Tsvangirai, Mujuru election pact close

Discussions regarding the long mooted 2018 elections deal between opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and former Vice President Joice Mujuru have now reached a critical stage, with an announcement likely to this effect likely to come before the end of this month. 
Former Mugabe confidante and State Security minister, Didymus Mutasa, who is now a senior member of Mujuru's ZPF, expressed satisfaction with both the pace  and tempo behind the scenes discussions. The imminent coalition pact sent shivers down the spines of the ruling party bigwigs when they mounted a hugely successful joint demonstration and rally in Gweru on Saturday. Meanwhile, President Robert Mugabe has reportedly been shaken by the weekend's events, where opposition MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai and his ZimPF counterpart, Joice Mujuru jointly addressed a campaign rally in Gweru as they draw close to sealing a coalition deal. 
ZimPF spokesperson Rugare Gumbo yesterday said that Mugabe called Tsvangirai on the eve of the Saturday rally after receiving intelligence of the combined meetings in Gweru. 
Gumbo said the two parties still needed to sit down and formalize the proposed grand coalition.