Zuma going nowhere, irate SA tells Khama

13 November 2016 - 02:00
By THABO MOKONE and THANDUXULO JIKA

Botswana President Ian Khama was reluctant to come to South Africa to meet President Jacob Zuma, believing the president might be removed through a vote of no confidence in the National Assembly. It took an intervention by International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane to persuade her Botswana counterpart, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, that Zuma was "looking forward" to welcoming Khama.

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