Zimbabwe: A short ride from joy to cynicism
Harare: The joy Zimbabweans felt after the power-sharing deal was signed on 15 September, 2008 is fast dissipating, and the deadlock between the ruling ZANU-PF and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is becoming part of a familiar political landscape, while the humanitarian situation worsens.
Citizens trying to navigate the country's economic meltdown view the apparent lack of urgency by politicians in resolving the impasse as self-serving at the expense of the country.