March 17, 2002
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Hints at Reconciliation in Inauguration Address
Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe was sworn in as president for a fifth term Sunday, in the presence of five African leaders and the notable absence of representatives from western… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Inauguration Wins Limited VIP Attendance
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe will be sworn in for another six years on Sunday, after a controversial election deemed flawed by the West and many other independent groups in… Read more »
March 16, 2002
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Signs Repressive Media Bill into Law
Zimbabwe's official government gazette in announced on Friday that the controversial media law, the "Freedom of Information and Right to Privacy Bill", has been signed into law by… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Pressure on Mugabe Mounts Ahead of Commonwealth Verdict
Zimbabwe's state-owned Herald newspaper reported Saturday that the Nigerian leader, President Olusegun Obasanjo, is to visit President Robert Mugabe on Monday, the day after his… Read more »
March 15, 2002
Zimbabwe: Mugabe to be Sworn in for Fifth Term on Sunday
President Robert Mugabe is to be sworn-in for another six-year term on Sunday. State radio earlier announced the inauguration would take place at State House on Saturday, but… Read more »
March 14, 2002
Zimbabwe: Commonwealth Observers Sharply Critical of Election
The Commonwealth Observer Group in Zimbabwe has issued a strongly critical report of the conduct of the presidential poll and the lead up to voting from 9-11 March. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Key African States Endorse Mugabe Victory, the West Condemns It
International reaction to the controversial re-election of Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe to another six year term varied widely. African observers generally approved of his… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mugabe's Young Supporters Savour Election Victory
They were young, exuberant and deliriously happy, rejoicing at the victory of their leader, Comrade Robert Gabriel Mugabe, the president of Zimbabwe. And they made sure everybody… Read more »
March 13, 2002
Zimbabwe: U.S. Won't Recognize Zimbabwe Vote, More Sanctions May Follow
"We are not recognizing the outcome of the election because we think it's flawed," President George W. Bush said in response to a question about Zimbabwe during a late afternoon… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Declared Winner, Opposition Urges World to Reject Results
President Robert Mugabe has been declared winner of Zimbabwe's controversial presidential election. The announcement was made just after midday, local time, (10:00 GMT) by the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Lead Strengthens Overnight as Count Continues
President Robert Mugabe looked poised for victory in presidential elections,early Wednesday, as criticism increased about the conduct of the poll and concern was expressed about… Read more »
March 12, 2002
Zimbabwe: Observers Slam Election, Count Underway
Vote counting continued Tuesday across Zimbabwe with early results, late evening, putting President Robert Mugabe ahead of his main challenger, Morgan Tsvangirai of the opposition… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Vote Count Begins Amid Mixed Verdicts on Poll
Vote-counting got off to an early start in Zimbabwe, Tuesday, after the High Court rejected an opposition request to prolong polling in the contested presidential election into a… Read more »
March 11, 2002
Zimbabwe: Government Orders Polls Closed after Chaotic Extra Day of Voting
Voting was declared closed Monday night in Zimbabwe's controversial presidential election, despite last minute opposition attempts to have polling extended to an unprecedented… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Opposition Demands Second Voting Extension, US Diplomats Arrested
The opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has called for a second extension of Zimbabwe's controversial election, after voting on Monday - the first extension ordered by… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Confusion Reigns on Unscheduled Third Day of Voting
Chaos and confusion reigned Monday in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, on the third, unscheduled day of voting in the presidential election, ordered by the High Court late Sunday. … Read more »
Zimbabwe: Voting Enters Third Day, As MDC Cites Fraud
The battle continued Monday at polling stations in Zimbabwe, between President Robert Mugabe's government and Morgan Tsvangirai's opposition, to try to win as many of the last… Read more »
March 10, 2002
Zimbabwe: Government Will Partially Comply With Court Order
The Zimbabwe government has agreed partially to comply with a High Court ruling extending the vote in the presidential election for a third day on Monday. The announcement came in… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Opposition Granted Voting Extension by High Court
The High Court in Zimbabwe ordered an extension of the presidential election late Sunday, ruling in favour of the opposition which had petitioned against long delays at polling… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Voting Delays Continue, Ministers Says Extension not Justified
Long queues continued on Sunday in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, for the second and final official day of voting in the country's presidential election. Most polling stations… Read more »
March 09, 2002
Zimbabwe: Growing Pressure on Government to Extend Voting Beyond Sunday
There is growing domestic and international pressure on the authorities in Zimbabwe to extend voting in the presidential election beyond Sunday night, the scheduled end of the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Police Clash With Impatient Voters, MDC Cries Foul
The first day of polling in Zimbabwe's fiercely fought presidential election was marked by long delays and increasingly impatient queues of people waiting to vote. Later in the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Polls Open with Long Lines and Some Confusion
Polling in Zimbabwe got off to a brisk, but confused, start on Saturday as long lines of voters queued to cast their ballot in a landmark presidential election, following a… Read more »
Zimbabwe: The Policies That Divide Mugabe and Tsvangirai
Almost overlooked, amid the deafening exchange of charge and counter-charge in Zimbabwe's election campaign, are the policy and program plans that distinguish Robert Mugabe's… Read more »
March 08, 2002
Zimbabwe: Voters Prepare for Landmark Presidential Poll
Five and a half million people in Zimbabwe are eligible to vote in the presidential election on Saturday and Sunday, 9-10 March, at the end of an acrimonious and often violent… Read more »