Power Sharing Talks in Zimbabwe Face Further Obstacles

(13 Oct 08 - RV) Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has sworn in two vice-presidents ahead of talks on forming a cabinet, throwing power sharing negotiations into further jeopardy.
The opposition Movement for Democratic Change said it doubted mediation by former South African President Thabo Mbeki today would be able to get Mugabe’s ZANU-PF party to compromise.MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai said yesterday his party could walk away from a power-sharing deal he signed with Mugabe if Mbeki's latest mediation effort failed to end a deadlock on how to divide key ministries.We spoke to the spokesperson for the Zimbabwe Vigil in London Dennis Benton who says, Mbeki’s not the right man to mediate...