Fact Check: Did Ramaphosa apologise for congratulating Mnangagwa? - ZimFact
Ngoni Mhuruyengwe
August 29, 2023
Claim: A social media post is circulating on local platforms allegedly from South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with an apology to Zimbabweans for congratulating President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
“I would like to issue an apology to the people (of) Zimbabwe for our premature congratulation message. For now we stand with SADC’s preliminary report and Dr. Mumba,” read the post.
Verdict: False
South African leader Cyril Ramaphosa has not issued such a comment apologizing for issuing a congratulatory message to President Emmerson Mnangagwa on his re-election he posted on Monday evening.
However, before Cyril Ramaphosa issued his congratulatory message, social media users on both X (formerly Twitter) and WhatsApp deliberately circulated his previous 2018 congratulatory message to Mnangagwa purporting it to be the current.
South African leader Cyril Ramaphosa and several other African leaders that belong to the SADC bloc have individually issued congratulatory messages in their respective capacity as heads of state and government.
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