- 18. März 2008 - Wer auch immer Simbabwes Präsidentschaftswahlen am 29. März 2008 gewinnt, wird alle Hände voll zu tun haben. Kann es gelingen, in Simbabwe wieder die Stabilität und den Wohlstand herzustellen, den das Land genoss, bevor es im politischen und ökonomischen Sumpf versank?
Von Itai Mushekwemehr»
- March 28, 2008 - Interview with Zimbabwean journalist Basildon Peta on the prospects for the March 29, 2008 elections in his country, the options for the divided opposition and the stance of Zimbabwe's neighbours, the international community, and the EU.
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- April 2, 2008 - The atmosphere in Zimbabwe is characterised by anxiety and anger. Since midnight March 29th, 2008 Zimbabweans have been eager to hear the official pronouncement of results by the body running the elections – but to no avail.
By Jubilee Masangomore»
- April 2, 2008 - An increasingly unlikely, but still possible scenario is that Mugabe will rig the elections after all. This could lead to post-election violence or it could lead to the people turning back to their usual day to day struggles for survival – business as usual.
By Promise Mkwananzimore»
- April 2, 2008 - On Saturday March 29th, 2008 I realised that whatever inspired Munch’s famous painting “The Scream” it was probably comparable to being locked in a room with Zimbabwean Electoral Commission (ZEC) officials trying to count to 410.
By Shari Eppelmore»
- 2. April 2008 - Nach fünf Tagen und endlosen Verzögerungsmanövern soll laut südafrikanischen Zeitungsberichten Mugabes Wahlniederlage feststehen. Nun spekuliert man über eine Stichwahl zwischen Mugabe und Tsvangirai, die innerhalb der kommenden drei Wochenenden stattfinden soll. Die Stimmung im Lande bleibt zwar gespannt, aber insgesamt friedlich.
Von Dr. Antonie Nordmehr»
- April 9, 2008 - A Zimbabwean journalist - one of the few who reports from inside the country and thus prefers to remain anonymous - on the culture of fear and the atmosphere of frustration within the country: "People have reached the stage that if they go to the polling stations, they will not be intimidated into voting for Mugabe. The problem is that Mugabe will instill so much fear in people so that they will be too scared to go the polling stations."
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