Zuma says there are challenges to the Zimbabwe inclusive government

Addressing journalists after a three hour meeting with president Zuma, prime minister Tsvangirai said Zimbabwe made several inroads in improving the standards of living for the majority while also mentioning that there were a few hitches that are affecting the smooth flow of the inclusive government.

“It is five months since the formation of the inclusive government of Zimbabwe, and I am here to appraise President Zuma as the head of SADC region about the situation. “Yes, as inclusive government there are areas where we made progress while another hand we encountered some difficlties in implementation,” said Prime Minister Tsvangirai. However, prime minister Tsvangirai could not reveal to the journalists about the “few hitches” threatening the inclusive government.

Speaking at the same function, President Zuma announced that he would brief the rest of the SADC heads of state about the progress and challenges the inclusive government is facing. “I am pleased that the majority of issues have moved forward though there are few issues to be ironed out. I will contact between Mugabe and the other leader of the party–Arthur Mutambara, to update them about this meeting,” said Zuma.

The Zimbabwe inclusive government has made some progress in the areas of health, education, food provision, constitutional reforms and press freedom. The once banned British Broadcasting Corporation, Sky News, Cable News Network (CNN) and other local media houses have been given the greenlight to operate again in the country.

However, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), which is headed by prime minister Tsvangirai and another formation by Professor Arthur Mutambara are disgrunteld over the re-appointment of Attorney-General Johannes Tomana and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor, Gideon Gono, arguing that their posts were done without the consent of other leaders in the inclusive government.