Zimbabwe's President Claims Key Cabinet Posts

(11 Oct 08 - RV) Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has handed three important government ministries to his ruling party, a move the opposition says is throwing a power-sharing deal into jeopardy. Mugabe's ZANU-PF party is to take charge of defence, home affairs, which is in charge of the police, and finance, a portfolio crucial to the resuscitation of Zimbabwe's devastated economy.
Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), had failed to agree on the allocation of the powerful ministries. Mugabe's move follows a meeting with Tsvangirai during which they agreed to call back former South African President and talks facilitator, Thabo Mbeki, in a bid to break the deadlock.
We spoke to Spokesperson of the Zimbabwe Vigil in London, Dennis Benton, who says the unity agreement was flawed from the start.