On Monday the 21st of July, Robert Mugabe, Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara signed an agreement to pave the way towards power sharing talks between their respective political parties. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by all three leaders in the presence of SADC facilitator Thabo Mbeki.
The memorandum is a written agreement that Zanu PF and the two MDC factions will commit themselves into dialogue with the view of creating a sustainable solution to the Zimbabwe situation. The priorities of the dialogue will cover the economic, political, security and the communication situation in Zimbabwe. It is stated that the dialogue will be completed within in a period of two weeks and shall be facilitated in accordance with the SADC and AU resolutions.
Click here to read the Memorandum of Understanding between Zanu PF and MDC.
This is a big step forward towards a better Zimbabwe. Owing to recent comments and moves made by Mugabe and officials within his party, most if not all people would have ever imagined him entering into talks about a power sharing agreement. Mugabe, Tsvangirai and Mutambara have very different views on what they envisage for Zimbabwe and this fact will not make talks easy. Hopefully these talks will be fruitful and that all parties involved come up with and eventually implement steps that will lead to Zimbabwe getting back on its feet and well on the way to political, social and economic glory. The next few weeks will tell whether or not a resolution will be reached on the crisis in Zimbabwe.
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