Overview
- Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya, who briefed reporters on Wednesday, said Ramaphosa made a routine working visit to Mnangagwa’s private farm at the Zimbabwean leader’s invitation.
- Magwenya said the president did not know who else would attend the informal meeting and stressed that he went only to meet his counterpart.
- Photos showed businessman Wicknell Chivayo at the gathering, and the Presidency said Ramaphosa was unaware of his presence and backs ongoing Hawks probes and asset freezes.
- The Democratic Alliance said it will file parliamentary questions on the trip’s cost and purpose and argued the timing risks lending cover to plans to extend Zimbabwe’s presidential term limits under a proposed amendment.
- The Presidency also rejected claims that South Africans are xenophobic, citing talks with Mozambique’s President Daniel Chapo and describing recent anti‑immigrant actions as limited protests that police must keep peaceful.