Tsvangirai not prepared to form another GNU

Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai said he was not prepared to form another government of national unity (GNU) with Mugabe, as the country's economy continues to shrink.

Tsvangirai was addressing his party supporters on Saturday at a rain-soaked rally in Harare.

"Some people are talking about forming a second GNU; No. I am not going to be part of another GNU; what we want as the MDC are electoral reforms before the 2018 elections so that we hold elections that do not breed a predetermined outcome".

At the same time, Mugabe is battling internal fissures in his Zanu-PF party with two factions, Lacoste and Generation 40 (G40), angling to succeed him.

Lacoste is being linked to Vice President Emerson Mnangagwa while G40 is being associated with young Turks in the ruling party backing Mugabe's wife Grace to succeed her husband. However, both Mnangagwa and First Lady have denied harbouring presidential ambitions.

As the succession question rages on while the economy continues to plunge, Tsvangirai's party is rallying its supporters to stage street protests on November 30.

Zimbabwe police have previously crashed anti-government protests with brute force.