South African media say President Thabo Mbeki has urged Zimbabwean leaders to cancel the June 27 presidential runoff election. Mr. Mbeki visited Zimbabwe on Wednesday, holding separate meetings with President Robert Mugabe and his rival, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
State labor commissioner candidates John Brooks and Mary Fant Donnan said in Charlotte Thursday that they fear a one-race ballot will attract few voters to the polls on Tuesday. Brooks and Donnan face each other in a Democratic runoff. They spoke before the Uptown Democratic Forum, encouraging members to tell others to vote. As of midafternoon Thursday, 57 voters had cast ballots early in ...
MISA-Zimbabwe notes with great concern the skewed coverage of the campaign period preceding the high stakes presidential election run-off slated for 27 June 2008 more so by the state media and in particular the national broadcaster, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC).
Zimbabwe's opposition party said four of its activists and the wife of Harare's mayor -- an opposition member -- were found dead Thursday, just days ahead of next week's presidential runoff election.
HARARE, Zimbabwe - The opposition party said yesterday that it was facing escalating violence as it tries to campaign in the last days before a presidential runoff pitting its leader against Robert Mugabe, the longtime president.
Zimbabwe's opposition party said Thursday that it was facing escalating violence as it tries to campaign in the last days before a presidential runoff pitting its leader against longtime President Robert Mugabe.
NANCY HALPERN drops her ballot in the box after voting Tuesday at Sonoma Valley High School. Robbi Pengelly/Index-Tribune First District Supervisor Valerie Brown faces a runoff election in November - probably with challenger Will Pier.
Zimbabwe's opposition party said four of its activists and the wife of Harare's mayor -- an opposition member -- have been killed by supporters of President Robert Mugabe, just days ahead of next week's presidential runoff.
Zimbabwean Minister of Rural Housing Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Tuesday that Zimbabwe's presidential run-off elections would take place on the date announced and there was no intention of delaying it. The statement came when Mozambi ...
New York - The repeated acts of intimidation and arrests of opposition leaders will make Zimbabwe's runoff presidential elections less credible unless Harare puts a stop to them, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday. Ban said also that the...