The 2017 events involved Jacob Zuma as SADC Chair, leading to SADC calls for monitoring in Zimbabwe, where Moyo announced military control and Robert Mugabe resigned.

The entities involved

• Jacob Zuma →

  4th President of South Africa (2009–2018)

  • The State of the Nation Address delivered in Pretoria highlighted the need for financial support for farmers due to drought.00:36
  • The new event details political roles and alignments, including Arthur Fraser's service under Ramaphosa and EFF's opposition to Zuma.00:22
• Southern African Development Community →

  intergovernmental trade and development body

  • The US enacted sanctions on Zimbabwe while President Mnangagwa stressed the importance of regional integration through SADC.Sun 14:52
  • Southern Africa faces a potential devastating El Niño cycle, compounded by high debt ratios limiting emergency fiscal response.Sun 03:35
• Zimbabwe →

  sovereign state in southern Africa

  • Zimbabwe's national development agenda, driven by Mnangagwa, is seeing cultural productions move to Malta and Spain, alongside international student engagement.03:52
  • Zimbabwean students are studying in Russia on scholarships, with President Mnangagwa assuring government support for their studies.03:52
• Robert Mugabe →

  2nd President of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017

  Nothing else this week.

Related events

• In March 2013, Jacob Zuma urged democracy in Zimbabwe and Africa, while SADC addressed political issues, and Rajoelina's ouster sparked a crisis in Madagascar.Oct 9
• Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa named Philip Valerio Sibanda as a potential successor.Oct 15
• Jacob Zuma conducted a State visit to Zambia in 2017.Oct 17
• Jacob Zuma is currently running local government campaigns in South Africa.Oct 7
• Jacob Zuma addressed the National Assembly in 2013, drawing criticism from the Inkatha Freedom Party.Oct 18