Zimbabwe: Southern African Development Community to help fund election

Mugabe, will face long-time rival Tsvangirai in the vote.

Both leaders displayed rare unity this year in pushing through a new constitution that curbs presidential powers and imposes term limits at a referendum, a critical step for the election.

Zimbabwe’s parliament will be dissolved on June 29 and the country has up to four months to hold the election.

The Supreme Court last Friday heard a case in which a Harare man wants to force Mugabe to announce an election date before June 29. A ruling on the case was expected to come soon.

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