Johannesburg, Sept. 15 : He rules Zimbabwe with an iron fist, but when he wants to relax, he loves to watch tennis, cricket and the BBC -- a trio of very British institutions.

We are talking about Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, and the man revealing his favourite pastimes is his former press secretaryAndrew Mutandwa.

Mutandwa was forced to flee Zimbabwe after he broke ranks over his former hero''s brutal excesses. Now living in exile in London, he has spoken out about the chilling and sometimes bizarre realities of life with the African leader.

London, Sep 12 : Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai have agreed to share power after a decade of bitter enmity and a brutal election campaign that saw more than 200 opposition supporters killed.

Announcing the deal, which came after weeks of stop-start negotiations, Thabo Mbeki, the South African President who had been mediating the process, said: “An agreement has been reached on all items on the agenda... all of them endorsed the document tonight.”

Harare/Johannesburg - Arch rivals Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, inked an historic power-sharing deal Thursday, ending Mugabe's 28-year monopoly on power.

Details of the deal have yet to be released, but Mugabe had been slated to remain president with fewer powers while Tsvangirai becomes prime minister.

The deal caps five months of political turmoil in Zimbabwe since Mugabe's unprecedented defeat in the first-round presidential election.

Harare  - Negotiators for Zimbabwe's political parties began a fourth day of power-sharing talks Thursday under the mediation of South African President Thabo Mbeki amid waning hopes of deal in the coming days.

President Robert Mugabe, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai, and Arthur Mutambara, leader of a breakaway MDC faction, were expected to join the talks later in the day.

Mbeki has been in Zimbabwe since Monday trying to push Mugabe and Tsvangirai the final mile towards a deal. Mbeki is the Southern African Development Community's mediator in Zimbabwe.

Harare - Powersharing talks between Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai were due to continue Wednesday in Harare with both sides sounding upbeat about a possible breakthrough amid reports Mugabe was still continuing to threaten to form his own government.

At the end of a second day of talks in Harare mediated by South African President Thabo Mbeki on behalf of Zimbabwe's neighbours, Movement for Democratic Change 
(MDC) leader Tsvangirai said Tuesday there had been "some positive developments."

Mbabane, Swaziland - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe received a rousing stadium reception in the Swaziland capital Mbabane Saturday as he joined King Mswati III and other top guests for the king's lavish birthday celebrations.

Mugabe, 84, was one of a dozen state and government heads attending the Somhlolo Stadium celebrations amid tight security. He raised his fist in acknowledgement of the welcome, clearly delighted.

The celebrations went ahead amid heavy criticism in southern Africa that they ignored the plight of the poor, and tight security was ordered.