Zim Commonwealth possible readmission queried

ZIMBABWE’S possible readmission to the Commonwealth despite numerous human rights violations will damage the bloc’s credibility as a champion of democracy and justice, NewsDay has heard.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has led a spirited campaign to have Zimbabwe back into the group since assuming power in a coup that toppled former President Robert Mugabe in 2017.

In 2003, Mugabe withdrew Zimbabwe’s membership of the grouping, made up of former British colonies, at the height of a diplomatic tiff between Harare and the West led by the United States and the United Kingdom following the controversial land reform programme.

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