In Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's main political parties signed a historic pact to share power on Monday 15 September 2008.

Zimbabwe's rival political parties have finally agreed on a power sharind deal. President Thabo Mbeki, chief mediator, announced the deal breakthrough

Talks resumed and broke off without a deal. The African Union has called for equal sharing of power between the MDC and ZANU PF, but ZANU PF has dismissed any suggestions for a fifty fifty power sharing agreement.

The first opposition Speaker of the House of Assembly was elected in Zimbabwe yesterday.

The Zimbabwe crisis was high on the agenda at the SADC summit this weekend. It was envisaged that a deal between the major political parties would be reached before the summit ends but that did not happen.

Zimbabwe power sharing talks mediated by South African president Thabo Mbeki have yielded no deal yet.

While humanitarian access is still blocked and violence against opposition members continue, a power sharing deal between ZANU PF and MDC is reported to be imminent

The talks between Zimbabwe's political parties resume in South Africa on the day they are scheduled to be finalised.

The talks among Zimbabwe major political parties began in Pretoria, South Africa on thursday the 24th. The proceedings are shrouded in mystrey and secrecy as stipulated in the Memorundum of Undertsnading.

A major break through was reached as Zimbabwe's major political parties try to find common ground for talks that could lead to finding a panacea for the Zimbabwe crisis.