Welcome to the MWEB Africa Blog Tsvangirai snubs Mbeki Harare - President Thabo Mbeki, the chief mediator on the crisis in Zimbabwe, held his first talks with President Robert Mugabe on Saturday since his counterpart's re-election but was snubbed by the main opposition leader. Mbeki hoped for swift progress on a negotiated settlement but his optimism was undermined by the failure of Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, to attend the talks. Posted : 2008-07-07