Zimbabwe’s partners in the coalition Government, the Movement for Democratic Change and Zanu-PF, were due to meet in Harare ON Monday for make-or-break negotiations. Regional leaders have given the leaders until 5 December to resolve the crisis.

President Jacob Zuma is expected to visit Zimbabwe on 6 December to assess whether they have resolved the problem. He was assigned by SADC to facilitate the implementation of the deal. MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa said the parties had no option but to fully implement what they had agreed to when the GPA was signed.

“This is a straightforward case which does not need days to complete because everything was agreed by the parties. We therefore expect full implementation of the GPA,” said Mr. Chamisa.

Efforts to obtain comment from Zanu-PF spokespersons and negotiators were in vain. But it has been reliably learnt that Pres. Mugabe is showing signs of giving in on some issues, suggesting that Monday’s meeting could bring a breakthrough.

Pres. Mugabe and PM Tsvangirai met last week in what insiders say was a fruitful meeting, and agreed on a number of reforms pertaining to the media.

Source: www.thestar.co.za