MDC-T strikes an agreement with Mujuru's-PF, to meet Ian Khama

MDC-T says it has struck an agreement with other opposition parties, including a lobby linked to former Vice-President Joice Mujuru, to present a united front in its demands for electoral reforms ahead of the crucial 2018 elections.

MDC-T spokesperson Obert Gutu said the parties, including the People First (PF) movement linked to Mujuru, would start its joint campaign with a meeting with Botswana President Ian Khama.

Khama chairs the Southern African Development Community (Sadc), which pushed for an inclusive government after the controversial 2008 elections.

He was the lone voice in criticising the 2013 elections whose outcome was rejected by MDC-T.

Gutu said the initiative to lobby the region on Zimbabwe's electoral reforms was mooted by more than 15 opposition parties that recently met in Harare.

The parties were represented by secretary-generals and agreed to endorse the MDC-T's "no election no reforms campaign".

However, Tendai Biti's People's Democratic Party, Elton Mangoma's Renewal Democrats of Zimbabwe and Welshman Ncube's MDC are not part of the initiative.

National Constitutional Assembly spokesperson Madock Chivasa confirmed a meeting was held by several political parties, including the MDC-T,-PF, Transform Zimbabwe and Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn.

But-PF spokesperson Rugare Gumbo yesterday said he was not aware of such an arrangement.

"Not anything I know of," Gumbo said. "I would have known but I don't know about that."

Tsvangirai has been courting Mujuru for a possible alliance ahead of the crucial polls. Zanu-PF is resisting the calls for reforms.