Zanu PF leaking talks details

By Never Kadungure

While MDC negotiators adhere to a tripartite agreement not to leak details of sensitive unity government negotiations currently taking place Zanu PF is busy using the state owned Herald newspaper to do the opposite.

Nehanda Radio can now reveal the exact items on the agenda for negotiations courtesy of the ‘foot and mouth’ paper which is being fed information by Mugabe’s spokesman George Charamba.

A team of former cabinet ministers was appointed by South African President Jacob Zuma to work as facilitators and hopefully get Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF to respect the terms of the September 2008 unity accord.

This team arrived in Harare on Sunday and immediately began its work. The MDC have raised a total of 17 issues while Zanu PF to save face has raised 4. This means a total of 21 outstanding issues are on the table for discussion.

Zanu PF insist they want the MDC to play a part in shutting down so-called pirate radio stations like SW Radio Africa and Studio 7, have targeted sanctions removed by the West, campaign against external interference and an end to what they call the MDC’s parallel government structures.

The MDC want Roy Bennett appointed Deputy Agriculture Minister, review of appointments of Reserve Bank governor and Attorney General, ambassadors, permanent secretaries, provincial governors, and media reforms.

Other issues also include ministerial mandates, by-elections, national economic council, National Security Council and security sector reforms, land audit, constitutional commissions and national heroes among others.