Published on: 1st October, 2009
ZIMBABWE – HARARE – One month on, the SADC troika has not taken any action to resolve outstanding issues in the troubled government of national unity.
The SADC Summit in Kinshasa referred the overseeing and monitoring of the implementation of outstanding issues on the power-sharing agreement to the Troika of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Co-operation.
No date or venue has been announced for a Troika meeting to commence this assignment. The Troika is chaired by Mozambican President Armando Guebuza and the Deputy Chairperson is President Rupiah Banda of Zambia, who were elected to these positions at the Summit and will hold office for a year, until the next regular Summit.
The third member is the outgoing chairperson, King Mswati of Swaziland. South African President Jacob Zuma will also be involved in discussions, as South Africa ’s role as facilitator and guarantor of the GPA continues.
MDC-T spokesperson Nelson Chamisa has said that MDC-T has written to SADC since the Summit requesting urgent action on the outstanding issues.
But there has been no movement to date.