President Zuma’s facilitation team, which comprises of Lindiwe Zulu, Mac Maharaj and Charles Nqakhula, is expected in the country late this Thursday or early Friday for talks with the local negotiating teams of Zanu PF, MDC-T and the Welshman-led MDC.

The three parties have been holding talks since 2008 seeking to resolve issues relating to the formation of the inclusive government, its operations as well as those standing in the way of its smooth running after its formation.

While Robert Mugabe's Zanu PF has insisted on the removal of travel restrictions which it says are hindering full economic recovery as the number one outstanding issue, the MDC formations have continued to raise new issues at every sitting including the security sector reforms.

However, Mugabe and his loyalists in the security sector insists there will not be any reforms in that sector as the country has what they say most professional forces that continue to serve the world professionally in United Nations’ missions.

Last week Chief of Staff General Staff at Army Headquarters Major General Martin Chedondo said they will not entertain any talk of security sector reform in Zimbabwe.

Speaking at the 28th anniversary of the Presidential Guard at Two Presidential Guard Batallion in Harare, Maj Gen Chedondo said the idea of security sector reforms was being pushed by former Rhodesians who lost to Zanu and PF Zapu in the battlefield during the liberation struggle.

He said Rhodesians had regrouped and were now using the MDC-T as their Trojan Horse in a bid to reverse the gains of Independence.

"Rhodesians have a saying that Rhodesia never dies. They lost the war to Zanla and Zipra forces in the battlefield and they now want to fight that war through the MDC-T.

"The whole talk about security sector reform is way by these Rhodesians to try and win this war through the inclusive Government using MDC-T," he said.

Maj Gen Chedondo said the Rhodesians were working with the MDC-T in a bid to effect illegal regime change in Zimbabwe.

To aid their position, Maj Gen Chedondo said, Rhodesians working together with MDC-T have called for the imposition of illegal economic sanctions on Zimbabwe.

He said contrary to the Western rhetoric that sanctions were targeted at certain individuals, the embargo was affecting every Zimbabwean.

"Since the formation of the MDC which brought together all Rhodesians, we were slapped with sanctions because we have reclaimed our land. 
"Sanctions were not imposed against President Mugabe alone but all Zimbabweans.

At its last meeting to review the progress on the implementation of the GPA since the SADC Summit held in Angola, Zanu PF chief negotiator, Patrick Chinamasa said the constitution making process has been slow and accused MDC-T of stalling progress by backtracking on previously agreed positions.

MDC-T chief negotiator, Mr Tendai Biti confirmed the Friday meeting.

Both the MDC and JOMIC have written to Zuma recently, highlighting the escalating violence of recent weeks as Zimbabwe slips deeper into chaos.

Biti’s letter to Zuma, says: "The political and security situation in Zimbabwe is deteriorating at an alarming pace and the MDC calls on SADC to intervene to ensure the GPA does not collapse. It is now 32 months after the consummation of the inclusive government. Despite the economic gains made thus far, the political situation still remains precarious with the potential of degenerating into anarchy."

Top MDC sources said Zuma promised to bring back sanity and ensure full implementation of the GPA and the election roadmap.

Zuma, a scheming political operator who has quashed a rebellion in his own ruling African National Congress by sacking Julius Malema, is coming to Zimbabwe in a last-ditch bid to try to save his northern neighbour from deepening chaos.

"It will be a formal visit. President Zuma will be coming to exchange views on how to best address the situation in Zimbabwe," said a South African diplomat in Harare.

"We think discussions can help to advance us to an amicable solution to the preparations for a free and fair election. There is still hope, we are hopeful," he added.

The SA ambassador Vusi Mavimbela was not immediately available for comment.

Africa and the rest of the world will be watching to see how Mugabe handles the South Africans this time round. He has publicly compared his party’s campaign ahead of the next elections to a military operation.