SADC ignores Zim poll ‘win’

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa did not receive congratulatory messages from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) at the recent summit in Namibia for his poll “victory” over opposition rival Nelson Chamisa.

Chamisa’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is challenging the results of the July 30 elections through the judiciary as his supporters claim massive fraud.

In a communiqué released over the weekend, following SADC’s 38th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government held in Windhoek, SADC ignored Mnangagwa’s victory, despite congratulating Angolan President Joao Lourenco and his Movement for the Popular Liberation of Angola party’s recent victory.

SADC did urge all Zimbabweans to remain calm while the legal process on the outcome of the elections are considered. – ANA