Governance

Jan Raath, Martin Fletcher and Jonathan Clayton

“We’ve got a deal,” Morgan Tsvangirai told journalists waiting in the lobby of the Rainbow Towers hotel in Harare. It was the first news the world had that he and President Mugabe had at long last thrashed out a power-sharing agreement.

If they really have, and if it sticks, it will mean an extraordinary alliance between Robert Mugabe and those who until yesterday were his bitterest foes – people who have been spied ...

President Robert Mugabe's ruling party and both factions of the Movement for Democratic Change are studying proposals aimed at ending a political stalemate in Zimbabwe, all parties said today.

``Right now negotiators are studying the proposals, working flat out and deliberating on the options,'' Nelson Chamisa, a spokesman for the Morgan Tsvangirai-led faction of the MDC, said in a telephone interview from Zimbabwe's capital Harare today. ``We don't know precisely when we'll reconvene ...

Nelson Mandela Bay – A seamless single public service will see as many services as possible located in one place and at a service delivery point located close to where one lives.

Given the potential for integration offered by Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), it may in future be possible to apply for an ID book at a clinic, or to pay for a traffic fine at a supermarket.

“Globally, the technology already exists for many of these innovations ...

President Thabo Mbeki will meet Monday with leaders of Zimbabwe's rival political parties in Harare as part of stalled power-sharing talks, a South African government official said.

"We confirm that the president will visit Zimbabwe today as part of his ongoing SADC (Southern African Development Community) facilitation work," said foreign affairs ministry spokesman Ronnie Mamoepa.

Pretoria – Finance Minister Trevor Manuel has been appointed as the chairman of the committee of eminent persons which will assess the decision making framework of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn of IMF on Thursday announced the appointment of the committee which will also investigate and advise on any modifications that might enable the institution to fulfil its global mandate more effectively.

The committee, ...