Mugabe swears in vice-presidents as Zimbabwe power-sharing deal falters

Mbeki heading to Harare after Mugabe's unilateral allocation of ministries threatens agreement with opposition president, Robert Mugabe, has sworn in two vice-presidents in a move that could further jeopardise crisis talks to rescue the power-sharing agreement in the country. The move was announced before the arrival of the former South African president Thabo Mbeki in the capital, Harare, on a mission to salvage the accord he brokered last month. "The two vice-presidents were sworn in this morning because their positions are not in dispute," a senior government official told Reuters. Mugabe's unilateral allocation of important ministries to his Zanu-PF party at the weekend angered the opposition. The MDC said it doubted mediation efforts by Mbeki this week would get Zanu-PF to compromise. Speaking at a rally of MDC... [read full story]