Mr. Mugabe told reporters shortly after casting his vote that he is prepared to serve a full term if Zimbabweans give him another mandate in the polls
'I complained that one of the people who was said to be illiterate and needed to be assisted was a teacher and nobody listened to me'
Zanu PF member and fellow at Harvard University's Du Bois Institute for African Research, Garikayi Chengu, said he is confident his party will win the election judging from previous opinion polls
President Mugabe cast their votes in Harare's Mhofu Primary School in Highfield and his rival Morgan Tsvangirai did the same in the city's Mt. Pleasant High School
'If you lose you must surrender to those who would have won. We will do so to comply with the rules'
The villagers, who include a pregnant woman, fled their homes Sunday night following the alleged assault and harassment.
Mr. Mwonzora said it is now clear to the MDC-T that state security agents are now in charge of the running of Wednesday’s elections.
ZLHR director Irene Petras said the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) and state institutions must comply with the law to prevent conflict in the harmonised elections
Justice Makarau said political parties and candidates can now access copies of the voters’ roll from the Registrar General’s office. She said due to logistical problems ZEC would not be able to provide electronic copies of the roll.
Some local civic organisations accredited to observe the July 31 elections said they have started deploying their teams to various constituencies across the country
Mugabe said people should use Wednesday’s vote to reject Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC party saying it was formed to reverse the gains of the liberation struggle. He said he will suffer a heart attack if the people of Harare abandoned him in favour of Tsvangirai.
Komichi handed the ballot to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Friday but in a turn of events, police officers arrested him saying they wanted to know who had given him the piece of paper.
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