Zimbabwe: MDC to make key decisions on Saturday

The MDC under Morgan Tsvangirai will meet on Saturday to make key decisions regarding participation in the March 29 election and will also decide on a unity deal with the Mutambara MDC. Party spokesman Nelson Chamisa said the National Council will deliberate on the two critical issues before a press conference is convened on Sunday to announce the resolutions. Mugabe set February 8 as the nomination deadline for parties contesting in the elections to submit their candidates. Chamisa denied they had been forced into a hasty meeting by Mugabe’s timetable and that the meeting had been organised some time ago.