Zimbabwe crisis on SADC summit agenda

A highly placed source in Harare says the 15 regional leaders will be in Botswana from Thursday until Saturday to attend the official commissioning of the new SADC headquarters in Gaborone. The leaders will use this opportunity to attend the Extraordinary Summit, which has been called to discuss the political situation in the region, including Zimbabwe.

"On the sidelines of the commissioning of the new SADC headquarters, the SADC Troika will on Friday hold a meeting to discuss Zimbabwe," the source said. It is believed Zambian President, Rupiah Banda, who chairs the Troika Organ, will brief other leaders on the Zimbabwe crisis when he presents his first report to the Summit on Saturday.