CAPE TOWN, Dec 5 (Reuters) - South Africa will send a team of senior government officials to Zimbabwe next week to assess the food crisis in the neighbouring country and what aid is needed, a government spokesman said on Friday.

"The purpose of the visit will be to assess the situation on the ground, determine the level of assistance required and to consult with the representatives of the various stakeholders in Zimbabwe on how a ... distribution and monitoring mechanism could be set up," government spokesman Themba Maseko said. (Reporting by Wendell Roelf)

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