department of International Relations (DIRCO) confirms that the special envoys sent by President Zuma to Zimbabwe on Wednesday were well received.
"As chair of SADC, President Zuma has called a meeting in Botswana to discuss what is unfolding in Zimbabwe. We have called for calm and restraint, and we believe dialogue is the best way to resolve all political challenges," says DIRCO spokemsan Clayson Monyela.
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Meanwhile, on day two of the so-called democratic project in Zimbabwe, JacarandaFM News correspondent Zenzele Ndebele says there is very little information coming from the army which is in control.
Ndebele says several journalists who attempted to to enter the country, were reportedly turned back.
"A lot of fake news due to the lack of info coming from the army. Speculations are that negotiations are taking place behind the scenes. There are army road blocks along the highway. The soldiers are still in control and no one is really sure how this is going to end," says Ndebele.
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Zanu-PF youth leader Kudzai Chipanga appeared on Zimbabwe state TV on Wednesday night and apologized for criticising military leader Constantine Chiwenga - when he had called for an end to the purges of war veterans. Chipanga said he had erred and had been ill-advised to read a statement he had not personally written.
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