Harare - Zimbabwe’s opposition on Wednesday said the country’s political crisis was far from over and described as dishonest claims by South Africa that negotiations between the opposition and President Robert Mugabe’s ruling Zanu PF party were no longer necessary. Tendai Biti, secretary general of the main faction of the divided opposition MDC party, said a statement by South African deputy foreign affairs minister Aziz Pahad that the Zimbabwean dialogue was concluded and that only procedural matters remained to be sorted out was unfortunate. South Africa’s President Thabo Mbeki was facilitating talks between Zanu PF and the MDC with the backing of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). "If he (Pahad) said that, I am shocked," Biti said. "He is aware that the parties to the talks have not signed an agreement. He is aware that we reached a deadlock on the timing of the elections and he is also aware that there is no agreement on the need for a new constitution before the harmonised elections."