Zimbabwe's President, Emmerson Mnangagwa's government is under pressure to start meaningful dialogue with opposition parties and cure the calamity in the country.

While the Zanu-PF leader has expressed interests to dialogue, the main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has set conditions for such to take place.

The idea for Zimbabwe to dialogue first came through recommendations by the Kgalema Motlanthe Commission but the call grew louder a week ago when fuel protests left a number of people dead.

Simon Muchemwa reports from Harare…