SADC EXTRAORDINARY SECURITY MEETING IN LUANDA

The SADC Extraordinary Double Troika meeting met last week in Luanda, Angola. At the top of the agenda were Lesotho, DRC and Madagascar. The Chairperson of SADC who is also President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa opened the meeting acknowledging that whilst there were various challenges in the region, considerable progress had been made and the region was stable. With elections coming up in countries like Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland and the DRC, the SADC meeting conceded that there would need to be a commitment from ruling parties and opposition parties to ensure smooth, free and fair elections. To help us answer that question we are joined on the line by:1. Prof Shadrack Gutto Political Analyst UNISA2. Levy Ndou Political Analyst Tshwane University of Technology