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| Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is in the process of forming a new government and will finish soon, a minister has said. | Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is in the process of forming a new government and will finish soon, a minister has said. |
| Information Minister Sikhanyiso Ndlovu told state media the government would be "inclusive" but gave no details. | |
| The main opposition party has refused a suggestion to share the ministry of home affairs with Mr Mugabe's party. | The main opposition party has refused a suggestion to share the ministry of home affairs with Mr Mugabe's party. |
| Meanwhile, aid workers have warned that one million people could be at risk from a cholera outbreak in Harare. | |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres says that on average 38 new patients are being admitted every day - most of them from densely populated suburbs Harare. Nurses are said to be overwhelmed. | |
| The main reason for the outbreak is the run-down infrastructure, burst sewage pipes and water cuts, the medical charity says. | |
| Dilemma | |
| The leadership of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has started a meeting to discuss its response to the failure of Sunday's regional talks to break the political impasse. | |
| People in the rural areas are disappearing in the night 'Esther' Harare diary: New abductionsDeath throes of Harare's hospitals | |
| Mr Mugabe's Zanu-PF party and the MDC agreed in September to share power but not on cabinet posts. | |
| MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai accuses Mr Mugabe of trying to grab most powers for him and his officials and insists he will hold out for an equitable distribution of power. | MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai accuses Mr Mugabe of trying to grab most powers for him and his officials and insists he will hold out for an equitable distribution of power. |
| One party official said it would be the most difficult decision the MDC had taken since its formation in 1999. | One party official said it would be the most difficult decision the MDC had taken since its formation in 1999. |
| The dilemma is whether to join the government "under protest" and yield to regional pressure by agreeing to co-manage the ministry of home affairs, which controls the police. | The dilemma is whether to join the government "under protest" and yield to regional pressure by agreeing to co-manage the ministry of home affairs, which controls the police. |
| BBC southern Africa correspondent Peter Biles says the MDC could boycott the new government on the grounds that it does not represent genuine power-sharing. | BBC southern Africa correspondent Peter Biles says the MDC could boycott the new government on the grounds that it does not represent genuine power-sharing. |
| MINISTRY DIVISION Zanu-PF: 15 ministries including: DefenceForeign affairs JusticeLocal governmentMedia Main MDC: 13 ministries including: Constitutional and parliamentary affairsEconomic planning and investment promotionLabourSportArts and cultureScience and technology development MDC (Mutambara): Three including: EducationIndustry and commerce Source: Government gazette Mugabe wins out in talks | |
| Mr Tsvangirai argues that, under current plans, Mr Mugabe's Zanu-PF party would hold the defence and state security portfolios and so would dominate the security forces. | Mr Tsvangirai argues that, under current plans, Mr Mugabe's Zanu-PF party would hold the defence and state security portfolios and so would dominate the security forces. |
| Under the terms of the deal Mr Tsvangirai is supposed to be named prime minister, Zanu-PF would have 15 cabinet posts, Mr Tsvangirai's MDC 13 and a breakaway MDC group three. | Under the terms of the deal Mr Tsvangirai is supposed to be named prime minister, Zanu-PF would have 15 cabinet posts, Mr Tsvangirai's MDC 13 and a breakaway MDC group three. |
| Arthur Mutambara, who leads the smaller MDC group, has urged Mr Tsvangirai to accept the latest offer on power-sharing. | Arthur Mutambara, who leads the smaller MDC group, has urged Mr Tsvangirai to accept the latest offer on power-sharing. |
| Mr Mugabe has reportedly agreed to let the MDC run the finance ministry, in order to kick-start the devastated economy. | Mr Mugabe has reportedly agreed to let the MDC run the finance ministry, in order to kick-start the devastated economy. |
| Mr Mugabe was re-elected as Zimbabwe's president in June, after Mr Tsvangirai withdrew from the second round of voting citing violence. | Mr Mugabe was re-elected as Zimbabwe's president in June, after Mr Tsvangirai withdrew from the second round of voting citing violence. |
| Barely functioning | |
| Zimbabwe is suffering from severe food shortages and rampant inflation, and the MDC leader has warned that a million Zimbabweans could starve to death in a year if the political deadlock continues. | Zimbabwe is suffering from severe food shortages and rampant inflation, and the MDC leader has warned that a million Zimbabweans could starve to death in a year if the political deadlock continues. |
| Our correspondent says the public health system is barely functioning - many hospitals are without medical supplies and there is a serious shortage of doctors and nurses. | |
| This week, the government was reported to have set up an inter-ministerial taskforce to tackle the cholera outbreak in Harare and three other provinces. | |
| No official figures are available for cholera-related deaths but Health Minister David Parirenyatwa has said the death toll is not as high as previously reported. | |
| Last month, the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights said 120 had died this year from the outbreak of cholera. |