Dying for the results

In view of those figures just given, you may need to be told not to take this headline from The Zimbabwean too literally:

Curiosity killing Zimbabweans as ZEC withholds election results

Church and civil society organizations in Zimbabwe have expressed their concern at the delayed results:

"The failure by ZEC [the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission] to announce the results gives reasons to Zimbabweans to suspect that the electoral process is being manipulated by the incumbent and Zanu PF. The people of Zimbabwe have the right to the results immediately," stated the Save Zimbabwe Campaign.

The opposition MDC claims a commanding lead. Government spokesmen call this 'speculation and lies'. There are fears of a possible coup. The first results announced are being posted by Sokwanele.