Nigerian President congratulates Mugabe

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated President Robert Mugabe on his victory in last week’s elections but called on Mugabe to ensure that all those who oppose the conduct of the polls and the results are given an opportunity to seek lawful redress.

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Why Mugabe won- Tendi

Guardian columnist Blessing-Miles Tendi today said President Robert Mugabe’s victory in the just ended elections where he polled 61 percent of the vote and walked away with more than two-thirds of the parliamentary seats cannot be dismissed merely as rigging and obstruction by the incumbent.

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Will Tsvangirai survive this time?

While Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai is preparing to take Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front leader Robert Mugabe to court to challenge last week’s election results, the media, some of which was solidly behind him during the campaign, is beginning to question whether he will not sink into political oblivion.

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Weekend round-up

For most people the weekend is a time to relax. Others have no access to the internet. So here are the stories we that we published on Saturday and Sunday that you may have missed.

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