In a bid to end feuding between Zimbabwe's coalition partners, South African President Jacob Zuma met with President Robert Mugabe and other leaders today and appeared cautiously optimistic that their differences could be resolved, according to AP. Zuma, making his first visit to the neighboring country as South Africa's president, was greeted warmly Thursday by the 85-year-old Mugabe, who looked healthy despite rumors that he's ill. Some observers are hoping Zuma will push Mugabe for more reforms but others fear Zuma will not publicly reprimand Mugabe. Speaking at the Harare Agricultural Society Show on Friday, Zuma said there were signs Zimbabwe is on the road to recovery. Inflation is under control and there is food back on supermarket shelves, he said. «We are encouraged by what we have seen during the show, particularly given the importance of agriculture in Zimbabwe and the entire region» he said. He said the country's leaders had agreed that differences needed to be resolved speedily to «help restore confidence in the country and the economy.
