Yesterday (4 September), Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in for a second term as president of Zimbabwe, following a highly contested election last month. Several African leaders including President Cyril Ramaphosa, Mozambique’s President Phillipe Nyusi and Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi were in attendance. Zimbabwean government spokesperson Nick Mangwana indicated that invitations were also sent to former liberation movements including Namibia’s South West Africa People’s Organisation, Botswana’s Democratic Party and Angola’s People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola. Rwanda, Tanzania and Nigeria also sent their representatives to the inauguration. In this conversation, Lerato Mbele delves into what the support of Emmerson Mnangagwa’s presidency says about leadership in Africa, against the backdrop of the contested elections as well as the implications it has for not only for the people of Zimbabwe but for the SADC region as a whole. Political Analyst Sandile Swana joins the conversation.