UPDATED, Thursday 21st May
HARARE, May 21 – Zimbabwe’s power-sharing government has resolved most disagreements but remains deadlocked on the appointments of the central bank governor and the attorney general, the prime minster said on Thursday.
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said the regional Southern African Development Community (SADC) would be approached to mediate over the disputed posts.
The posts of central bank chief, held by Gideon Gono, a Mugabe ally, and that of attorney general have been the most contentious issues facing the new unity government formed by President Robert Mugabe and Tsvangirai in February.
“In light of the above, and the fact that there is a deadlock on the status of the two individuals in question, the principals, with the support of our parties, will now refer this matter to SADC as the guarantors of the GPA (Global Political Agreement),” Tsvangirai told a news conference.
President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara have reached an agreement on some of the outstanding issues since the formation the country’s government of national unity.
According to well placed sources a statement on agreements reached and outstanding issues will be issued later on today (Thursday) by Mutambara.
The principals have reportedly agreed to share provincial governors and ambassadorship positions Mugabe has finally to allow MDC Treasurer General Sen.Roy Bennett to be sworn in as Agriculture deputy minister.
The three leaders have agreed to retain all the Permanent Secretaries while more appointments of Principal Directors mostly from the MDC-T structures will be announced soon.
New MDC-T associated Principal Directors were appointed — Vincent Gwaradzimba to Agritex, Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development(MDC-T’s Secretary for Agriculture) and Elizabeth Marunda to Education, Sport, Arts and Culture(MDC-T’s Deputy Secretary for Policy and Research).
Still outstanding is the status of Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono and strongly ZANU PF associated Attorney General Johannes Tomana.
PanaGono and Tomana forgetten vafowethu. That is tantamount to making Mugabe go.
Vanotoenda chete. Wait and see.
Its just unfortunate for people who are Gono and Tomana’s age to sacrifice their professionalism for an 84 yr old politics. I hope they looted enough money because Mugabe’s regime is not going to be there for ever or for as long as Tomana and Gono can work. I fail to imagine a company that will employ Gono, Chinamasa or Tomana. Vachazenge vachirima varikuminda yavo asi hameno kuti mbeu vanenge vachitenga nei. Manje Gono anoti ma war vets avamud saka vakada vanongopisa futi munda wake. I am still to come a professional anoimba handiende ndinogara chete chero zvodini. To me its like career suicide
how come yo are not reporting about the wrangle at lugo ranch?
uyu To**** uyu achaita sezvinoreva zita rake. musangano wapera basa. to imagine kuti bob is pushing for emmerson, i disaster chaiyo, no one knows him even kumapurazi kwaakatizira achibva kwekwe. to imagine kuti vechidiki vangavhotera jongwe hazviite. saka To**** better uyende ikozvino uchakachengetwa ne GPA. Gono ibhutsu imwe chete bedzi zvopera.
mudhara weku lugo ranch is of no relevance to zim politics, he is a forgotten mudzimu
The Prime Minister should not fall for the ZANU PF strategy spearheaded by Gono of trying to destroy the relationship between him and Biti.Tsvangirai and Biti should never be separated no matter what they are just the people to trust.Roy is now coming into play just watch and see the progress he will make that guy is just another hell of a hardworker.Gono and Tomana should go no compromising on that issue why does Gono want 10mill, he has already stolen enough money through the implementation of one and only policy “FOREIGN CURRENCY EXTERNALIZATION” thats all he knows.