Government agencies in Zimbabwe have been struggling to provide basic services. But now optimism is sweeping the country and Zimbabweans are starting to clean up after years of national neglect. Volunteers are out in force. 'We're digging this hole for all the rubbish' explains one woman. Yet ask who is running the country at a nearby MDC rally and the answer is unamimous: 'There is nothing Mugabe does without consulting Tsvangirai'. Yet rallies are the only way the MDC can express opinions. Mugabe still controls the security forces, the legal system and the media. People like Tsumele, who was set on fire by Zanu PF thugs, must now live among their attackers. 'I forgive them' says Tsumele, 'but my friends were shot dead. It's difficult to seek forgiveness from a dead person'. Many MDC ministers see Mugabe halting their input through 'frivolous charges'. 'Any member of our side can be picked up and locked away at any time', says one MDC minister. The first day of constitutional talks collapsed amid scuffles and accusations. Will Zimbabwe's current calm turn out to be nothing more than a lull between the storms?