Zimbabwe sets run-off date, Tsvangirai to return

                   
reuters.com     May 16, 2008            

By Cris Chinaka HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe said on Friday it would hold a delayed presidential election run-off on June 27 in which the opposition hopes to oust veteran leader Robert Mugabe after almost 30 years in power. The long-awaited second round follows a disputed March 29 election in... [read full story]                

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Let Hope Not Blind Us to Mugabe's Ruthlessness

allafrica.com     May 16, 2008          

Posted to the web 16 May 2008 Jens Laurson and George Pieler Johannesburg HOPE springs eternal. For Zimbabweans, it is the only way to remain sane and civil in a country so thoroughly ruined by the ineptitude, corruption, and racial hatred stirred up by Robert Mugabe and his cronies. This was...                

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Zimbabwe: Let Hope Not Blind Us to Mugabe's Ruthlessness

allafrica.com     May 16, 2008          

Posted to the web 16 May 2008 Jens Laurson and George Pieler Johannesburg HOPE springs eternal. For Zimbabweans, it is the only way to remain sane and civil in a country so thoroughly ruined by the ineptitude, corruption, and racial hatred stirred up by Robert Mugabe and his cronies. This was...                

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Zimbabwe's Mugabe says election results "disastrous"

alertnet.org     May 16, 2008          

HARARE, May 16 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe on Friday said the results of the country's March 29 elections were disastrous for his ruling ZANU-PF party. "Although the presidential result did not yield an outright winner, it was indeed disastrous," he told a party conference....                

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Mugabe blames opposition for Zimbabwe violence (AFP)

yahoo.com     May 16, 2008          

HARARE (AFP) - Despite numerous independent reports from human rights and civil society groups in Zimbabwe stating the contrary, Mugabe accused the opposition Movement for Democratic Change and white farmers of fomenting post-election violence. "We have disturbing evidence of motorised gangs...                

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Zimbabwe in Africa - When Enough is Not Enough

allafrica.com     May 16, 2008          

Posted to the web 16 May 2008 Alexactus T Kaure Windhoek I WAS thinking how to begin this column. The irony is that it was penned in April - the same month that this year featured the hotly contested election results in Zimbabwe. And prophetic in that President Robert Mugabe has now clearly...                

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Namibia: Zimbabwe in Africa - When Enough is Not Enough

allafrica.com     May 16, 2008          

Posted to the web 16 May 2008 Alexactus T Kaure Windhoek I WAS thinking how to begin this column. The irony is that it was penned in April - the same month that this year featured the hotly contested election results in Zimbabwe. And prophetic in that President Robert Mugabe has now clearly...                

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Zimbabwe run-off set for June 27

aljazeera.net     May 16, 2008          

Mugabe is facing the sternest challenge to his rule since becoming Zimbabwe's president in 1980 [EPA] A run-off election for Zimbabwe's presidency has been set for June 27, pitting incumbent Robert Mugabe against opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai. Friday's announcement by Zimbabwe's electoral...                

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Mugabe says election results 'disastrous'

sabcnews.com     May 16, 2008          

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe today said the results of the country's March 29 elections were disastrous for his ruling Zanu-PF party. "Although the presidential result did not yield an outright winner, it was indeed disastrous," he told a party conference. Mugabe also said in an opening...                

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FACTBOX-What's next in Zimbabwe's election?

alertnet.org     May 16, 2008          

May 16 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe said on Friday it would hold a delayed presidential election run-off on June 27 in which the opposition hopes to oust veteran leader Robert Mugabe after almost 30 years in power. The long-awaited second round follows a disputed March 29 election in which official...                

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Zimbabwe sets presidential run-off for June 27 (Reuters)

yahoo.com     May 16, 2008          

By Cris Chinaka 2 hours, 41 minutes ago HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe said on Friday it would hold a delayed presidential election run-off on June 27 in which the opposition hopes to oust veteran leader Robert Mugabe after almost 30 years in power. The long-awaited second round follows a disputed...                

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