Zim crisis: We say hats off to Khama

That position has been that Zimbabwe's neighbours, and indeed the whole African continent, has not been sympathetic enough to the plight of the long-suffering Zimbabwean people.

This Wednesday when Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of the Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) fled to Botswana, he was given a hearing at the country's highest office. Coincidentally, before Tsvangirai's hurried arrival here, President Khama had taken it upon himself to contact his Zambian counterpart, Levy Mwanawasa, requesting for an emergency SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government leaders to discuss Zimbabwe's volatile situation. Mwanawasa is the current SADC chairman.