Zimbabwe election - Result must be honoured

THOUGH only a trickle of official results have emerged from last Saturday’s election in Zimbabwe fears are growing that President Robert Mugabe is planning a massive election fraud to cling to power.

If that is the case it has the potential to lead to massive civil unrest and even loss of life in that unfortunate country. These fears are compounded by the pre-election statements from the country’s security chiefs who said that they would not accept an opposition victory.

Mugabe is 84 and his presidency, and his inner circle, have been discredited for many years. They stand accused of corruption, violence towards opponents and disregarding the results of the 2002 election.