Zimbabwe: Dashed hopes all round
Harare: Abigail Mukurazhizha, 35, a stockbroker in Harare, capital of Zimbabwe, was among the scores of people jostling each other to buy a copy of The Herald, the official newspaper, with the headline proclaiming "Deal Sealed" above a story on the crucial talks to resolve the political crisis.
However, her excitement quickly turned to disappointment because as far as she is concerned, "there is no deal at all."
"Let's make no mistake about this - a deal that does not involve [opposition leader Morgan] Tsvangirai — the man who won the free and fair election in March — is null and void, and it seems the old man [President Robert Mugabe] is just not ready to hand over power to those that have legitimacy," Mukurazhizha commented. "We are moving in circles and that makes me sick; very frustrated."
