Zuma to assess Zim unity govt pact

2010-03-15 10:33

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MDC vows to reverse indigenisation drive

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister and leader of the MDC, has vowed to overturn President Robert Mugabe's controversial indigenisation drive if he wins upcoming general elections.

Johannesburg - South African leader Jacob Zuma will visit Zimbabwe this week to assess the state of a power-sharing agreement set up to end a decade-long political and economic crisis.

President Robert Mugabe and his old rival Morgan Tsvangirai formed a unity government last year to end a stalement over disputed elections, which have managed to stabilise the economy following 10 consecutive years of contraction.

But analysts say frequent wrangling over policy and the slow pace of reforms have held back progress. Western donors have also held back aid crucial to helping rebuild the country, demanding Mugabe first implement concrete human rights and democratic reforms.

"President Jacob Zuma will travel to ... Zimbabwe on 16-18 March to meet with political parties that are signatories of the Global Political Agreement," Zuma's office said in a statement on Monday.

Earlier this month Zimbabwe's former colonial ruler Britain rebuffed a call by Zuma to end European Union sanctions on Mugabe and his allies.

Zuma said he disagreed with the view expressed from outside Zimbabwe that more pressure in the form of sanctions was the way forward.

About three million Zimbabweans have fled to neighbouring South Africa as the economy collapsed at home.

- Reuters

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