Zimbabwe election 'not looking good', South Africa says


  • World
  • Thursday, 18 Jul 2013

PRETORIA (Reuters) - A top South African diplomat said on Thursday that preparations for an election in Zimbabwe at the end of the month were "not looking good", unusually strong criticism of President Robert Mugabe from his powerful neighbour.

Lindiwe Zulu, President Jacob Zuma's special adviser on Zimbabwe, said Zuma had called Mugabe to tell him he was not pleased with the run-up to the poll on July 31, a date fixed by Mugabe after a Constitutional Court ruling but criticised by Mugabe's opponents and South Africa's government as too soon.

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