Harare — TALKS between Zanu-PF and the two MDC formations over outstanding issues in the Global Political Agreement continued yesterday with the negotiators tight-lipped on proceedings.

The negotiations began in Harare on Monday.

Yesterday, the talks continued in the evening as the negotiators had to first attend a Cabinet meeting in the morning.

"We are meeting again this evening, but I cannot tell you what transpired yesterday (Monday)," said MDC-T secretary-general Mr Tendai Biti.

He would not say whether the negotiators were making progress or not.

MDC deputy secretary-general Mrs Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga also confirmed that the negotiations were continuing, but kept a lid on issues dealt with during Monday's marathon meeting.

"We are meeting this evening again. We are still right where we were -- issues of concern to the three parties as described in the Sadc communique," she said.

Zanu-PF negotiators -- Cde Patrick Chinamasa and Cde Nicholas Goche -- were unreachable on their mobile phones yesterday.

The Sadc Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Co-operation meeting in Mozambique early this month, directed that the parties should start discussing outstanding issues within 15 days and conclude the talks not more than 30 days from November 5 when the Troika met.

Zanu-PF has said MDC-T has failed to fulfil its GPA obligations by refusing to call for the removal of illegal economic sanctions imposed on the country by the West.

Zanu-PF also wants MDC-T to campaign for an end to the broadcasting of hate messages into the country by some pirate radio stations operating from overseas countries hostile to Zimbabwe.

The party is also raising concern over the establishment of parallel government structures by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's Office, which it says is a threat to the survival of the GPA.

MDC-T demands that their nominee for the post of Deputy Agriculture Minister, Roy Bennett, be sworn in.

It also wants the reversal of the appointments of Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr Gideon Gono and Attorney-General Mr Johannes Tomana.

The party is also claiming that Zanu-PF is delaying implementing the sharing of provincial governors' posts.

But President Mugabe has said Bennett would only be sworn in once the courts have cleared him of the criminal charges he faces.

Zanu-PF says the appointments of Dr Gono and Mr Tomana were done before the birth of the inclusive Government while the sharing of provincial governors' posts was outside the purview of the GPA.