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| Tsvangirai goes back to Zimbabwe | Tsvangirai goes back to Zimbabwe |
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| Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has returned to Zimbabwe after an absence of more than two months. | Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has returned to Zimbabwe after an absence of more than two months. |
| The leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is to have fresh talks with President Robert Mugabe on a stalled power-sharing deal. | The leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is to have fresh talks with President Robert Mugabe on a stalled power-sharing deal. |
| The rivals will discuss a four-month-old unity government agreement, which has never been implemented. | |
| Mr Tsvangirai has been away amid a now-resolved dispute over the government's failure to issue him a new passport. | |
| He left Zimbabwe on 10 November for a summit in Johannesburg, where regional leaders tried and failed to push the rivals into a compromise on forming a unity government. | |
| 'Glad to be back' | 'Glad to be back' |
| The MDC leader has spent much of the last two months in Botswana but he flew home via South Africa on Saturday. | The MDC leader has spent much of the last two months in Botswana but he flew home via South Africa on Saturday. |
| The MDC will not be bulldozed into an agreement which does not meet the aspirations of the people of Zimbabwe Morgan Tsvangirai Crunch time for Zimbabwe? | The MDC will not be bulldozed into an agreement which does not meet the aspirations of the people of Zimbabwe Morgan Tsvangirai Crunch time for Zimbabwe? |
| Mr Tsvangirai, who remains prime minister-designate, and Mr Mugabe are due to meet on Monday for talks mediated by South African President Kgalema Motlanthe, his predecessor Thabo Mbeki and Mozambican leader Armando Emilio Guebuza. | Mr Tsvangirai, who remains prime minister-designate, and Mr Mugabe are due to meet on Monday for talks mediated by South African President Kgalema Motlanthe, his predecessor Thabo Mbeki and Mozambican leader Armando Emilio Guebuza. |
| The MDC leader is expected to meet members of the MDC national executive this weekend. | The MDC leader is expected to meet members of the MDC national executive this weekend. |
| "I'm glad to be back home," Mr Tsvangirai said after arriving in Zimbabwe's capital Harare from Johannesburg. "I hope the meeting will find a lasting solution to the crisis." | |
| He added: "The MDC will not be bulldozed into an agreement which does not meet the aspirations of the people of Zimbabwe." | He added: "The MDC will not be bulldozed into an agreement which does not meet the aspirations of the people of Zimbabwe." |
| Under September's power-sharing agreement, Mr Tsvangirai is to become prime minister while Mr Mugabe remains as president. | Under September's power-sharing agreement, Mr Tsvangirai is to become prime minister while Mr Mugabe remains as president. |
| Cholera worsens | |
| But the deal faltered after the MDC accused Zanu-PF of keeping the most powerful ministries - including the one that controls the police - to itself. | But the deal faltered after the MDC accused Zanu-PF of keeping the most powerful ministries - including the one that controls the police - to itself. |
| Mr Mugabe may form a government without the MDC, say analysts | Mr Mugabe may form a government without the MDC, say analysts |
| Mr Tsvangirai says he remains committed to the deal, but lacks "a willing partner" in Mr Mugabe. | Mr Tsvangirai says he remains committed to the deal, but lacks "a willing partner" in Mr Mugabe. |
| The BBC's Peter Biles in Johannesburg says the MDC must now decide whether to join an inclusive government, or walk away in the knowledge that 84-year-old Mr Mugabe will probably then form a government unilaterally. | |
| The MDC leader's return came as the death toll from Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic rose to 2,225. | The MDC leader's return came as the death toll from Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic rose to 2,225. |
| The UN children's agency, Unicef, said more than 42,000 others were infected and 1,550 new cases were being reported every day. | The UN children's agency, Unicef, said more than 42,000 others were infected and 1,550 new cases were being reported every day. |
| The outbreak has been worsened by the collapse of the water, health and sanitation systems. | The outbreak has been worsened by the collapse of the water, health and sanitation systems. |
| On Friday it was announced that Zimbabwe was introducing a Z$100 trillion note, currently worth about US$30 (£20). | |
| Its annual inflation was last estimated at 231m% - the world's highest - and there is more than 80% unemployment. | Its annual inflation was last estimated at 231m% - the world's highest - and there is more than 80% unemployment. |
| The country has been mired in political stalemate since elections last March, when Mr Tsvangirai won a first-round presidential vote and the MDC seized a parliamentary majority for the first time. | |
| Mr Tsvangirai pulled out of a June run-off, blaming the government for a wave of political violence against his supporters, allowing Mr Mugabe to claim a lopsided victory condemned by western powers. |