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| Mugabe Ends Talks to Resolve Zimbabwe Crisis |
| 2008-01-19 |
| South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki worked hard to persuade the elderly Zimbabwe leader to honor pledges made in negotiations since April, according to African diplomatic sources. ZANU-PF negotiators had promised South African facilitators and the MDC that a new constitution would be in place before the next elections and that elections could be delayed so that reforms and new laws could be implemented. The two parties agreed on a new constitution. But in December, ZANU-PF negotiators and Mr. Mugabe made clear there would be no new constitution before elections and that the polls would be held on time in March. President Mbeki offered three alternatives to the Zimbabwean leader. Mr. Mugabe rejected all of them including one, which would allow the country to consider the new constitution in a referendum ahead of elections. Well-placed African diplomatic sources say President Mbeki did not ask the MDC to change its position. President Mbeki will now report back to the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which asked him last March to facilitate the talks to end the crisis. Meanwhile, Mr. Mbeki is apparently trying to keep the door open for new talks. "You can't doubt the commitment of everybody," he said. "The Zimbabwe leadership, you can't doubt the commitment of the Zimbabwe leadership to ensure that all of these challenges that face the country are solved." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Yesterday I offered ten dollars american for a Ten Million Zimbucks bill. Last night I got an offer to try from a man named Mike with a Hotmail UK address, but today all mail I send is rejected as "Spam"? Mike please check your filters, I really want a couple of ten Megabucks Zimbucks, thank you. Jim David Monitors, I apologise, there seems no other way to reach "Mike"in the UK, he read yesterday's posts, maybe he will read todays. Thank you |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-01-19 21:07 |
| #1 The tragedy of Somolia and Zimbabwe is that it will take 25 to 30 years to return these places to a resonable standard of living after the toilet is finaly plunged. Worse yet, Mr Rotorooter hasn't even been identified yet alone called. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2008-01-19 13:05 |