Umanyano we European Union usuphe eleZimbabwe imali engama Euro alikhulu lamatshumi amathathu ukuphathasia uhulumende womanyano weZimbabwe. Lumanyano uthe upha iZimbabwe limali kulandela iqula le re-engagement elenze umhlangano leziphathamandla ze EU ngenyanga edluleyo.
Kunjalo nje, uhulumende wakwele South Africa usetheswe icala yiEU lokungaqinisi ukulungisisa udaba lweZimbabwe ngesiqubu esidingekayo. UZuma ubemiswe phambi kwedale lomanyano lo ngolwesithathu ukuthi aphe ubufakazi bokuthi kungani kumele lumanyano wesule izijeziso zenotho ezafakelwa uMugabe labanye bakhe beZanu PF. Ilunga ledale lephalamende kweleBhilitane, uMnu. Geoffrey Van Orden uthi ele South Africa yilo lodwa elingenelisa ukulungisisa udaba lweZimbabwe ngoba uZuma nguye umlamlankunzi.
Kodwa yena uZuma walile lokhu esithi useyenze imizamo eminengi waze wabamba ngamandla uMugabe ukuthi aguqule imithetho yokubala amavoti kukhetho.