Abuses plunge ED in trouble with Ramaphosa
ANC's former Chairperson Baleka Mbete is going to take ED to task
By Mpedzegwa Wamanava
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has given in to pressure to take steps towards stopping the ongoing human rights violations in Zimbabwe.
Ramaphosa appointed special envoys Dr. Sydney Mufamadi and Ms Baleka Mbete to engage the authorities in Harare amid acrimonious cries from Zimbabwe citizens.
Ramaphosa twitted this evening announcing his direct attempt to reign in on Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa who is accused of gross human rights violations.
“The President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency @CyrilRamaphosa, has appointed Dr. Sydney Mufamadi and Ms Baleka Mbete as his special Envoys to Zimbabwe, following recent reports of difficulties that the Republic of Zimbabwe is experiencing,” reads Ramaphosa’s twitter.
South Africa’s intervention followed after Mnangagwa unleashed the army and police on starving citizens protesting against government’s rampant corruption.
ED’s government also slapped Zimbabweans with a 24 hours curfew in the name of trying to control the spread of COVID 19. MDC A spokeswoman Fadzayi Mahere told eNCA that the Curfew had nothing to do with COVID 19 but everything to do with cowing Zimbabweans into submission. More voices of condemnation to ED’s violations of human rights are getting traction throughout the world.
Meanwhile the former President of Botswana Seretse Khama Ian Khama has rallied the world to stand against human rights abuses in Zimbabwe.
He posted on social media pages this Thursday amid reports of an increased crackdown on dissent in Zimbabwe. He said:
As we are all dealing with change in our lives, let’s not forget to pray for our mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters in Zimbabwe as the situation is deteriorating everyday. Today I hosted Zimbabweans in Serowe to share thoughts about the current regime and appreciate their plight. Martin Luther King Jr once said, “The silence of the good people is more dangerous than the brutality of the bad people.” So let us all stand with Zimbabwe and condemn this brutality.
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