Minister denies Khama-Mugabe confrontation

Addressing journalists yesterday afternoon at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, Venson- Moitoi said it was not true either, that Khama walked out of the summit in Harare. She said Khama got permission from the chair of the meeting to leave early. “In fact, the SADC agenda ended early, at 1230hrs, and the issue of xenophobic attacks in South Africa was raised as ‘Any Other Business’.

President Jacob Zuma briefed the meeting on the issue,” Venson Moitoi said as she waited for the arrival of Mugabe in Botswana for a SADC mission. She said Khama told the Harare summit that the region would not condone the killings, but on the other hand two things had to happen: “Each African country has to work hard at creating employment at home to make sure that we satisfy the demands because there is need for employment throughout the continent, as we cannot expect South Africa to be the employer for the rest of the continent like it used to be in the past. South Africa cannot continue to be an employment bureau for the rest of the continent”.