The talks toward creating the unity government in Zimbabwe have stalled again. And the hardliners in Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF party appear to be the most interested in ensuring that no long-term agreement is reached, although Mugabe is stirring the pot by hinting that he might replace ministers from the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), including Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, who have been boycotting recent proceedings. The only real news here would be if any of this came as a surprise to anyone.
