The suspicion is growing that behind the scenes, the election’s outcome is being rigged by President Robert Mugabe, who stands to lose it all.
The circumstantial evidence that Mugabe anticipated a defeat is there for all to see.
Why else would he have:
– Barred foreign media (with the notable exception of the SABC. Fancy that) from covering the election;
– Stopped independent observers from abroad from monitoring the election;
– Held back the results for more than a day.
The opposition MDC has indicated that it will not accept a rigged outcome and it has a majority in both Harare and Bulawayo.
The scene is set for meltdown and the violent suppression of protest by the security forces.
What is South Africa doing about it? Nothing.
31.3.2008
13:08
SA doing nothing about vote counting problems
IT is now obvious that all is not well with the vote-counting process in Zimbabwe. The polls have been closed for well over 24 hours and only a handful of results have been released, writes Ray Hartley, editor of The Times, Johannesburg.


