Zimbabwe Hopes Election Violence Will Subside

(04 Jun 08 - RV) Zimbabwe is preparing to hold a presidential run-off between President Robert Mugabe, who is in Rome for the UN food summit, and Tsvangirai, who won the March 29 poll but without the majority needed to avoid a second ballot. The run-off is scheduled for June 27.

Gift Mambitiri is the editorial assistant at Jesuit Communications in Harare, Zimbabwe. He spoke about the build-up to the election...