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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Prominent publisher and political analyst Ibbo Mandaza has said the recent assumption of the SADC Troika chairmanship by Zambian leader Hakainde Hichilema will not result in any major change in the way SADC handles Zimbabwe\u2019s disputed elections.<\/p>\n

Hichilema, a longtime opposition leader in Zambia before he won the presidency in elections held on 12 August 2021, is widely believed to be an ally of Zimbabwe\u2019s opposition.<\/p>\n

Last weekend, SADC leaders convened in Windhoek, Namibia, for the extraordinary Troika Summit, which addresses regional security crises.<\/p>\n

The crises in Mozambique and the Kingdom of Eswatini were on the agenda, but Zimbabwe\u2019s upcoming general elections were not.<\/p>\n

Hichilema\u2019s assumption of the chairmanship of the revolving post of SADC\u2019s Organ on Politics, Defence, and Security Cooperation, fuelled optimism among some Zimbabweans that the regional body will finally press Harare to implement electoral reforms.<\/p>\n

However, in an interview with ZimLive<\/b>, Mandaza said it was unlikely that SADC will change its approach towards the cycle of Zimbabwe\u2019s contested elections even with Hichilema at the helm. He said:<\/p>\n

[SADC is] historically and politically constrained from playing the kind of role, especially that of an interventionist kind in the affairs of a fellow member state that is expected of it.<\/p>\n

It is essentially an interstate organization, and therefore statist in orientation, almost impervious to and unable to deal with crises.<\/p>\n

Therefore, it\u2019s unlikely that Hakainde Hichilema will dare act beyond the usual that has been expected of a member of SADC ever since its inception in April 1980. It would be good if he surprised us though.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Prominent publisher and political analyst Ibbo Mandaza has said the recent assumption of the SADC Troika chairmanship by Zambian leader Hakainde Hichilema will not result in any major change in the way SADC handles Zimbabwe\u2019s disputed elections. 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