The Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) which has been pushing for talks between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa said chances of talks happening are being affected by both leaders refusing to compromise. The ZCC is hoping that the talks would allow the country’s economy to recover. ZCC secretary-general Kenneth Mtata yesterday told the media,
Our hope is that political expediency will not jeopardise the possibility of fruitful dialogue. The challenges are not secret at all. They are open for everyone. The first issue is that the MDC (Alliance) leader has not yet accepted the officially announced results of the election, even after the verdict of the ConCourt…There are challenges for him (Chamisa) to accept the result because it has been his rallying cry for his followers. But this is the problem for Mnangagwa, who says he cannot go into dialogue with Chamisa if he doesn’t recognise him as President…Anyone who thinks only elections can make things right will have to check again because national questions cannot be resolved by a process that produces winners and losers, but by courageous people who choose to forgo their personal advantages…
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