Dr Salomao unhappy over Zimbabwean crisis (04-08-07)


Dr Salomao unhappy over crisis in Zimbabwe
By Silas Nkala
Gaborone- The Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Comunity Dr Tomaz Salomao has expressed his extreme disappointment and concern over what he termed adversely deteriorating economic and political crisis in Zi


mbabwe, saying that has made life hard for Zimbabwean who are now resorting to migrating to other countries illegal and legal in search of greener pastures, The Zimbabwean can reveal.
Addressing journalists at a press conference in Gaborone, Botswana on his diplomatic visit, Dr Salomao said life is so hard in Zimbabwe such that its people flee economic and political crisis to seek refugee in other countries. He said the situation in Zimbabwe, political and economical contributed to critical suffering of the people and it is imposible for the governemnet to think it can solve each crisis seperately as the two work hand in hand in case of Zimbabwe.
Dr Salomao’s media briefing was in line with the SADC summitt scheduled for Zambia in mid August.
He also expressed concerns that Zimbabweans who migrate to other countries do not respect policies of governements that host them. He also expressed his heart felt conerns tover the political and economic crisis in Zimbabwe , but could not reveal contents of the SADC secretariat report of how to tackle the problems bedeviling Zimbabwe as he was since tasked at the previous SADC meeting that was held in Tanzania.
The situation in Zimabwe is expected to top the SADC meeting agenda that will be held in Zambia soon.
“We have made several considerations on how to address the Zimbabwe crisis. There is a shortage of fertilisers, food, fuel, and electricity in Zimbabwe and that is due to the political and economic problerms in that country,” said Dr Salomao.
According to revellations here, Dr Salomao was appointed to make a report on how to address the crissis in Zimbabwe. The meeting that was held in Tanzanioa is the one that also appointed the South African President Thabo Mbeki to deliberate on the talksa between the ruling ZANU PF and the MDC in Zimbabwe.
Dr. Salomao also went on to order Zimbabwean respect policies of countries where they seek refuggee in. Media reports indicate that Zimbabwean are causing problems in countries that hosts them as some of them are being arrested for an array of crimes.
Dr. Salomao challenged Zimbasbwe Government to mind about the welfare of its people saying daily mass exodus of people from that country speaks volumes on the situation in the country. He said the crisis in Zimbabwe has also an adverse effect in countries that hosts Zimbabwean as it leads to shrinkage of jobs and resources for tghe citisens of those countries.

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