South Africa’s leader of the opposition, Mmusi Maimane of the Democratic Alliance (DA), has urged his government to intervene in Zimbabwe to stop the country from sliding further into the “failed State” abyss.
Maimane used the microblogging social media site, Twitter, to express his outrage. He said:
Fellow South Africans, we cannot adopt quiet diplomacy when it comes to Zimbabwe.
Reports are such that over 2 million Zim citizens went to bed hungry last night and every other.
The country is fast becoming a failed state, acts of violence on the rise, therefore, SA must intervene.
Meanwhile, MDC leader Nelson Chamisa appreciated Maimane’s “wisdom and leadership” in his response. He wrote:
Thank you Brother Mmusi for the wisdom and leadership. The Zimbabwean crisis is South Africa’s crisis. Fixing Zimbabwe’s political problems will fix some of South Africa’s problems. One Africa is our solution. A new Africa, a better continent is our generational mandate!
Thank you Brother Mmusi for the wisdom and leadership.The leadership crisis in Zimbabwe is South Africa’s crisis.Fixing Zimbabwe’s political problems will fix some of South Africa’s problems. One Africa is our solution.A New Africa, a better continent is our generational mandate! https://t.co/CmeLJUbvD1
— nelson chamisa🇿🇼 (@nelsonchamisa) September 3, 2019