Opposition claims Zimbabwe talks remain deadlocked

ZIMBABWE’S main opposition party said yesterday the latest talks on power-sharing with the ruling ZANU-PF that resumed on Friday in South Africa did not reach agreement.

“All the negotiating teams are back. Nothing was achieved in the latest round of engagement in South Africa to break the deadlock. We remain where we were,” the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) spokesman Nelson Chamisa said.

Negotiators from ZANU-PF, the main MDC and a breakaway MDC faction on Friday separately met South African president Thabo Mbeki, who is mediating the talks.