'South Africa would suffer the effects of Zimbabwe's implosion' – Tendai Biti
23 November 2017
Johannesburg – Former Zimbabwean finance minister Tendai Biti has on Thursday warned South Africans not to distance themselves from the events in the neighbouring country as Zimbabweans were "right in your face" and were part of South Africa's economy.
Speaking at the Sandton Convention Centre during the Daily Maverick's The Gathering, which discussed the upcoming ANC elective conference, Biti singled out the ANC's secretary-general.
"To Gwede Mantashe, this is not a Zimbabwean issue [only], it is a South African issue [too]." Should Zimbabwe implode, he said, South Africa would suffer the effects.
Turning to political changes in his country, Biti said Zimbabweans were in search of a new contract with those in power.