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The ANC is expected to assess the situation in the neighboring country following the arrest of supporters and journalists from opposition parties.
FILE: ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule. Image: Kayleen Morgan / EWN
JOHANNESBURG – Opposition parties and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Zimbabwe are waiting to find out whether the African National Congress (ANC) delegation heading to the country will meet them.
The ANC is expected to assess the situation in the neighboring country following the arrest of supporters and journalists from opposition parties.
The delegation is expected to be led by the party’s general secretary, Ace Magashule.
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s special envoys to Zimbabwe, Sydney Mufamadi and Baleka Mbete, disappointed the NGOs when they returned without meeting them in August.
And the silence of the recent Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit didn’t go unnoticed either.
Despite reports of widespread kidnappings abound, journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was already behind bars as police harassed political actors and civil society.
But following the ANC’s national executive committee (NEC) meeting last week, the party said it had connected with Zanu-PF and that the two sides had agreed to meet.
Magashule is expected to fly to Harare on Tuesday with his delegation.
However, the big question is, will the ANC do a better job of uncovering what is really going on in the Zimbabwe crisis and can the two liberation movements find a way for Zimbabwe to solve its current problems?
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