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MDC-T Shocked By Mugabe Claims
By Caiphas Chimhete MDC-T has described President Robert Mugabe’s claims that the three political parties in the unity agreement have not reached an agreement as a “gobsmacking political somersault” which will not be tolerated. Mugabe told a Zanu PF central committee meeting on Friday that Zanu PF was still insisting that it would not compromise [...]
Zuma to visit Zimbabwe to ease tensions
JOHANNESBURG — South African President Jacob Zuma is set to visit Zimbabwe this week in a new bid to ease political tensions between President Robert Mugabe and Premier Morgan Tsvangirai, his office said Monday. Zuma will make a three-day trip to Zimbabwe on Tuesday to “facilitate the removal of obstacles which hinder the full implementation” [...]
Biti says talks have reached deadlock
By Tichaona Sibanda Tendai Biti, the secretary-general of the MDC-T and also the chief negotiator for the party, has said dialogue between the three parties is ‘going nowhere’ and that as negotiators they had ‘reached the ceiling.’ Biti, who is the Finance Minister in the inclusive government, told journalists on the eve of his trip [...]
Tsvangirai goes for fresh election
By Constantine Chimakure Talks to tackle outstanding issues of the global political agreement have deadlocked, amid reports that facilitator – South African President Jacob Zuma – will arrive in the capital at the weekend to push for fresh elections by April next year. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday told the Zimbabwe Independent that his [...]
SA facilitators leave, no progress in talks
HARARE – South African facilitators left Harare on Wednesday, but there was no meaningful progress on the inter-party dialogue to end a power-sharing dispute threatening Zimbabwe’s coalition government, negotiators said on Thursday. The talks to iron out issues still outstanding from implementation of a 2008 power-sharing agreement between President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU PF party and [...]
Chamisa: Implement GPA or Hold Elections
HARARE – The Southern African Development Community (SADC) must intervene urgently in Zimbabwe to save the fragile transitional government from collapse or the country must brace for fresh elections, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has announced. Speaking to Radio VOP in Harare Thursday, MDC spokesperson Nelson Chamisa said if SADC fails then they will [...]
MDC & Zanu PF reach breakthrough
By Chengetai Zvauya HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s rival leaders met Monday and announced they had reached two agreements, offering rare reason for hope after a year of impasse and disappointment. The factions joined in a unity government said they were forming commissions to oversee human rights, the media and elections. Members of the coalition formed [...]
Negotiators set to present report
By Tichaona Sibanda Negotiators from ZANU PF and the MDC were expected to present a detailed report on the current state of talks between the parties to their principals on Monday. There have been no leaks from the negotiating teams except vague suggestions that the parties are close to reaching an agreement on some minor [...]
Mnangagwa tries to scuttle talks
By Dumisani Muleya The Zanu PF negotiating team in the current round of talks with two MDC formations has angered its party leaders after making critical concessions on the media without consultation, in a move which could see President Robert Mugabe’s party losing its grip on the public media. The situation has triggered uproar in [...]









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