Monday, July 28, 2008

Third Vice President for Tsvangirai?

The AFP reports today that the talks between ZANU-PF and the MDC have run into trouble one week after beginning. The reporter, talking with unnamed MDC sources, suggests that Morgan Tsvangirai has flown to Pretoria in order to talk with his negotiating team. One source suggested that the talks are at a stalemate because ZANU-PF has failed to offer Tsvangirai anything more than the position of "third Vice President". The level of rumor and speculation runs high, as any talks in Zimbabwe, especially 'secret' talks are prone to increase the already high level of misinformation.