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Zimbabwe's ruling party and opposition are due to sign a deal outlining a framework for talks on the country's political crisis, both sides say.
Haile Menkerios, the UN's envoy to Zimbabwe, said the deal would be signed by President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki has gone to Harare to witness the deal.
The two sides are locked in a dispute over presidential elections - which they both claim to have won.
The deal comes on the day that a new banknote is issued, for 100bn Zimbabwe dollars - the latest sign of the country's economic meltdown.
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I watched Kenya's Prime Minister be the first to condemn Mugabe as an "embarrassment to Africa" last night. Now Mbeki has brokered this "deal" with Mugabe, however I have to ask - if Mugabe is prepared to take this step, does this not prove even to his most loyal supporters that he lost the election?
Otherwise, why would the winner of any election ever feel the need to take part in power sharing? Apart from the people of Zimbabwe, the biggest loser in all this is Mbeki who has shown himself to be a weak and highly partial leader.
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