SADC breaks silence on Zim crisis
Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Zimbabwe Violence
The regional bloc has often been accused of maintaining quiet diplomacy while Zimbabweans suffered at the hands of a ‘brutal regime’.
Since the beginning of the year Zimbabwe has experienced unrest, but SADC has largely remained silent on the situation.
From Jakoba's mysterious disappearance on November 9 to the grim discovery of his remains at Mosinki Lands, a gap in the response mechanisms of the police and village leadership has been laid bare. The community's anger is evident, seen in the attack on Bakang Masole, the man found driving Jakoba's taxi and the main suspect, and the subsequent riot. Residents express discontent, citing a troubling trend of missing persons cases often...