Mugabe under house arrest but he is well – President Zuma

President Jacob Zuma and SADC Chairperson has disclosed that he earlier spoke to President Robert Mugabe.

He also said that although President Mugabe said he was well, he expressed concern that he was confined to his State House since Monday

“I spoke to President Robert Mugabe in the morning. He said he was confined to his home. This and the political situation in Zimbabwe is of grave concern to us as SADC” South Africa President Jacob Zuma and SADC Chairperson.

President Zuma has also called for calm and restraint in Zimbabwe.

The Zambia National Army has taken over power in Zimbabwe in a culmination of a Coup detat that has been brewing since Saturday.

Officials including Minister of Finance,Ignatius Chembo.

Others such as new Foreign Affairs Minister Walter Mzembi have sought shelter in South Africa.