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Zim cholera fears grow as rains peak

Zimbabwe’s cholera epidemic could get worse as the rainy season peaks, its health minister said on Monday.

MDC: Zim deal ‘unlikely’

The party says Zanu-PF lacks sincerity and it has pledged to reject a deal that makes it a junior partner in government.

Pressure group leaders arrested and beaten

Amid efforts to save the power-sharing agreement and restore civil rights in Zimbabwe, arrests and beatings of government opponents continue.

Truth time for power-sharing

The already fragile government is being further weakened by growing distrust from both sides.

Zim: A war on two fronts

As the two leaders fought internal battles Zimbabweans received mixed messages about whether a new government is still a possibility.

The wait and see game

Zimbabwe: political settlement will not lead to an immediate transfusion of Western economic assistance, the MDC’s main lever in the settlement talks.

How Morgan lost out

A hard look at Zim’s settlement agreement shows that Morgan Tsvangirai succeeded in winning none of the demands he initially insisted on.

Aid carrot may solve Zim impasse

Financial assistance from the African Development Bank could bolster negotiations, writes Jason Moyo.

Wrong question, wrong answer!

To date Zanu-PF and the MDC have failed to come up with any agreement for ”power-sharing”. Power-­sharing to achieve what?

‘You don’t negotiate with a gun’

Mugabe this week gave Morgan Tsvangirai until Thursday to sign the proposed power-sharing agreement.