Phuti Mosomane
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday congratulated Zimbabwe for holding elections last week which confirmed the re-election of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and made this 43-years of ZANU-PF rule since the country’s independence.
“The Republic of South Africa congratulates the government and the people of The Republic of Zimbabwe for organising and holding the harmonised elections to elect the President, National Assembly and Local government representatives, which took place on 23 and 24 August 2023,” Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said in a statement.
Mnangagwa secured 52.6% of the vote, the Zimbabwe Election Commission said and the main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa won 44% of the vote.
However, election observers raised questions over the election environment in the buildup to the voting and pointed to an atmosphere of intimidation against Chamisa’s supporters.
Ramaphosa said he “is conscious that these elections took place under a difficult economic environment due to the burdening
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