BY-BBC NEWS
Talks between Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change are
due to resume in South Africa.
On the first day of talks, the MDC set a series of pre-conditions for the opening of formal negotiations.
They include the release of more than 1,500 political prisoners and an expanded mediation team.
Meanwhile, the UN Security Council has delayed voting on a package of sanctions against Zimbabwe.
In a letter to the UN, the Zimbabwean government said any new sanctions risked starting a civil war in the country.
This is the first meeting between Zanu-PF and the MDC since June's run-off poll, which President Robert Mugabe won unopposed after the MDC pulled out because of violence.
