VP selections puts power-sharing Zimbabwe deal in jeopardy
It follows Mugabe’s allocation of important ministries to his ZANU-PF party at the weekend, angering the opposition. The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said it doubted mediation by former South African president Thabo Mbeki would get ZANU-PF to compromise.
A senior government official said: “The two vice presidents were sworn in this morning because their positions are not in dispute.”