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    Elsewhere, Jacob Zuma, president of South Africa's ruling African National Congress, said the party will send a delegation to Zimbabwe shortly to assess humanitarian needs. "The situation has just gone beyond a situation where we can say ’let us wait and see’ ... We have got to act and act now." The statements from South Africa's top political leadership closely followed Harare's action on the weekend barring entry into the country by a delegation of so-called Elders led by former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and including former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and human rights advocate Graça Machel, wife of Nelson Mandela. Full Article at Voice of America
    The situation has just gone beyond a situation where we can say ’let us wait and see’ ... We have got to act and act now.
    Jacob Zuma – Jacob Zuma SOURCE: Voice of America 12 months ago
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South African Leaders Press For Action As Zimbabwe Crisis Deepens
  1. Unless this root cause of the political absence of a legitimate government is solved, the situation will get worse and may implode and collapse.
    SOURCE: Voice of America 12 months ago

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