Zuma to visit Zimbabwe on mediation role

President Jacob Zuma will pay a one-day visit to Zimbabwe this week, his spokesman Mac Maharaj said yesterday.

The visit, set for tomorrow, was in his capacity as Southern African Development Community (SADC) mediator in the Zimbabwe impasse.

"It is part of his ongoing duties to ensure that the country is on the route for a fair, intimidation-free election," Maharaj said. Zuma was appointed SADC chief mediator on Zimbabwe in 2009, taking over from his predecessor, Thabo Mbeki.

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