SADC accuses NGOs of destabilising Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa. PHOTO | REUTERS

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has accused non-governmental organisations of destabilising Zimbabwe, throwing its weight behind the embattled President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Mr Mnangagwa came under heavy criticism from human rights groups, the opposition, and the international community following the military’s aggressive crackdown on protests last month that left 17 people dead.