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Monday, July 21, 2008

Mugabe, Tsvangirai sign deal, separated by Mbeki

News crackling in relates Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai have just signed a framework deal committing their political parties to talks to end the country's crippling political crisis. The two men, separated by South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki, signed the agreement at a hotel in Harare.

At the same time, recent surveys indicate that Thabo Mbeki's approval rating as president of South Africa has dropped since the beginning of the year, according to a TNS Research Survey. If Mbeki can, against frightening odds, disprove his detractors then indeed his stance on Zimbabwe is vindicated. Or is it?

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