I Support Botswana's Position

This invitation to Mugabe will undermine the regional block's credentials of what its principles are and it will be undermining the negotiations that are in process. If Mugabe is invited this will further give Mugabe more power and an upper hand during the negotiations to say that he is the president in the Government of National Unity since he is recognised by SADC heads of state.

I am urging SADC heads of state to let negotiations complete first. That is when Zimbabwe's president can be invited to SADC meetings. By inviting Mugabe, all SADC heads of State, apart from Botswana, are saying there is no need to hold talks/negotiations between ZANU-PF and the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).