Presidential run-off needed says Mugabe govt

President Robert Mugabe’s government has its own presidential election results showing a run-off will be necessary, a Cabinet minister says.

Deputy information minister Bright Matonga’s comments came a day after Zimbabwe’s opposition rejected a run-off, despite a media report that the official tally – still awaited more than a month after the vote – showed its candidate beat Mugabe, but not by enough to avoid a second round.