Harare- Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and pro- democracy leader Morgan Tsvangirai resumed negotiations on power- sharing in Harare on Saturday, to settle on the share of ministerial portfolios, sources close to the talks said.

"They are in a meeting in state house right now," said the source who spoke on condition of anonymity. The talks were taking place in State House, the official presidential office, and also involved Arthur Mutambara, the head of the lesser faction of Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).

Harare - Confusion struck Zimbabwe's financial system Friday after the central bank stopped electronic transfers, following the currency's crash to a new record low.

State radio quoted Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono as saying that electronic transfers had been suspended because they were "being used for illicit foreign exchange deals," and by businesses "to overprice their goods and services."

"We have no option but to take this drastic measure in order to maintain sanity in the financial system," he said.

Harare  - Talks resumed Tuesday between President Robert Mugabe and pro-democracy leader Morgan Tsvangirai on dividing up between them the ministries in the country's incoming power-sharing government, but ended in deadlock again, a Tsvangirai spokesman said.

Nelson Chamisa, chief spokesman for Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change, said that the two men met for an hour Tuesday afternoon, but there was "deadlock on key ministries."

There was no indication when they or their parties' representatives would meet again.

Harare - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe promised Monday that he and his fo

Harare - Zimbabwe's government and its central bank have been taken to court by four citizens over "inhumane and degrading" cash withdrawal limits that see people queue for hours to obtain small amounts that barely cover basic necessities.

In the papers filed with the country's high court four Zimbabweans said the maximum daily cash withdrawal limit of 1,000 Zimbabwe dollars (17 US dollars) is an infringement of their constitutional rights.