Botswana President Ian Khama on Friday accused Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe of failing to honour a power-sharing deal and called for fresh elections.

A UN torture expert expelled from Zimbabwe on Thursday said he feared the country’s unity government could fall apart.

Robert Mugabe may appoint acting ministers in place of officials from the MDC who are boycotting Cabinet meetings, Zimbabwe’s media said on Wednesday.

Morgan Tsvangirai and ministers drawn from his MDC party on Tuesday boycotted a Cabinet meeting for the second time in as many weeks, an official said

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and President Robert Mugabe were set to meet on Monday, a spokesperson said.

The heads of the umbrella group for Zimbabwe’s NGOs were arrested on Sunday amid worsening signs of the disintegration of the coalition government.

Jacob Zuma met with Morgan Tsvangirai at Tuynhuys in Cape Town and Zuma said he was concerned with the situation in Zimbabwe.

Morgan Tsvangirai will this week meet the SADC to pressure Robert Mugabe to resolve disputes in Zimbabwe’s unity government, an aide said on Monday.

Zimbabwe’s fragile coalition faced a new test on Friday as Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC said it would ”disengage” from President Robert Mugabe.

South Africa wants long-running power-sharing negotiations in Zimbabwe to move ahead more quickly, a senior member of the ANC said.

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has told Zimbabwean leaders the problems facing their fractious unity government can be overcome.

Robert Mugabe accused Western powers on Tuesday of seeking to divide a fragile unity government he formed with rival Morgan Tsvangirai this year.