Johannesburg - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai are to meet for talks under regional mediation Monday, four months after the two signed a power- sharing deal that has failed to materialize.

The office of South African President Kgalema Motlanthe confirmed late Thursday that he would lead a delegation from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to Zimbabwe.

Harare/Johannesburg - Zimbabwe's central bank says it will soon introduce a 100-trillion-dollar banknote as the country battles to keep pace with hyperinflation that has left the once-vibrant economy in tatters.

A statement dated Thursday from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) said the new notes - in denominations of 100 trillion, 50 trillion, 20 trillion and 10 trillion dollars - would be released for the "convenience of the public."

The first 10-trillion-dollar notes were expected to appear on Friday. On Thursday, a loaf of bread cost 300 billion Zimbabwe dollars.

When the new 100-trillion-Zimbabwe-dollar note appears, it will be worth about about 300 US dollars.

Johannesburg, Jan. 16: Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has claimed that the Robert Mugabe''s regime is ''collapsing''.

Speaking in Johannesburg, the leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) told The Daily Telegraph: "It's already collapsing. "They can''t pay the police, they can''t pay soldiers, they can''t pay civil servants.

"There''s a lot more dysfunction in Zanu-PF than we are able to appreciate," he added.

Harare/Johannesburg - Zimbabwe's Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a prominent human rights activist being held on charges of recruiting people for insurgency training and terrorist bombings be taken to a private clinic.

Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku also deemed urgent the case, in which Jestina Mukoko of the Zimbabwe Peace Project was challenging her detention and the charges brought against her.

"The applicant must be afforded medical attention as a matter of urgency," Chidyausiku said.

Sensational Lankan spinner Ajantha Mendis has become the fastest bowler to take 50 wickets in one-day internationals as Sri Lanka crushed Zimbabwe by 130 runs in their first match of the tri-series tournament in Dhaka.

Set to score a reserved 211 for victory, Zimbabwe were all out for 80 in 28.2 overs with just Stuart Matsikenyeri reaching double figures.

Mendis took three for 15, finishing his 50-wicket haul in his 19th ODI and enhancing the record of India's Ajit Agarkar, who took 23 matches to reach the landmark.

Harare/Johannesburg - The government of Zimbabwe on Monday deployed heavily-armed riot police in Harare amid fears that a deepening economic crisis might see people protesting in the streets.

Armoured cars and water cannons patrolled the capital while some stayed put at a park opposite the parliament building where opposition and civil organizations and soldiers have held regular protests.