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From: eugeniusz on 18 Jun 2010 01:04
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> Zuma intervenes
>
> http://www.thestandard.co.zw/
>
> Saturday, 13 March 2010 20:52
>
> SOUTH African President Jacob Zuma is expected in Harare on Tuesday in yet
> another attempt to break the deadlock between Zanu PF and the two MDC
> formations.
>
> Marathon meetings involving the negotiating teams, Zuma's facilitation
> team
> and the three principals in the unity government will be held between
> today
> and tomorrow to prepare for Zuma's visit on Tuesday. Zuma's spokesperson,
> Vincent Magwenya yesterday told The Standard that the facilitation team of
> former ministers Charles Nqakula, Mac Maharaj and Zuma's international
> relations advisor Lindiwe Zulu would jet into Harare today "to prepare for
> President Zuma's arrival on Tuesday".
>
> "The facilitation team will arrive in Harare tomorrow (today) to continue
> with the facilitation work they have been doing with the parties and to
> prepare for President Zuma's visit on Tuesday," said Magwenya.
>
> "He (Zuma) will hold meetings with the three principals in the global
> political agreement - President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan
> Tsvangirai and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara. He will meet them
> individually and as a group. It is part of the ongoing facilitation work."
>
> Magwenya would not confirm whether or not Zuma would insist on his "park
> and
> proceed" proposal for the holding of new elections.
>
> "That is a matter that lies entirely upon the Zimbabwean parties. He is
> coming to understand and get a briefing on the latest developments and
> facilitate discussions that will unblock whatever areas of discussion that
> are in dispute," added Magwenya.
>
> Responding to claims that the MDC-T recently wrote to Zuma informing him
> that there was a political logjam, Magwenya said he was "not at liberty to
> discuss deadlocks and who has declared what".
>
> "In terms of moving forward, the parties need each other. Our interest is
> not in whether there is a deadlock or not, but encouraging the parties to
> implement the agreement and move faster with the entire process so that
> the
> situation on the ground improves."
>
> MDC-T secretary general Tendai Biti said they "have not been advised" of
> the
> team and President Zuma's visit.
>
> "We do not know, but that strong rumour is there. We have not been advised
> officially," said Biti.
>
> But his principal, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai confirmed last week
> that
> he would meet with President Robert Mugabe tomorrow to discuss the
> stripping
> of powers of his ministers by the 86-year-old leader as tension in the
> unity
> government intensifies.
>
> Tsvangirai has already declared the changes as "null and void" because he
> was never consulted as required by the Global Political Agreement (GPA).
>
> "On Monday, we will be dealing with assignments of Acts of ministers,"
> said
> Tsvangirai. "There is an opportunity to reverse these things."
>
> Mugabe 10 days ago stripped Information Communication Technology Minister
> Nelson Chamisa of his powers, expanding the ministry of Transport and
> Infrastructure Development to also include the department of
> Communications
> which was under Chamisa's portfolio.
>
> The new portfolio is called Transport, Communications and Infrastructural
> Development and is held by Nicholas Goche, a close Mugabe ally.
>
> Other ministers affected by Mugabe's unilateralism are Regional
> Integration
> and International Co-operation Minister, Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga,
> State Enterprises and Parastatals Minister, Gabuza Joel Gabbuza, Science
> and
> Technology Development Minister, Heneri Dzinotyiweyi.
>
> All the ministers are from the MDC formations and have been left with no
> Acts of Parliament to administer.
>
> This week's trip is Zuma's first since he took over the mediation from his
> predecessor, Thabo Mbeki in November 2009.
>
> The trip also comes hard on the heels of Zuma's trip to the United
> Kingdom,
> where he reportedly called for international support for the troubled
> coalition.
>
> The MDC-T has already declared a deadlock on all the outstanding GPA
> issues
> and wants them referred back to Zuma.
>
> On the other hand, President Mugabe and his Zanu PF say the talks should
> be
> given time, but have also taken a rigid position not to compromise on
> anything that is against the resolutions of their December 2009 congress.
>
> The South African leader has made it clear that he wants the parties to
> "park" the contentious issues around key government appointments,
> sanctions
> imposed by western countries, and of late, the stripping of powers of MDC
> ministers.
>
> In an earlier interview, Biti said the "the issue of allocation of
> mandates
> is not somebody's unilateral right".
>
> "It is an executive process whose matrix is shared between the President
> and
> Prime Minister. This business of castrating other ministers cannot
> happen,"
> said Biti.
> Chamisa said he would not accept Mugabe's move to make him "a minister in
> name without any responsibilities".
>
> Zuma was tasked to mediate in the Zimbabwean crisis by Sadc after MDC-T
> temporarily pulled out of the unity government last year as frustration
> intensified over Mugabe's refusal to fully implement the GPA.
>
> But his intervention has not lived up to expectations with analysts saying
> he has taken his feet off the pedal.
>
> BY VUSUMUZI SIFILE AND CAIPHAS CHIMHETE
>

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