SADC ministers convince US not to punish Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s ambassador to the United States, Simbi Mubako, said on Sunday a team of foreign ministers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) had managed to sway a group of American Congressmen and Senators to vote against a proposed congressional bill imposing sanctions on Harare for allegedly violating human rights and the rule of law.

According to news reports, Zimbabwe’s Foreign Minister Stan Mudenge led his counterparts from Malawi, Mozambique and Namibia in talks on land reform with a group of US Congressmen and Senators. “Some of the Congressmen and Senators we met showed that they had not been given enough information regarding the whole issue (land reform) and showed signs that they will not support the passing of the bill. Most of them said they will definitely re-think because they were willing to hear the government’s point of view,” said Mubako.