ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwe military authorities are working to put in place an interim government that will lead the country till elections. Emmerson Mnangagwa, the vice president sacked by Mugabe, who fled to South Africa last week, is the military’s preferred candidate. Leading opposition leader and former prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, was also being considered by the generals to deputise Mnangagwa. (The Independent, Zimbabwe)
Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Morgan Tsvangirai and war veterans leader Christopher Mutsvangwa reportedly flew back home from South Africa on Wednesday. According to the privately-owned NewsDay newspaper, this came as reports indicated that both Tsvangirai and Mutsvangwa were "ready to enter negotiations to form a transitional government with former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa". (News 24, South Africa)