Robert Mugabe, in one of his temperamental salvos, said the two parties had gone beyond negotiations. What else was expected of the renewed negotiations that were held on Monday this week in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare?
In the presence of the SADC appointed mediator, former South African President, Thabo Mbeki, and his successor, Kgalemang Motlante, who form the SADC security troika, Mugabe would not bow down to power sharing pressure.