No, I haven’t given up following the shenanigans around the MDC / Zanu-PF talks - I just didn’t see the point in writing about them given the lack of hard information.  Now, though, we apparently have a deal, which was initially due to be signed at 10am Zimbabwe time this morning - that’s about a hour and a half ago.  The UK news media have yet to confirm that the signing actually happened, though.

So for the moment, I’m awaiting the details along with everyone else.  The bones of the deal are public - Mugabe as President & Head of State with control of the military, Tsvangirai as Prime Minister and Head of Government with control of the police; with a cabinet of 31 ministers (15 Zanu-PF, 13 MDC/T, 3 MDC/M) and 15 deputy ministers (8 Zanu-PF, 6 MDC/T and 1 MDC/M).  But the devil is in the detail, and who gets what portfolio and their willingness to co-operate is key.  Portfolios will be known today, apparently - but with state media already warning about MDC being the “enemy within”, co-operation looks to be more difficult to guarantee.

More thoughts once the details are in the public domain and I’ve had the chance to read them…

UPDATE: …and the signing ceremony is apparently underway.