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Mugabe's last chance
By Farai Mukonisa
HARARE – Thursday the 4th of September could be Mugabe's last chance to accept a compromise deal tabled by his rival Morgan Tsvangirai.
An article on Thursday on the main page of the state run Herald with a screaming headline, 'Last chance for Tsvangirai'
The article went on to read: 'PRESIDENT Mugabe says if MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai does not sign the power-sharing agreement today, he will proceed to appoint Cabinet as the country cannot be frozen forever'
Mugabe was all set to name his cabinet last week, but was persuaded by Mbeki to delay it for at least a week while the South African leader made last attempts to revive the negotiations, which failed.
"We are a government and we are government that is empowered by elections. We should form a cabinet. We would not allow a situation where we will not have a cabinet forever," Mugabe said.
He accused Tsvangirai of working on the orders of the British government, which he said was not keen to see any agreement come to fruition.
Mugabe went on: “We know that it is the British government behind it. It is the British government, which does not want an agreement, and as long as they do not want it, he (Tsvangirai) will not sign.
"They want the sanctions to continue to punish us into an agreement with them. It is the land question, and all this talk about democracy is nonsense.”
Media reports said Mbeki was expected in Zimbabwe on Thursday as part of the negotiations, but his spokesman denied the reports.
"The president is not going to Zimbabwe," Mukoni Ratshitanga Mbeki spokesman said, adding however that the power-sharing talks were still continuing.
MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa also said that he was not aware of anything planned for Thursday in Harare.
On Thursday the MDC stressed that it would not react to Mugabe's apparent ultimatum.
"Zanu PF are trying to force us to swallow poison, we are not going to sign anything that does not put the people of Zimbabwe first," spokesman Chamisa told AFP.
"Mugabe must be prepared to give some of his powers to Tsvangirai. This is the last chance for Mugabe to see the light for the people of Zimbabwe as he has not shown any form of seriousness to give up some of his powers” Chamisa said.