{"id":65655,"date":"2022-09-05T16:08:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T14:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/botswana-opposition-criticises-masisi-for-attempting-to-absolve-mnangagwa-zanu-pf-from-zim-crisis"},"modified":"2022-09-05T18:15:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T16:15:51","slug":"botswana-opposition-criticises-masisi-for-attempting-to-absolve-mnangagwa-zanu-pf-from-zim-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/botswana-opposition-criticises-masisi-for-attempting-to-absolve-mnangagwa-zanu-pf-from-zim-crisis","title":{"rendered":"Botswana Opposition Criticises Masisi For \u201cAttempting To Absolve Mnangagwa, ZANU PF From Zim Crisis\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Botswana Congress Party has issued a statement criticising president Mokgweetsi E. K. Masisi for \u201cattempting\u201d to absolve President Emmerson D. Mnangagwa and the ruling ZANU PF from the Zimbabwean crisis. Masisi was in Zimbabwe where he attributed the neighbouring country\u2019s problems to sanctions imposed by the West at the turn of the millennium following the Fast Track Land Reform Programme during which gross human rights violations were recorded. Masisi called for the unconditional removal of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe. In a statement seen by Pindula News, Botswana\u2019s Opposition Party also told Masisi that he was in Zimbabwe for a State Visit, not for party business. Reads the letter<\/p>\n

1. The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) is concerned by the insidious comments made by President Mokgweetsi Masisi during his recent State Visit to Zimbabwe. Our indignation is resultant from President Masisi\u2019s irresponsible commentary which utterly disregards the prevailing political and economic situation engulfing our neighbors.<\/b>
\n2. The following are his words, captured verbatim: \u201cBotswana continues to call for the removal of sanctions against Zimbabwe\u2026. We Just came from our elective congress, and ZANU PF was represented very well\u2026. The two ruling parties have relations, we are friends.\u201c<\/b>
\n3. President Masisi\u2019s visit to Zimbabwe was a State visit, the BCP is therefore surprised at the partisan nature of his welcome, which is a foreign practice in the conduct of international relations, especially those of a sovereign nation.<\/b>
\n4. President Masisi\u2019s attempt to absolve ZANU PF and President Emmerson Mnangagwa from the Zimbabwean crisis is not only an affront and insult to the suffering people of Zimbabwe, but it is also on attempt to revise history in the most deceptive way. It is similar to convincing us that Idi Amin was an honorable man.<\/b>
\n5. The fact is, the sanctions are only targeted at designated people in Zimbabwe, who are key members of the Mugabe regime, including Mnangagwa. How this affects the economy of Zimbabwe is yet to be explained. President Masisi must confide in Batswana before he tells the world that he speaks on their behalf. 6. We call upon the Government of Zimbabwe to introduce the necessary reforms that will allow for true democracy to thrive. Repression of political opponents and intimidation of those that challenge the ZANU PF regime should be condemned in the strongest possible terms.<\/b>
\n7. Instead of focusing on President Mnangagwa\u2019s personal problem of sanctions, we pray the two must:<\/b>
\ni. Provide economic reliefs to Zimbabweans at home to scale down economic migrants in other countries.<\/b>
\nii. Stop repressive actions against citizens of Zimbabwe whose only crime is to offer alternative voice and express their democratic rights.<\/b>
\niii. Provide a solution to the continuing cases of cattle rustling between the two countries.<\/b>
\niv. Deliberate on democratic reforms that among others, would allow Zimbabweans in diaspora to participate in their country\u2019s electoral processes, without having to cross borders.<\/b>
\n8. The BCP believes that Zimbabwe can be better, and while the economic situation in Zimbabwe has a trickle-down effect down south, blaming targeted sanctions, without resolving the above points, is not in the interest of an ordinary Zimbabwean.<\/b>
\n9. Having noticed decline of democracy and the disregard of the rule of law in Botswana under the BDP government, the BCP hopes that the budding friendship between BDP and ZANU PF will not further undermine democracy in the two countries.<\/b>
\nYours Comradely,<\/b>
\nMpho M. Pheko<\/b>
\nBCP Information and Publicity Secretary<\/b><\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Botswana Congress Party has issued a statement criticising president Mokgweetsi E. K. Masisi for \u201cattempting\u201d to absolve President Emmerson D. Mnangagwa and the ruling ZANU PF from the Zimbabwean crisis. 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