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Voting in Zimbabwe

Voting in Zimbabwe

03.29.08 posted by pondy 78 views no comments image
Long lines to vote...people in Zimbabwe have become used to long lines for just about everything else these days, so waiting to vote is no surprise.

Zimbabwe Remains in Limbo

Zimbabwe Remains in Limbo

04.11.08 posted by jason 69 views no comments image
Waiting is now common place in Zimbabwe. People wait in line to take out money at banks, they wait for food at supermarkets, and now they wait for news on the election results, two weeks after voting. While it's clear President Robert Mugabe want to hold onto power, what's not clear is how this will end, or if it will turn violent like in Kenya.
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Zimbabwe Opposition Insists Mugabe Lost

Zimbabwe Opposition Insists Mugabe Lost

03.31.08 posted by chab13 75 views no comments image
The nation lingered in political limbo Monday, with its election commission staying silent on the results of Saturday's presidential election, raising additional concerns that Robert G. Mugabe was intent on rigging the outcome.
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5 Zimbabwe Election Officials Arrested

5 Zimbabwe Election Officials Arrested

04.08.08 posted by pondy 68 views no comments image
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe continues to find new ways to cling to power. Late yesterday five election officials had been arrested, accused of under counting votes for Mugabe. Meanwhile a court has ruled that the election results must be released by the government. Its been a week and a half since the election and still the people of Zimbabwe wait - but will their patience wear out?
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Runoff likely in Zimbabwe, Violence is Feared

Runoff likely in Zimbabwe, Violence is Feared

04.03.08 posted by jason 73 views no comments image
Robert Mugabe's grip on power is slipping. The 84-year old ruler has lost the parliament and now it appears the presidential race will head to a runoff that he would almost certainly lose if the voting if fair. But what then? It is unknown if he will peacefully cede power or if Zimbabwe can avoid the save post-election fate that ravaged Kenya earlier this year.
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Mugabe Rival Resumes Campaign After Detention

Mugabe Rival Resumes Campaign After Detention

06.05.08 posted by jason 38 views no comments image
Today, he is back on the campaign trail, but its doughtful that Mortan Tsvangirai will soon forget - or stop referencing - the events of yesterday. In a statement reported by The Associated Press, Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change, said that President Robert Mugabe was ready to "try and steal" the presidential runoff vote between the two men.
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Zimbabwean School Reopening Delayed By Violence Against Teachers

04.29.08 posted by chab13 56 views no comments news article
Many primary and secondary schools in Zimbabwe failed to open Tuesday for the new term as returning teachers met with intimidation and violence by ZANU-PF militants waging a campaign of violence in retribution for setbacks in March elections.
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Zimbabwe's Mugabe Accused of Election-Rigging Plan

Zimbabwe's Mugabe Accused of Election-Rigging Plan

03.24.08 posted by jason 77 views no comments image
The discovery of millions of extra ballots proves that President Robert Mugabe intends to rig next week's elections in his favor, Zimbabwe's main opposition party said. 9 million ballots were produced for a country with 5.7 million eligable voters.
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Zimbabwe attacks 'out of control'

Zimbabwe attacks 'out of control'

05.17.08 posted by pondy 46 views no comments image
Zimbabwe is in a state of chaos. The US ambassador to Zimbabwe warned post-election violence is "spinning out of control", as the government set a date for a second-round run-off. "Politically-inspired" violence against hundreds of people has now been well-documented by independent parties.
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CNN denied permission to cover elections in Zimbabwe

CNN denied permission to cover elections in Zimbabwe

03.26.08 posted by chab13 74 views no comments image
CNN has been denied permission to cover this week's parliamentary and presidential elections in Zimbabwe, an official at the Zimbabwean Ministry of Information and Publicity said Tuesday.
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