Little hope for new Zim summit

Charlotte Plantive Johannesburg – Southern African leaders will meet on Monday in a new push to salvage Zimbabwe’s stalled unity deal, four months after President and rival agreed to share power. South African President will host the 15 state Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in Pretoria after renewed talks to set up a new government failed in Harare last week. The negotiations take place as the European Union slaps fresh sanctions on Mugabe’s rule, and as the country battles an unchecked cholera epidemic that has killed nearly 2&nbps;800 people and infected more than 50&nbps;000. Regional leaders see the unity agreement, which calls for 84-year-old Mugabe to remain as…

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