Zims Have Spoken, Blocs Must Listen

Many have taken to social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook, to show their displeasure with the bloc. On November 15, SADC issued a statement, which  was quickly attacked many Zimbabweans who criticised the bloc for its ‘long silence when the people of Zimbabwe were suffering’.

The SADC statement by South African President, Jacob Zuma, current chairperson of SADC read: “The Southern African Development Community (SADC) notes with great concern the unfolding political situation in the Republic of Zimbabwe. SADC calls for calm and restraint, and expresses hope that developments in Zimbabwe would not lead to unconstitutional changes of Government, as that would be contrary to both SADC and African Union principles.