Mugabe advisers said to be negotiating resignation deal with Tsvangirai

Please let it be true. I'll update this post with news as it comes...

3pm: The New York Times has just posted this article...

"Advisers to President Robert G. Mugabe of Zimbabwe are in talks with the opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, amid signs that Mr. Mugabe may be preparing to resign, a Western diplomatic source and a prominent Zimbabwe political analyst said Tuesday. The negotiations about a possible transfer of power away from Mr. Mugabe come after he apparently concluded that a runoff election would be demeaning, a diplomat said."

10.30pm: BBC reporting denials of the story...

"Zimbabwe's opposition leader and a government minister have denied reports that a deal has been reached for President Robert Mugabe to step down."