South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma will be quick to criticise any ‘deviant’ behaviour by Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s government when he visits the country on Friday, a senior ANC official said on Wednesday.

Mr Zuma will travel to Zimbabwe on a two-day visit for the first time since his election as state president in April, amid claims that in contrast with his predecessor Thabo Mbeki, he will apply more public pressure on Mr Mugabe to resolve the country’s long-standing political and economic crises.