Zimbabwe opposition’s stark warning to SA

Zimbabwe opposition’s stark warning to SA

Zimbabwe opposition’s stark warning to SA

Corruption ‘on steroids’ in Zimbabwe makes the Guptas look like choirboys, says Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart.

Opposition leaders in Zimbabwe have issued a stark warning to South Africa, saying the country can no longer look away from the deepening crisis north of its border. It is now entering a dangerous phase, as the ruling Zanu-PF party appears determined to ram through constitutional reforms to tighten its grip on power.

“Zimbabwe is on the cusp of one of the most serious crises we’ve faced since 1980,” said David Coltart, Mayor of Bulawayo and former Zimbabwean minister of education, speaking at a forum meeting this week at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (Gibs) in Johannesburg.

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