Zimbabwe Elections 2005: Controversial aspects in the media

Updated April 2005

Opaqueness of electoral processes in general:

• AFROL NEWS 2005, "New attacks on Zimbabwe opposition leaders", February 8, [www] http://www.afrol.com/articles/15564 [opens new window] (accessed 29 Oct 2007).
• MAIL & GUARDIAN ONLINE 2005, "Zim Election 'cannot be free and fair'", March 21, [www] http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=200015&area=/zim_elections/zim_news/ [opens new window] (accessed 29 Oct 2007).
• NDURU, M 2005, "A campaign tailor-made for the ruling party" IN Mail & Guardian Online, March 23, [www] http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=200172&area=/zim_elections/zim_news/ [opens new window] (accessed 29 Oct 2007).
• MAIL & GUARDIAN ONLINE 2005, "Vote for us or starve, says Mugabe", [www] http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=200343&area=/zim_elections/zim_news/ [opens new window] (accessed 29 Oct 2007).
• HARTNACK, M 2005, "Zim govt labour move criticised" IN Mail & Guardian Online, March 26, [www] http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=200501&area=/zim_elections/zim_news/ [opens new window] (accessed 29 Oct 2007).
• AFROL NEWS 2005, "Zimbabwe elections amidst climate of fear", March 31, [www] http://www.afrol.com/articles/16034 [opens new window] (accessed 29 Oct 2007).
• AYINDE 2005, "Sloppy criticisms of Zimbabwe elections" IN Race and History, April 6, [www] http://raceandhistory.com/selfnews/viewnews.cgi?newsid1112568802,41026,.shtml [opens new window] (accessed 29 Oct 2007).

Delimitation of constituencies:

• NCUBE, W 2004, "MDC: 'Delimitation commission exercise in deception'" IN newzimbabwe.com, September 16, [www] http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/electoral32.11644.html [opens new window] (accessed 29 Oct 2007).
• ZIM OBSERVER 2005, "Zimbabwe 2005 polls 'already manipulated'", September 18, [www] http://zimobserver.com/newsdetail.asp?article_id=640 [opens new window] (accessed 29 Oct 2007).
• NEWZIMBABWE.COM 2004, "Mugabe erases opposition constituencies", November 4, [www] http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/electoral43.11856.html [opens new window] (accessed 29 Oct 2007).
• IRIN 2005, "Doubt over extent of electoral reform ahead of poll", Pambazuka News, 195, 24 February, [www] http://www.pambazuka.org/en/issue/195 [opens new window] (accessed 29 Oct 2007).

Compilation of the voters' rolls:

• ZIM OBSERVER 2005, "'Ghost voters' on roll raise spectre of vote-rigging - MDC", March 29, [www] http://www.zimobserver.com/newsdetail.asp?article_id=1070 [opens new window] (accessed 29 Oct 2007).