‘History being made’ in Harare

ZIMBABWE’s parties are close to breaking a deadlock over power-sharing at talks between President Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai, the opposition MDC said yesterday.

MDC chief negotiator Tendai Biti, asked by reporters when talks would be concluded, said: “If you pray hard, tomorrow. History is being made and mountains are being moved.”

Mugabe and Tsvangirai are holding talks in Harare mediated by former South African president Thabo Mbeki after a power-sharing deal he brokered last month faltered over a dispute about cabinet posts.