Hello there,
It's no longer news that bitter rivals on Zimbabwe's political landscape have finally united.
In what many hope will be a stable marriage, opposition Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change becomes prime minister. His secretary general, Tendai Biti, will be the finance minister.
In yet another sign that foreign governments are following the situation closely, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office issued a statement calling for 'whole government to demonstrate, through its actions, a clear commitment to the reforms that the Zimbabwean people so deserve" according to a statement from www.ATTA.travel
The hopes are high. Mugabe, for all the responsible statesmanship he has displayed so far, would have stepped back and taken the position of prime minister.
I know this looks small in the political jungle, but for a government so keen to restore its tattered image, a President Tsvangirai wouldn't be a bad idea.
Good luck to them. From now, the zeroes on the country's currency, the Zimbabwean dollar, are no longer Mugabe's baby: The two leaders carry a collective responsibility.