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[Published: Friday August 28 2009]

Zuma confident on Zimbabwe future

Harare, 28 Aug-(ANA)-South African President Jacob Zuma has said the problems in Zimbabwe's unity government are not "insurmountable".

He has held talks with both President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on his first official visit to Harare as president.

Mr Mugabe, looking in good health, admitted to "teething problems" in the power-sharing administration but said these were to be expected.

Mr Tsvangirai's MDC party accuses Mr Mugabe of acting in bad faith.

The long-time opposition Movement for Democratic Change says its activists continue to be harassed even after it joined the government in February.

It hopes Mr Zuma will put pressure on Mr Mugabe to rein in his hardline supporters, especially in the security forces, who it says are trying to derail the unity accord.

Mr Zuma is the current chair of the Southern African Development Community, the body which helped to broker the power-sharing deal.

"The remaining issues are not insurmountable and can be overcome. The most difficult path has already been travelled," Mr Zuma said at a state banquet hosted by President Mugabe. (ANA)

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