Zimbabwe: Seen But Not Heard

(01 May 08 - RV) Officials have begun verifying the results of Zimbabwe's March 29 presidential poll.


The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission began the process one day after senior government sources said that MDC opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai had beaten President Robert Mugabe in the election but not by enough of a margin to avoid a run-off ballot.


We spoke to Trudi Stevenson former MDC deputy to the national assembly, who says a run-off election would spell disaster for Zimbabwe.