Representatives from the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and civil society weighed in on the political implications of “Zimbabwe’s New Deal” — a historic agreement between ZANU-PF, the longtime ruling party, and the two formations of the opposition MDC that many hope will lead to an effective unity government.

The representatives participated in a Sept. 16 event organized by NDI and Freedom House.

Speaking via videoconference from Johannesburg were (l to r) Deprose Muchena, economic justice program manager for the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa; George Sibotshiwe, chief spokesperson for opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and the MDC; Takura Zhangazha, national coordinator for the Media Institute of Southern Africa; and Romualdo Mavedzenge, director general for the MDC formation led by Arthur Mutambara.

More: Read the opening remarks of NDI Southern & East Africa programs director Susan Page (*.pdf) »

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Published on Sept. 22, 2008