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Two-day general strike in Zimbabwe has little effect

COSTS TOO HIGH Some workers said they simply could not afford to lose some of their salary by joining in the strike, as they are already struggling to make ends meet

AFP , HARARE

"We don't have a big stick," he said, adding that a joint approach by African leaders could pave the way to reaching a settlement in the case of Zimbabwe.

Mbeki said his office had already been in contact with both of the MDC's main factions and ZANU-PF to draw up a negotiating framework for next year's elections, in which Mugabe has already been endorsed as the ZANU-PF candidate.

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