Denialists and apologists rule SADC Summit

In tandem with decorum though, the majority of the heads of state and government who had their day, could be rightly described as denialists and apologists.  In fact, veteran scribe, Rampholo Molefhe once rattled the perfumed and pampered political feathers of former presidents, Festus Mogae and Thabo Mbeki when he appealed to them to stop being President Robert Mugabe's apologists at a press conference at the Btv auditorium a few years ago.

Ironically, Mbeki of the 'quiet diplomacy' fame was to be officially crowned as SADC facilitator on the Zimbabwe crisis. Strangely though, it is only recently that SADC acknowledged the Zimbabwean crisis for what it is.