WATCH LIVE as Gambakwe looks at the refusal by Zimbabwe President, Mnangagwa, who failed to show the visiting SADC inspection team the SADC summit facilities.
Instead Mnangagwa took the SADC inspection team to the Geo Pomona dumpsite and the University of Zimbabwe.
Please watch the video above this post for more details.
Key events for today
1. The new US Ambassador Pamela Tremont has spoken on the Zimbabwe 2023 elections and said these elections were not free and fair. She was accredited on the 17th of July 2024 and had a closed door meeting with Mnangagwa.
2. President Hakainde Hichilema turned down an invitation to come to Zimbabwe for a tripartite meeting on conversation. Nyusi accepted the invitation and signed a number of agreements with Mnangagwa.
4. Guinea First Lady, Lauriane Doumbouya , who was on a private visit to the Victoria Falls paid a courtesy call to Auxilia Mnangagwa. Auxillia Mnangagwa will visit Guinea after receiving an invitation to talk on HIV/AIDS
Topics
1. US Ambassador to Zimbabwe Pamela Tremont was accredited on the 17th of July
2. SADC was sent to the University of Zimbabwe and Geo Pomona. They were not allowed to see the Rainbow Towers Hotel Presidential rooms and the
Conclusions
1. SADC has been placed in a difficult position in Zimbabwe.
2. SADC inspection team should visit the incarcerated opposition members who have been in jailed without trial for over 35 days.
3. SADC summit will likely be held virtually.
4. Most heads of states are likely not to spend the night in Zimbabwe.
