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SW Radio Africa<\/a> (London)<\/p>\n

Alex Bell<\/p>\n

3 May 2011<\/p>\n

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The negotiators from the political party’s in Zimbabwe’s coalition government will head to Cape Town this week, for the latest round of talks with President Jacob Zuma’s facilitation team.<\/p>\n

Zuma’s international relations advisor, Lindiwe Zulu, who is also part of the South African facilitation team, confirmed on Monday that the meeting will get underway on Thursday and continue for three days. She also confirmed that on the agenda for these talks is the draft roadmap towards a credible election in Zimbabwe, reportedly agreed to by all parties in the unity government.<\/p>\n

The roadmap has been laid down as a critical measure by leaders in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), who earlier this year appeared to do an about turn from their usual policy of ‘quiet diplomacy’ towards Zimbabwe. SADC leaders demanded an end to violence, and also called for the drafting of an election roadmap, before its next Heads of State summit, pegged for later this month.<\/p>\n

But violence has not stopped and the draft roadmap, revealed last week, has already been widely criticised as a nothing more than a shortened version of the Global Political Agreement (GPA), which ZANU PF has refused to implement. Political analysts have expressed concern that the draft does not spell out any punitive measures if parties do not abide by the terms of the roadmap.<\/p>\n

The draft also fails make any concrete commitments to dealing with ZANU PF’s structures of violence that are already entrenched in Zimbabwe’s political landscape. For weeks, reports have been growing about an increased military presence across the country, worsening harassment by militia groups and violent attacks.<\/p>\n

Political analyst Charles Mangongera confirmed that the roadmap is just a shortened version of the GPA.<\/p>\n

“My sense is that we are going round and round in circles,” Mangongera told The Standard newspaper. “What is lacking is political will and commitment on the part of the principals. We all know what needs to be done.”<\/p>\n

Analyst Clifford Chitupa Mashiri meanwhile said the draft agreement “confirms our worst fears,” saying that the roadmap “is a big joke.” He told SW Radio Africa’s Diaspora Diaries series on Tuesday that “nothing about this roadmap is satisfactory.”<\/p>\n

“SADC will need to fulfill its promises and ensure that if there is a roadmap, it is one that ensures the safety of the people and the credibility of a vote. Otherwise this is just a roadmap to disaster,” Mashiri said.<\/p>\n

Phillip Pasirayi from the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition said that ongoing “sticky” issues that have haunted the GPA have not been dealt with in the draft election roadmap. He said the meeting in Cape Town this week will once again “end in a deadlock, because there will be no movement from ZANU PF, again, on these issues.”<\/p>\n

“We do have hope though that SADC will stick to its promise and ensure that there is a proper roadmap. We will continue to lobby SADC to make sure that they do not relent on their promises,” Pasirayi said.<\/p>\n

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