Zimbabwe unity cabinet talks fail

Mugabe tries to treat Tsvangirai as he did Nkomo. Tsvangirai won't buckle. Mugabe's idea of power sharing is "I wield the power and you obey." Tsvangirai and the MDC see power sharing as each party having partial power and working together as equals. As a result:

Zimbabwe unity cabinet talks fail

This is part of Mugabe's plan to retain power. He will not allow a workable agreement to be made and he will try to maintain the status quo since there is no functioning Government of National Unity.