SADC to investigate MDC military camps in Botswana

The investigating team was appointed following a November 5, meeting of the Organ Troika held in Maputo, Mozambique, in which Zimbabwe lodged a complaint that Botswana was giving military training to youth from the opposition MDC-T to fight the government. 
Botswana has consistently dismissed such claims, inviting the SADC commission to come and investigate. The investigating team's terms of reference (ToR) were approved at the SADC Extra-Ordinary Summit held in Johannesburg on November 9. Slightly over a week later, the team started its investigations in Gaborone.

Zimbabwe expects the investigating team and Botswana representatives to attend what was described as "stage-managed witness presentations" in Harare, a SADC diplomat noted.  This is not part of the terms of reference, Botswana cautioned.