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| MDC denies Zimbabwe deal claims | MDC denies Zimbabwe deal claims |
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| Zimbabwe's opposition says it does not accept the outcome of a regional summit which said it should join a unity government next month. | Zimbabwe's opposition says it does not accept the outcome of a regional summit which said it should join a unity government next month. |
| The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said the meeting's conclusions "fell far short" of their expectations. | The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said the meeting's conclusions "fell far short" of their expectations. |
| Mediators said it had been settled that MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai would be sworn in as prime minister in February. | Mediators said it had been settled that MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai would be sworn in as prime minister in February. |
| As the arguments continue, more than 100 new cholera deaths have been reported in the past day. | As the arguments continue, more than 100 new cholera deaths have been reported in the past day. |
| Almost 3,000 people have died in the epidemic since August and more than 56,000 infected, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. | Almost 3,000 people have died in the epidemic since August and more than 56,000 infected, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. |
| President Robert Mugabe agreed to share power with Mr Tsvangirai last September but they have not been able to agree on how to allocate key government jobs. | President Robert Mugabe agreed to share power with Mr Tsvangirai last September but they have not been able to agree on how to allocate key government jobs. |
| Sticking point | Sticking point |
| After 14 hours of negotiations in Pretoria, the 15-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) issued a statement early on Tuesday, saying the MDC had agreed to a timeline towards forming a unity government with Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF. | After 14 hours of negotiations in Pretoria, the 15-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) issued a statement early on Tuesday, saying the MDC had agreed to a timeline towards forming a unity government with Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF. |
| SADC's POWER-SHARE TIMELINE 5 Feb: Zimbabwe to pass power-sharing constitutional amendment11 Feb: PM-designate Tsvangirai and his deputies to be sworn in13 Feb: Remaining ministers and their deputies to take office | SADC's POWER-SHARE TIMELINE 5 Feb: Zimbabwe to pass power-sharing constitutional amendment11 Feb: PM-designate Tsvangirai and his deputies to be sworn in13 Feb: Remaining ministers and their deputies to take office |
| According to the timeline, a constitutional amendment would be passed to create the post of prime minister on 5 February, with Mr Tsvangirai being sworn in six days later. | According to the timeline, a constitutional amendment would be passed to create the post of prime minister on 5 February, with Mr Tsvangirai being sworn in six days later. |
| South African President Kgalema Motlanthe said: "All the parties expressed confidence in the process and committed to implementing the agreement." | South African President Kgalema Motlanthe said: "All the parties expressed confidence in the process and committed to implementing the agreement." |
| SADC leaders concluded that the contentious home affairs ministry, which runs the police, should be co-shared and reviewed six months after the new government was inaugurated. | SADC leaders concluded that the contentious home affairs ministry, which runs the police, should be co-shared and reviewed six months after the new government was inaugurated. |
| Control over home affairs has been a key sticking point, with the MDC insisting it should run the ministry if Zanu-PF is to administer the defence and national security departments. | Control over home affairs has been a key sticking point, with the MDC insisting it should run the ministry if Zanu-PF is to administer the defence and national security departments. |
| Hot on the heels of the SADC communique, an MDC statement said the party had not agreed to the deal, although it stopped short of rejecting the summit's conclusions outright. | Hot on the heels of the SADC communique, an MDC statement said the party had not agreed to the deal, although it stopped short of rejecting the summit's conclusions outright. |
| It added that the party's national council would meet this weekend to define its position. | It added that the party's national council would meet this weekend to define its position. |
| 'No understanding' | 'No understanding' |
| MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa told the BBC: "We have not accepted the position that was given by SADC." | MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa told the BBC: "We have not accepted the position that was given by SADC." |
| "Unfortunately our expectations were not met, our case was not received, in fact there was no objective understanding and assessment of the situation." | "Unfortunately our expectations were not met, our case was not received, in fact there was no objective understanding and assessment of the situation." |
| It was the fourth such meeting since the inconclusive elections last March. | It was the fourth such meeting since the inconclusive elections last March. |
| STATE OF ZIMBABWE Five million people - almost half population - need food aidCentral bank introduced Z$100tr note, worth about US$30 (£20)Unemployment more than 80%Nearly 3,000 people dead in cholera outbreakMany teachers, doctors and nurses not working Teacher: 'I can't afford to work'EU tightens sanctions on Zimbabwe | |
| The BBC's Peter Biles in Pretoria says SADC looks powerless and has shown no willingness to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe. | The BBC's Peter Biles in Pretoria says SADC looks powerless and has shown no willingness to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe. |
| The country's state schools were supposed to open for a new term on Tuesday but the teachers' union said its members did not have the resources to get to work. | The country's state schools were supposed to open for a new term on Tuesday but the teachers' union said its members did not have the resources to get to work. |
| One teacher told the BBC that his monthly salary was only enough for a one-way trip to work, so he is selling maize meal instead. | One teacher told the BBC that his monthly salary was only enough for a one-way trip to work, so he is selling maize meal instead. |
| The cholera outbreak has been fuelled by the collapse of the water, sanitation and health systems. | |
| Nurses and doctors are also refusing to turn up for work. | |
| Mr Mugabe, 84, is facing increasing international pressure to relinquish his 28-year grip on power. | Mr Mugabe, 84, is facing increasing international pressure to relinquish his 28-year grip on power. |
| On Monday the EU stepped up pressure on him by adding dozens of individuals and firms linked to him to a list of those banned from travelling to the EU or doing business there. | On Monday the EU stepped up pressure on him by adding dozens of individuals and firms linked to him to a list of those banned from travelling to the EU or doing business there. |
| And US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for regional leaders to do more - her spokesman said she was "very concerned" about Zimbabwe. | And US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for regional leaders to do more - her spokesman said she was "very concerned" about Zimbabwe. |
| Mr Mugabe and Mr Tsvangirai failed to resolve their differences during a meeting in Harare last week. | Mr Mugabe and Mr Tsvangirai failed to resolve their differences during a meeting in Harare last week. |
| One analyst says those talks collapsed in "real acrimony". | One analyst says those talks collapsed in "real acrimony". |
| The MDC, along with Western nations, accuses Mr Mugabe of not being sincere about power-sharing, pointing to a spate of abductions of opposition officials and human rights activists. | The MDC, along with Western nations, accuses Mr Mugabe of not being sincere about power-sharing, pointing to a spate of abductions of opposition officials and human rights activists. |
| President Mugabe has said he will not compromise any further and there have been reports he may ask SADC for the legitimacy to form a government alone if the MDC refuses to share power. | President Mugabe has said he will not compromise any further and there have been reports he may ask SADC for the legitimacy to form a government alone if the MDC refuses to share power. |