Harare - Zimbabwean civil liberty groups on Tuesday dismissed a power-sharing deal signed earlier this month by Zimbabwe's main political protagonists, and warned they would not accept plans by the three parties to draft a new constitution.

The agreement provides for Mugabe to continue as executive president with some reduced powers, and for pro-democracy leader Morgan Tsvangirai, head of the popular Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party, to become prime minister, with Arthur Mutambara of the MDC's smaller offshoot, his deputy.

Harare  - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's party "unanimously endorsed" this week's historic power-sharing agreement at meetings over the past two days, a spokesman said, quelling fears the party was about to back-track on the agreement.

Harare  - Talks set for Tuesday between Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and prime minister-designate Morgan Tsvangirai on the appointment of ministers in a new unity government have been postponed indefinitely.

While both Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and Mugabe's Zanu-PF confirmed the postponement, they would not be drawn on whether the delay spelled trouble for the country's day-old power-sharing deal.

Harare /Johannesburg  - As Zimbabwe's newly united political leaders prepared to hash over the make-up of a unity government, aid agencies urged donors to quickly release aid to feed the country's needy.

President Robert Mugabe, prime minister-designate Morgan Tsvangirai and deputy prime minister-designate Arthur Mutambara were due to meet later Thursday to finalize the apportioning of ministries between their parties.

"We hope to finalize everything by the end of the week," Patrick Chinamasa, chief negotiator for Mugabe's Zanu-PF told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.

Harare - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's 28-year monopoly on power came to an end Monday when he signed an historic agreement to share power with his decade-long rival, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai.

The deal on a unity government, which comes after eight weeks of tripartite negotiations brokered by South African President Thabo Mbeki, ends Mugabe's 28-year monopoly on power.