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Zimbabwe Elections

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/ 4 July 2008

Thousands hail Mugabe’s return

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe arrives home to a hero’s welcome after avoiding censure at an AU summit over his controversial one-man election.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 4 July 2008

Zim opposition accuses govt of kidnap

Zimbabwe’s opposition has accused the government of a campaign to wipe out its newly won majority in Parliament.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 3 July 2008

Zimbabweans plead for asylum at US embassy

A group of about 200 Zimbabweans gathered on Thursday outside the United States embassy in Harare, pleading for political asylum and food.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 3 July 2008

Rebuff to Mugabe a watershed for AU

The AU crossed a watershed by handing an unprecedented rebuff to Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, but the move could remain largely symbolic.

By Barry Moody
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/ 2 July 2008

EU: Zim govt must include Tsvangirai as leader

Any transitional government in Zimbabwe must include opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai as premier, the European Commission said on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 2 July 2008

Mugabe leaves summit under pressure

President Robert Mugabe returns to Zimbabwe on Wednesday under pressure from fellow African leaders to form a national unity government.

By Cris Chinaka
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Article
/ 1 July 2008

EU: Tsvangirai must lead Zimbabwe

The European Union will only accept a Zimbabwean government headed by opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, France said on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 1 July 2008

White farmers attacked, wounded in Zimbabwe

Armed groups attacked and seriously wounded at least three white farmers in Zimbabwe after last Friday’s run-off presidential election.

By Nelson Banya
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Africa
/ 1 July 2008

Summit tries to overcome Zim divisions

An African Union summit on Tuesday tried to overcome divisions on how to deal with the re-election of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe.

By Cynthia Johnston
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/ 1 July 2008

Zim: ‘West can go hang a thousand times’

Robert Mugabe’s spokesperson told the West on Tuesday it can ”go hang a thousand times” over its criticism of the Zimbabwe president’s reelection.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 1 July 2008

SA close to brokering Zim deal

South Africa is close to brokering a deal that would see a unity government negotiated in Zimbabwe, it was reported on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 1 July 2008

UN chief vows efforts on Zim crisis

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has pledged to work to mediate the crisis in Zimbabwe, saying the election had implications for all of Africa.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 30 June 2008

African summit pushes Mugabe to negotiate

African leaders on Monday pushed Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to open talks with the opposition after his controversial re-election.

By Opheera McDoom
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Article
/ 30 June 2008

Botswana denies ‘war talk’ report

Botswana has criticised a weekend newspaper report that it was ”at the centre of war talk as the Zimbabwean crisis escalates”.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 30 June 2008

AU observers condemn Zim vote

African Union observers on Monday condemned Zimbabwe’s one-man election as undemocratic, intensifying pressure on Robert Mugabe.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 30 June 2008

Mugabe arrives to confront critics at summit

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe arrived on Monday at an African Union summit in Egypt where he will confront his critics.

By Daniel Wallis
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/ 30 June 2008

Mugabe begins sixth term

Robert Mugabe was sworn in for a sixth term as Zimbabwe’s President on Sunday within minutes of the declaration of election results.

By Chris Mcgreal
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Africa
/ 29 June 2008

Mugabe sworn in after ‘phony, brutal’ poll

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was sworn in on Sunday after being declared winner of an election which was scarred by violence and intimidation.

By Cris Chinaka
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Africa
/ 29 June 2008

Mugabe declared winner in sham poll

Zimbabwe’s leader Robert Mugabe won Friday’s presidential election, in which he was the only candidate, with 85,51% of the vote.

By Cris Chinaka
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Africa
/ 29 June 2008

Mugabe to be sworn in, observers cry foul

President Robert Mugabe will be inaugurated within hours, a government source said on Sunday, after an election which observers said was unfair.

By Cris Chinaka
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Africa
/ 29 June 2008

Observers call for fresh Zim poll

Zimbabwe’s one-candidate presidential election was not free and fair and it should be held again, African observers said on Sunday.

By Cris Chinaka
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Article
/ 29 June 2008

Mugabe rush to be sworn in

Robert Mugabe is expected to be sworn in as President of Zimbabwe again on Sunday after one of the most controversial elections in Africa.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 28 June 2008

‘Very low’ turnout for Mugabe’s poll

Many Zimbabweans defaced their ballots in a presidential run-off with President Robert Mugabe as the sole candidate, and voted only out of fear.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 28 June 2008

African leaders look to discredit Mugabe

Pressure is mounting on African leaders gathering this weekend at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, to repudiate President Robert Mugabe publicly.

By Mandy Rossouw
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Article
/ 27 June 2008

Zim vote ‘an exercise in mass intimidation’

Widespread voter intimidation marked Zimbabwe’s one-candidate presidential run-off on Friday.

By Mg Online Reporters Author, Sapa and Sapa Ap
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Article
/ 27 June 2008

Mugabe casts ballot in old suburb

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe voted at a polling station in his old neighbourhood in Harare on Friday in a poll in which he is the sole candidate.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 27 June 2008

Mugabe would be laughable, if not so tragic

Oh, for a sign of divine providence in the face of Robert Mugabe’s loony assertion that "only God" can remove him from office.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 27 June 2008

What now for Zimbabwe?

Robert Mugabe is desperate to be declared president this weekend to ensure any inter-party negotiations proceed on his terms.

By Jason Moyo
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Africa
/ 27 June 2008

‘It is scandalous to remain silent’

Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa effectively put his head on the chopping block this week after he strongly condemned Robert Mugabe’s regime.

By Robert Chisanza
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Africa
/ 27 June 2008

Malawians fault Mugabe on Zim crisis

Malawians who spoke to the Mail & Guardian this week said Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe should step down.

By Raphael Mweninguwe
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Africa
/ 26 June 2008

Mugabe: ‘Our elections have been free’

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Thursday rejected calls to postpone a presidential election on Friday, saying there could be no interference.

By Nelson Banya
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Africa
/ 26 June 2008

Mugabe defiant ahead of ‘sham’ election

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe held final campaign rallies on Thursday on the eve of a one-man election denounced as a sham by the West.

By Susan Njanji
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