Republic of South Africa
Ambassador Dumisani Shadrack Kumalo
South Africa is an elected member of the UN Security Council whose term expires on December 31, 2008. Ambassador Dumisani Shadrack Kumalo has served as South Africa’s permanent representative to the United Nations since April 21, 1999. The following is excerpted from Ambassador Kumalo’s statement during the UN Security Council debate on July 11, 2008. Earlier this morning, a joint media statement by theSouthern African Development Community (SADC) facilitator, the representativeof the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), and theMovement for Democratic Change (MDC) was issued in Pretoria.The statement reads: “The talksbetween the Zimbabwean political parties consisting of ZANU-PF,…
