it is only a revolution that can solve the zimbabwe question. On 11/22/09, Dominic Tweedie <[email protected]> wrote: > > [image: Sunday Independent (Jhb) masthead] > > > SA to intervene as Zim leaders fail to meet > > > Stanley Gama, Sunday Independent, Johannesburg, 22 November 2009 > > PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma is preparing to intervene urgently in Zimbabwe as his > advisers express impatience with Zimbabwean leaders for failing to meet to > resolve their differences. > > Regional leaders at summit in Maputo on November 5 gave the Zimbabweans 15 > to 30 days to sort out their differences. > > But 17 days later, the Zimbabwean leaders have not yet met. > > Zuma's international relations adviser, Lindiwe Zulu, said yesterday the > delay was worrying and this had forced the Presidency to speed up its > facilitation role. > > "We have been engaging with the people of Zimbabwe since the Maputo summit > and we cannot afford to miss the deadline set by SADC," she said. > > "The negotiators have to be serious with the deadline they were given and we > hope to push them to meet. > > "The facilitator (Zuma) wants the process speeded up because this issue has > been dragging on for a long time. > > "People from this side have been travelling to Zimbabwe to meet the > political leaders and we have no option except to push for an agreement." > > Zuma was expected to travel to Harare on December 6 to assess the > negotiations. > > But reports from Pretoria suggest that he might go earlier if the political > leaders in Zimbabwe continue to drag their feet on negotiations. Regional > leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) held a summit > in Maputo on November 5 to discuss the continuing failure of the Zimbabwean > leaders to resolve their differences. > > This was after Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the main faction > of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), partially pulled out of the > unity government to protest against President Robert Mugabe's failure to > implement agreements. > > These included his refusal to appoint MDC officials to senior government > posts and Mugabe's demand that the MDC do more to persuade Western countries > to lift sanctions against senior Zanu-PF figures. > > The leaders, including Zuma, gave the Zimbabweans 15 days to resolve their > differences with a further 15 days' grace before SADC intervened. > > But the Zimbabwean parties have not met because the negotiators of the > smaller MDC faction led by deputy prime minister Arthur Mutambara have been > overseas for the past two weeks. > > MDC-Mutambara negotiators Professor Welshman Ncube and Priscilla > Misihairabwi-Mushonga were also said to be out of the country. > > MDC-Tsvangirai negotiator and finance minister Tendai Biti said in Harare > yesterday that they were still waiting to hear from Ncube and > Misihairabwi-Mushonga before they could resume negotiations. > > "I am not sure when the negotiators who are said to be out of the country > will avail themselves for the negotiations. > > "We have not heard from them but I am confident the meeting will be held and > we will be able to meet the deadline. > > "Even if it means we have to work through the night when they avail > themselves, then we have to do it. There is no going back on the > implementation of the Global Political Agreement (GPA)," said Biti, > referring to the agreement which created the unity government. > > However Misihairabwi-Mushonga said they were back in Zimbabwe, although she > refused to comment further. > > "You can only speak to Professor Ncube, but we are back in the country," she > said yesterday. > > Ncube could not be reached for comment. Tsvangirai's MDC was bitter about > what it described as a deliberate ploy to delay the implementation process. > > It suspects that there is some connivance between the Mutambara faction and > Zanu-PF to delay the implementation process. > > "The deadline set by the SADC troika for the resolution of outstanding > issues has once again been missed because of the intransigence, mischief and > insincerity exhibited by the political players who are not taking the plight > of the people of Zimbabwe seriously," said Tsvangirai's MDC in a statement. > > "For two weeks, Zimbabweans have waited in vain for the political gridlock > to be unlocked. > > "We note with concern that the body language from both Zanu-PF and the > Mutambara-led political outfit does not show sincerity and faithfulness to > resolving the outstanding issues. > > "The MDC expects urgent resolution of issues that have stalled the work of > the inclusive government. > > "We expect that all parties, especially those that have chosen to ignore the > important time-frames, targets and deadlines set by SADC, should urgently > meet and clear the deck of the outstanding issues that have poisoned the > people's collective journey of hope spawned by the formation of the > inclusive government in February 2009." > > Nine months into the inclusive government, the MDC is complaining that > Mugabe has still not appointed party members as provincial governors or to > one of the key positions of attorney-general or Reserve Bank governor. > > The MDC also complains about Mugabe's refusal to appoint MDC deputy minister > of agriculture-designate Roy Bennett, the slow progress in the > constitution-making process and the continued harassment of MDC supporters > and officials. > > Apart from sanctions, Mugabe wants the MDC to stop foreign radio stations > like the Voice of America broadcasting in Zimbabwe. - Independent Foreign > Service > > From: http://www.sundayindependent.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=5255960 > > > > > >
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