The re-election of Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe was a fraud and far from being free and fair, says union federation Fedusa.
Jacob Zuma has congratulated Robert Mugabe on his disputed election win, but some say Zimbabwe’s MDC should not have taken part in the polls at all.
Journalist Ray Ndlovu describes the mood in Zimbabwe following the country’s compromised election, won by Robert Mugabe, and where to next.
President Jacob Zuma on Sunday congratulated Robert Mugabe on his re-election as president of Zimbabwe.
Robert Mugabe was declared winner of Zimbabwe’s election on Saturday, but his rival Morgan Tsvangirai said he would challenge the result.
Zanu-PF leader Robert Mugabe has won Zimbabwe’s general election for a seventh term as the southern African country’s president.
In Zimbabwe the media is either green or red and during election period, media houses nail their political colours to the mast.
Commissioner Mkhululi Nyathi has resigned from the ZEC, citing the unprofessional manner in which the elections were run.
Church leaders in Zimbabwe have called for peace and restraint as tensions rise over the results of Wednesday’s general elections.
Robert Mugabe’s apparent landslide election victory has prompted fears that Zimbabwe’s economy is in for another bumpy ride.
The MDC-T standing committee had an emergency meeting in Harare and resolved to reject the outcome of the general elections, citing vote rigging.
As preliminary results show Robert Mugabe will probably remain as Zimbabwe’s president, the African Union has declared the election free and fair.
With the latest results in from 119 constituencies, Zanu-PF has taken 76 seats and the MDC-T 43 in Zimbabwe’s national election.
The MDC-T standing committee has convened an emergency meeting to discuss the outcome of Zimbabwe’s elections as Zanu-PF stretches its lead.
In a bid to stop election results from leaking out, the Zimbabwean government has outlawed mass texts.
As an outsider I am swept up by the enthusiasm and optimism of the MDC supporters.
Any votes officially reported in favour of the opposition MDC in Zimbabwe’s national election will be a victory — even if it suffers a heavy defeat.
The Movement for Democratic Change says it has an "action plan" for such a scenario, based on the violence of the military in the past.
The Southern African Development Community’s observer mission has described the election as credible despite "voters’ roll issues".
As early results start trickling in it has became clear that the major flaw in the elections lay in the voter’s roll.
Had Zimbabwe enjoyed a truly free and fair election this week, Zanu-PF might well have won.
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has begun announcing official results of Wednesday’s national elections.
The party has an ‘action plan’ for such a scenario, based on the violence of the military in the past.
Both sides in Zimbabwe’s elections are claiming a landslide win for Zanu-PF, despite government threats to imprison anyone releasing early results.
Zimbabweans have begun the anxious wait for election results amid fears of vote-rigging, raised particularly by MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
Zimbabweans seem to be preparing for life without Robert Mugabe, even if he is re-elected.
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission had to turn away thousands of registered voters after their names could not be found on the voters’ roll.
With President Robert Mugabe holding fast onto the reigns of Zanu-PF, can Zimbabweans hope for change in their country?
As Zanu-PF leader Robert Mugabe cast his vote in his hometown, he vowed to serve a full five-year term should he win the election.
Zimbabwe’s future is in the hands of two fine human specimens: ‘Greased Lightning’ Tsvangirai and ‘Bullet-for-your-vote’ Mugabe. Good luck with that.
Robert Mugabe is still to vote after Morgan Tsvangirai cast his ballot while Zimbabweans queue outside polling stations countrywide.
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has promised to step down should he lose this year’s national election. But who will the people vote for?