Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has postponed his trip to South Africa for a meeting with SADC chairman Jacob Zuma, because of pressing commitments in Harare.

Tsvangirai was set to fly to Johannesburg on Friday for a meeting with the SADC chair and President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, on Saturday.

But James Maridadi, Tsvangirai's spokesman, told us Friday that the Prime Minister had postponed his trip to next week Friday, because of a number of engagements that he needs to attend to this weekend.

The Prime Minister wants to push the regional bloc to convene an urgent meeting to deal with the remaining issues in the Global Political Agreement.

Zuma, who holds the rotating chairmanship of SADC, was sent a letter by Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara two months ago, asking for assistance in resolving outstanding disputes in the inclusive government.

A SADC meeting was mooted for the end of this month but reports suggest it might be deferred until some time in September, forcing Tsvangirai to seek an urgent meeting with Zuma.