SOUTH Africa’s opposition party, the Democratic Alliance’s leader Mmusi Maimane is still to receive a response from President Emmerson Mnangagwa for a request to meet him in Harare.

Maimane visited the Zimbabwean in Pretoria on 31 January to push for dialogue with Mnangagwa over the deteriorating human rights and economic situation in the country.

Maimane threatened to take the Zimbabwe issue to the United Nations and the International Criminal Court.

He also intends to meet Zimbabwe’s main opposition party leaders, as well as leaders of civil society organisations.

DA national press office acting manager, Marshalle Frederiks, on Friday said: “The leader’s office has informed me that they are awaiting a response from the president of Zimbabwe on their request for a meeting.” — Online