by Political reporter
In a move that is aimed at removing revolutionary parties from power in the region, regional opposition politicians are going to launch an organisation next month, to pursue their nefarious agenda, Harare Post can reveal.
A highly placed source revealed that a group of opposition politicians in the region are going to launch an alliance, the Southern African Post Independence Regional Alliance (SAPIRA) on 5 September in South Africa to challenge the continents’ revolutionary parties.
The founding members comprise of former leader of South Africa`s opposition Democratic Alliance ( D.A), Mmusi Maimane, G40 kingpin Saviour Kasukuwere, former Botswana President Ian Seretse Khama, Zambian United Party for National Development opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema and Deputy National Chairman of the Zimbabwe opposition party, MDC Alliance Job Sikhala.
Sources said that ZANU PF, which SAPIRA perceived as the strongest revolutionary party in the region, would be the first target.
As part of their modus operandi, sources said SAPIRA would use the neo-liberal hackneyed narrative of human rights violations and lack of rule of law, as justification for the regime change agenda.
The inaugural meetings will be held in Cape Town, South Africa, Gaborone (Botswana), Lusaka (Zambia).
According to sources, the SA meeting, which will be chaired by Maimane, is expected to be attended by the former Mayor of Johannesburg, Herman Samtseu Philip Machaba, G40 member Walter Mzembi, Kasukuwere, National Coordinator of Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition, Blessing Vhavha, Southern Africa Director for Human Rights Watch Africa Division, Dewa Mavhinga and Co-Chairperson of African Youths and Student Affairs Committee of State55 Movement, Elvis Mugari.
In Botswana, the meeting will be chaired by Khama, whilst Hichilema will chair the Zambian meeting.
Political analysts have said that there was likely to be a Western hand behind the formation of this organisation. They said the West was targeting revolutionary parties in the region through funding opposition parties during elections. However, most of the opposition parties have been failing to win majority support, mainly because the electorate is weary of their neo-colonial handlers.
