Deal in jeopardy....Again

The Zimbabwean deal signed last week appeared to be in jeaorpady as parties failed to agree on the allocation of the 31 ministries agreed in the power sharing deal. the principals have since refered the matter to their negotiators and an agreement is expected soon. Meanwhile, the ouster of Thabo Mbeki as South African President could only make the situation worse although the AU, ANC and SADC confirmed that he remained the point man on Zimbabwe. President Mugabe has since expressed regret at the ouster of Mbeki, whilst affirming his intention to remain President of Zimbabwe at the UN summit. In zimbabwe, the Reserve Bank has licenced 600 shops to start trading in forex.