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Zimbabwe accord

HARARE: Zimbabwe’s ruling party and the opposition movement have reached a draft political accord which should help smooth the way for presidential and parliamentary elections next March, state media reported on Sunday. The Sunday Mail newspaper, a government mouthpiece, said the South African-mediated outline accord included reforms to the government’s sweeping media and security laws, which the opposition maintains are hindering its election campaigning. Nelson Chamisa, chief spokesman for the opposition Movement for Democratic Change founder Morgan Tsvangirai, was not immediately available for comment. The Sunday Mail said that the two main government negotiators, Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa and Labour Minister Nicholas Goche, were in South Africa and would sign on behalf of the ruling party. Movement for Democratic Change leaders were also expected to sign, it said. — AP

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