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17 Nov 2017 at 00:53hrs | Views
The commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, General Costantino Chiwenga, was late last locked in hard negotiations with his commander-in-chief, President Robert Mugabe, as the belligerent parties tried to no avail to break a political impasse that followed the military's seizure of power mid this week.
Chiwenga led the military in the dialogue mediated by a special mission dispatched to Harare on Wednesday by South African President Jacob Zuma, in his capacity as chairman of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc).
Well-placed sources said the talks had to be conducted at State House, Mugabe's official residence, after Chiwenga declined to meet the Mugabe at his private residence in the leafy Borrowdale suburb.President Zuma sent Defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and State Security minister Bongani Bongo.
The negotiations were also attended by Defence minister Sydney Sekeramayi, State security minister Kembo Mohadi and Roman Catholic cleric Father Fidelis Mukonori.
Chiwenga led the military in the dialogue mediated by a special mission dispatched to Harare on Wednesday by South African President Jacob Zuma, in his capacity as chairman of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc).
Well-placed sources said the talks had to be conducted at State House, Mugabe's official residence, after Chiwenga declined to meet the Mugabe at his private residence in the leafy Borrowdale suburb.President Zuma sent Defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and State Security minister Bongani Bongo.
The negotiations were also attended by Defence minister Sydney Sekeramayi, State security minister Kembo Mohadi and Roman Catholic cleric Father Fidelis Mukonori.
Source - Daily News
