Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai delays return over plot-party

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reuters.com May 17, 2008

By Nelson Banya HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Saturday postponed his expected return home to contest an election run-off after his party discovered an assassination plot against him, his spokesman said. Movement for Democratic Change leader Tsvangirai has... [read full story]

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Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai to return for second round

thestar.com.my May 17, 2008

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai restarts his campaign to oust Robert Mugabe at home on Saturday after seeking support abroad in his risky standoff with the president. Morgan Tsvangirai (R), the leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), speaks...

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Mugabe urges party unity, vigorous campaign

people.com.cn May 17, 2008

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe said on Friday failure by the ZANU-PF leadership to appreciate the extent of the threat facing the party caused the "disastrous" performance in the March 29 harmonized elections. Addressing the 73rd ZANU-PF ordinary session of the central committee at the party...

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Zimbabwe's opposition leader to begin showdown with Mugabe (AFP)

yahoo.com May 17, 2008

HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was to return home on Saturday bidding to deliver a knockout blow to weakened President Robert Mugabe in a run-off election scheduled for June 27. Mugabe acknowledged on Friday that he had suffered an electoral disaster in losing a...

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Gruesome Killings by Mugabe Supporters Detailed

washingtonpost.com May 17, 2008

CHAONA, Zimbabwe -- President Robert Mugabe's post-election campaign of violence has reached a level and intensity not seen in Zimbabwe in 20 years, according to human rights workers struggling to track a surge of killings, torture, beatings, false arrests and arson attacks ahead of a...

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Mugabe rival to return for run-off

aljazeera.net May 17, 2008

Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change in Zimbabwe (MDC), is set to return home to contest a run-off election scheduled for June 27. His rival, Robert Mugabe, the president, acknowledged on Friday that he had suffered a setback in losing a first-round poll...

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Zimbabwe: A Gathering of Discontents

rusi.org May 17, 2008

More than a month after the 29 March 2008 ‘harmonised’ presidential, parliamentary and municipal elections in Zimbabwe, the political process remains mired in controversy. The state-affiliated Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) and the High Court have resisted opposition and international...

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Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai to return for second round

b92.net May 17, 2008

HARARE -- Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai restarts his campaign to oust Robert Mugabe at home on Saturday. Zimbabwe will hold a second round of a presidential election on June 27 after official results, released after a long delay, showed Tsvangirai beat Mugabe in the first round...

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HARARE, ZIMBABWE: Presidential runoff election finally set: It’s June 27

thenewstribune.com May 17, 2008

Seven weeks after the presidential election, Zimbabwe finally set a runoff date Friday, saying longtime President Robert Mugabe and rival Morgan Tsvangirai will face off in a June 27 ballot that the opposition fears will be skewed by thuggery and fraud.

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