my problem is that mdc, i think, committed a very graphic mistake.e gone into these elections, just because mugabe has gone, the mere fact of taking away his face did not take away issues to do with the independent electoral commission. and then we saw what the police and army did, shooting people and so on. so, they should have insisted that "if we are to take part in these elections, these are the issues that must be determined, and if not, we're not going to". so they should set conditions in advance rather than complaining about results after? we have a similar situation in uganda where there is a very big democracy problem. the man has been there for 35 years, he's going. the bottom line thing that we campaigners for democracy are saying is that once museveni goes, there must be a negotiation between the different parties, including the ruling party, the nrm, to make sure we agree that pathway forward, perhaps even a transition period. so they should have discussed with mnangagwa the issue. didn't the mdc try boycotting before? zanu—pf just said

—— i am not an mdc alliance person, but i am not an mdc alliance person, but i am just as anxious asst years in zimbabwe, ican through in the past years in zimbabwe, i can safely tell you that if people were not on the street, which they were, it's because they we re which they were, it's because they were anxious about whether... young people who are tired and fed up of the system, and they want change. they are tired of being on the streets. and chamisa mentioned that these people do not need to be called on the street, they live on the streets because they're unemployed. harare was quiet today because people are scared, they've been chased out and shot, some people are dead, we have lost lives because the army got involved. but these people... there is undoubted support for the mdc amongst young people, as you say, and on the streets of harare. but in rural areas, there still remains a huge amount of support for zanu—pf?|j areas, there still remains a huge amount of support for zanu-pf? i can tell you might home area belongs to zanu—pf. i have family all around there, i can tell y

mdc alliance, mdc alliance. mdc alliance. zanu—pf. zanu—pf. zanu—pf.ional assembly in the north province. mdc alliance. that is the beginning of the process of the announcement of the elections we are hearing about one particular province, where the sender is of the match —— members of the national assembly. we will go straight back there as soon as we hear a clear picture there from the zimbabwean capital of harare. after months of speculation and anticipation, apple has become the first us—listed company with a market value of over $1 trillion. here it is just holding above that level at the end of nasdaq trading. this is a company that was set up in the garage of its co—founder stevejobs in 1976. business correspondent paul blake joins us now from new york. paul, this has been a long time coming? it started in the garage of steve jobs in 1976 in california. first publicly listed in 1980, and since then its stock value has increased by 50,000%. that is an eye—popping number, especially when you compare to the s&p 500, the stock index here taking into

party, zanu pf, won the parliamentary vote in monday's general election but the opposition party, the mdcis claiming that vote was rigged. police have been on the streets using water cannon and live ammunition — three people are reported killed. our africa editor fergal keane is in harare. from early, there was something different in the air. reports emerged on state media that a presidential winner would be declared by the afternoon, and at opposition headquarters, supporters were gathering in anticipation. it's about an hour to go before the declaration of the result. we've got police water cannon now stationed right outside opposition headquarters, and compared to the celebratory mood yesterday, it really does feel more tense here. in the absence of an official result, the crowds believe the claims of their leader, however premature. chanting: chamisa! chamisa! chamisa is the winner! chamisa has got victory in his hands. but over at the results centre, hopes of an announcement faded as the declaration of parliamentary results dragged on. and it appeared that not all the legal represent

denounced zanu—pf, his party, and suggested he might vote for nelson chamisa, leader of the opposition mdcstead. embarassing for emmerson mnangagwa, seeking a mandate of his own after deposing mr mugabe. known as the crocodile for his patience and cunning, mr mnangagwa has been posing as agent of change even though he was robert mugabe 5 close ally for more than 50 years. despite mr mugabe's eleventh hour denunciation, emmerson mnangagwa emerged victorious — and bloodshed returned to the streets of harare. do you think he has convinced enough zimbabweans that he can be the agent to check? if zanu pf was to wind it would not be for mnangagwa, it would be for the dynamics of zimbabwe, where they historical party cares about the land issues and so on, whereas the opposition... but i don't think we can really know who has won, but my problem is that mdc, probably made a very graphic mistake, they should not have gone into these elections just because mugabe has gone, it did not take away issues to do with the independent electoral commission. we saw what the police did, shooting people and so

certainly it is supporters of the mdc led by chamisa who caused the trouble.xercised maximum restraint and were not involved, and i am appealing to them to continue to exercise that maturity. in the wake of the harare violence, pressure mounted for an imminent declaration of the presidential result. do you accept that the longer this goes on, the more it looks, particularly to opposition supporters, that there's a fix? we do acknowledge, like the deputy chair says, that the longer it takes, the more anxiety that is there amongst our citizens, but we need to do the whole process within the confines of the law. back in mdc headquarters, the police, armed with a warrant, raided and arrested the remaining supporters holed up inside. the faces of those arrested tell their own story, of harare and of zimbabwe's politics today. 0ur correspondent shingai nyoka is in harare. the process of the announcement has been started in the last hour, why is it taking so long and is there any further update? there isn't a further update. what we know is within the next ten to 15

a leading member of the mdc, he was briefly arrested today.o we know why, and why is he trying to leave the country? privilege: h he is -- the e pole are e interested in him becausee they allege thatat he broke e te law by announcing that the leading presidential canandidate for the opposition had w won the electitions before the official results wewere announcnced. so today eararlier on it was sad that h he was arrested i in the prprocess of crossing the border betweeeen zimbabwe and zambia, where he was trying to seeeek asyl. but word that we hear is that he has been denied that asylum, a d he i is being kept in zambia in prepararation probablyly for the zimbabwe authorities to depoport him back into the country. brent: privilege, very briefly, are you expecting a peaceful inauguration to take place? privilege:e: inauguratioion coud come on sunday, if only the challenge ththat is being momoud by the opposition is not successful. but i think plananare already there becaususe the foreignn ministry, we saw the day beforoe yesterday, they y alre

a "fraudulent and illegitimate" election by the opposition mdc alliance. there have been some clashes with police. the mdc leader nelson chamisa says he'll challenge the result in court. the hollywood film producer harvey weinstein is trying to have criminal charges against him of rape, dismissed. his legal team are arguing that prosecutors should have shared e—mail evidence with the grand jury that indicted him. mr weinstein denies all the charges. britain's prime minister, theresa may, has held informal talks with france's president macron at his summer retreat, to try to push her plan for leaving the european union. it's the latest in a series of british meetings with individual european leaders to try to secure a brexit agreement. it's little more than 50 years since donald campbell lost his life, trying to break his own water speed record in the lake district. his jet powered vessel was travelling at more than 300mph, when it crashed on coniston water. well, bluebird k7, has since been salvaged and painstakingly restored, and is about to take to the w

they say they are investigating the mdc presidedential candidat, nelson chamisa, and others for inciting violence. after yesterdays demonstrations, chamisa repeated his claims that incumbent president emmerson mnangagwa rigged the polls from and that he claimed victory for himself. >> if he had won this election, it would have been announced. reporter: soldiers cracked down on protesters in the capital, harare. demonstrators were demanding the release of the presidential election results. several people died. the international community condemned the government's use of force. with a heavy police presence, the usually crowded streets of harare were deserted on thursday. for many, the fear remains. >> i'm deeply worried indeed, because i am no more seeing the future of it. >> people are in here too much of what happened yesterday. what happened i think is that he meant -- is bad. reporter: president emmerson mnangagwa blamed the opposition. president mnangagwa: we hold the party and his leadership responsible for any loss of life, injury, or damage to property that arise from these acts o

we are hearing an accusation from the mdc. we want those who are in charge in the interim, the outgoing president, to make sure that he owns up on those who killed innocent citizens. and he must apologise to the people. he compensate the families of those people. instead of saying it was them, they were forcing one of the relatives to say somebody was stabbed by an eye when it is clear it was a gunshot. they want to run away from these problems. don't worry, we are covered by the holy ghost. and we thank god for this protection. thank you very much. again, as has been noted by the credible observer mission, the vote was counterfeit. a lot of people are saying, where are you getting votes? the votes are known by ordinary people. each time it was in the 23 constituencies, it is the presidential election and it has to be an election for ed and in our case in c. we won in the majority of the constituencies. there has been a sweeping and overwhelming call for change and that must be understood. we also want to indicate, and this ha

the mdc leader nelson chamisa says he'll challenge the result in court.gal team are arguing that prosecutors should have shared email evidence with the grand jury that indicted him. mr weinstein denies all the charges. britain's prime minister, theresa may, has held informal talks with france's president macron at his summer retreat, to try to push her plan for leaving the european union. it's the latest in a series of british meetings with individual european leaders to try to secure a brexit agreement. the sister of a woman missing for more than a week, has made an emotional appeal for help in finding her.

at first there were angry exchanges with mdc supporters.one of you police, don't stop the president. a senior zanu—pf figure has appeared here and he is arguing with a member of the opposition, trying to get control of the situation. why did you come here? why did i come? yes. because i was told there was going to be a press conference, but the police and i'm saying, "no." i'm saying, let's go ahead. and so the opposition leader was able to appear, partly thanks to a minister's intervention. significantly, he called on his own supporters to disavow violence. we are a democratic organisation and we do not believe in violence. we do not believe in anarchy. we do not believe in the use of weapons of war. and within the hour, the president himself had decided to speak. no triumphalism, but an appeal to his defeated opponent. to nelson chamisa, i want to say that you have a crucial role to play in zimba bwe‘s present, and in its unfolding future. i watched the press conference with his foreign minister, a keen mnangagwa ally. who is really in ch

some warning mdc leaders they face arrest, others appealing for restraint.led by nelson chamisa who cause the trouble. i am happy that our supporters exercised maximum restraint and were not involved, and i'm appealing to them to continue to exercise that. in the wake of the harare violence, pressure has mounted for an ininnocent declaration for the presidential result. still the nation and world wait. do you accept that the longer this goes on, the more it looks particularly to opposition supporters that there is a fix? we do acknowledge, like they say, that the longer it takes, the more anxiety that is there among our citizens. but we need to do the whole process within the confines of the law. it is now reported there will be a result tonight. whoever wins, it won't end the tension here. feargal keane, bbc news harare. our top story this evening. the bank of england has risen interest rates to 0.75%. it's only the second time the base rate has gone up since 2009. in glasgow i am here for the birth ofa in glasgow i am here for the birth of a new european c

certainly it is supporters of the mdc led by chamisa who caused the trouble. exercised maximum restraint and were not involved, and i am appealing to them to continue to exercise that maturity. in the wake of the harare violence, pressure mounted for an imminent declaration of the presidential result. do you accept that the longer this goes on, the more it looks, particularly to opposition supporters, that there's a fix? we do acknowledge, like the deputy chair says, that the longer it takes the more anxiety that is there amongst our citizens, but we need to do the whole process within the confines of the law. back in mdc headquarters, the police, armed with a warrant, raided and arrested the remaining supporters holed up inside. the faces of those arrested tell their own story — of harare and of zimbabwe's politics today. fergal,, still no result, we are still waiting but whoever wins the presidency is going to have a devil ofa presidency is going to have a devil of a job healing deep divisions. absolutely, we saw those extraordinary scenes of violence on the

but the opposition mdc says the vote was stolen.he results that have been announced so far. we reject the results because the results have not been verified by the chief election agents of the candidates. vote rigging allegations have been denied by the electoral commission and most international observers who were allowed to monitor the election for the first time in 16 years. the opposition now has seven days to challenge the outcome of the election in court. but, whatever happens, the country's massive economic and social problems need immediate attention. nomsa maseko, bbc news, harare, zimbabwe. the number of deaths attributed to sepsis in english hospitals has risen by more than a third in two years. that's according to figures given to the bbc by a leading health expert. sepsis can result from any bacterial infection, from small wounds to pneumonia. campaigners have described the rare but serious complication as a ‘silent killer'. andy moore reports. jaco nel lost both his legs after developing sepsis. he was scratched and be

there will be voices on the mdc sides and the government who will be urging calm, stepping back fromwe are sure meetings will take place with the diplomatic community tomorrow, strong international pressure for compromise. but there is no, as i say, reducing the sense of shock, crisis and fear among ordinary people here. fergal keane, in harare, thank you. angry protestors in northamptonshire have taken their county councillors to task tonight during crisis talks to discuss which services must cut to the "bare minimum" in order to save money. the authority needs to save up to £70 million by next march amid concerns it may no longer be able to afford services for vulnerable children and adults. our social affairs correspondent alison holt reports. no more cuts! outside northamptonshire‘s county hall, protesters outline their fears about the human consequences of what are described as inevitable cuts to vital council services, including those for vulnerable adults and children. the reason why i'm doing this today is to remind them their cuts, it isn't just about facts and figures, it's

at first there were angry exchanges with mdc supporters. there was arguing with a member of the opposition trying to get control of the situation. why did you come here? >> i'm sayin no! reporter: so the opposition leader was able to appear,ha partly ts to a minister's intervention. gnificantly, he called on his own supporterso t disavow violence. >> we're a democratic organization. we do not believe in violenc we do not believe in anarchy. we do not believe i use of weapons of war. reporter: within the hour, the sepresident him had decided to speak. no triumphalism, but his appeato a defeated opponent. >> to nelson chamisa, i want to say, you have a crucial role to play in zimbabwe's present and e,s fut unfolding future. reporter: i watched the press conference with hisoreign minister. who's really in charge in this country? e president or the security people? >> in fact, that question, i can only answert when i'm asleep because i know very clearly that it is -- iho is charge and very firm indeed. reporter: tonighbabwe must hope for a more

t at firhere were angry exchanges with mdc supporters. and now -- [indiscernible] arguing with a member of the opposition. hetrying to get control of situation. why did you come here? >> i am saying no! pprgal: and so the opposition leader was able toear, partly thanks a minister's intervention. significantly, he called on his own supporters to disavow violence. mr. chamisa: we are a democratic organization. we do not believe in violence. we do not believe in use of weapons of war. fergal: within the hour, the president himself decided to speak. no triumphalism, but an appeal to his defeated opponent. pres. mnangagwa: to nelson chamisa, i would like to say, you have a p crucial role y in zimbabwe's present and its future, and its unfolding future. rgal: i watched the pres conference with his foreign ministera key mnangagwa ally. who is really in charge of the country, the president or the security people? >> i can only answer it because i know very clearly that it is mnangagwa who is in charge. fergal: tonight zimbabwe must hope for a mor

mdc leaders the face arrest, others appealing for restraint. >> certainly it is chamisa who caused the trouble. i'm happy that our supporters r exercise maximtraint, and were not involved, and i'm appealing to them to continue to exercise that turity. fergal: in the wake of the harare violence, pressure mounts ed harare violence, pressure -- pressure mounted for an imminent declaration of the presidential rults. to you accept that the longer this goes on, the more it looks particularly to oppositiat supporters, here is a fix? >> we do acknowledge that the longer it takes, the more desire anxiety th is there amongze ci. but we need to do the whole process within the confines of the law. fergal: back at mdc headquarters, the police raided and arrested the remaining supporters holed up inside. the faces of those arrested tell their own story, of harare and zimbabwe's politics today. laura: that was fergal keane reporting there. sult of zimbabwe's is duential election later tonight. do stay with bbc news to find out who wins. apple has become the first u.s. company to be valued at a trilli

that is what the mdc alliance is challenging. camera a policewoman was wearing, when she attended the fight outside a nightclub where england cricketer ben stokes was arrested. stokes is one of three men accused of being involved in a violent confrontation in bristol last september. all three deny a charge of affray. our correspondentjon kay was at the court and sent us this update. mark speer was the first member of police staff on the scene that night in september last year. he was off—duty but described what he saw as a scuffle and he went to intervene. he describes the man in a green t—shirt, seemingly ben stokes, that‘s what he was wearing, as the main aggressor. he said another man was trying to get away from the man in a green t—shirt, but the man in a green t—shirt was the main aggressor. but the jury has been shown a range of video angles, of cctv, of body camera footage as well that was gathered by another police officer who arrested ben stokes that night. she described him as completely compliant, as calm, and when she

the mdc says it lost because its supporters suffered harassment and violence. presidident mnangagwa held his own conference where he called for an investigation into what happened and called for unity. pres. mnangagwa: i pledge to be the president t of all zimbabwes , a president of those that voted for me and those who did nonot. to nelson chamisa, i want to say you have a crucial role to play in zimbabwe's present and its future. reporter: opposition leader chamisa has called for a day of mourning for democracy. sarah: dw correspondent adrian kriesch joins us from harare. let's start with emmerson mnangagwa describing his elections as a celebration of democracy. tell us more about that line. adrian: to understand the president, you have to understand a little bit of his history. he was actually part of the ruling elite, part of the ruling party of the country for a very long time, the party that ruled the country for 40 years. he has been holding various minister positions under former dictator mugabe, and last year when mugabe was forced to resign he took ov

the mdc leader nelson chamisa says he'll challenge the result in court. hollywood film producer harvey weinstein is trying to have criminal charges against him of rape dismissed. his legal team are arguing that prosecutors should have shared e—mail evidence with the grand jury that indicted him. mr weinstein denies all the charges. britain's prime minister, theresa may, has held informal talks with france's president macron at his summer retreat, to try to push her plan for leaving the european union. it's the latest in a series of british meetings with individual european leaders to try to secure a brexit agreement. it's little more than 50 years since donald campbell lost his life trying to break his own water speed record in the lake district. his jet powered vessel was travelling at more than 300mph, when it crashed on coniston water. well, bluebird k7, has since been salvaged and painstakingly restored, and is about to take to the water again. lorna gordon has more. the isle of bute in the firth of clyde has never had a visitor like this. bluebird. t

in the past hour the mdc has held a press conference in harare.ndemn in the strongest sense the action that was taken today. there is no justification whatsoever for the brutality we experienced today. let us all maintain peace in the country whilst respecting the rights of citizens. the idea that protesters are violent is a false narrative that cannot be justified. we can speak now to duduzile nyirongo, a political activist and recently aspiring independent political candidate in harare. thank you for being with us, how did you get on first in the election? u nfortu nately i you get on first in the election? unfortunately i did not win, coming third of the five candidates. but i took it as a learning curve for me and it has been an amazing experience. i have been able to campaign freely and meet a lot of people and learned a lot in the process. what was your sense of these elections overall, you think that they were free and fair?|j these elections overall, you think that they were free and fair? i can speakfor the that they were free and fair? i

certainly not nelson chamisa but he, he is the leader of the party, there are other voices within the mdck, we have to look at the lessons we can learn from the election defeat. now you will have the party going through a court process , the party going through a court process, that will take some of the stea m process, that will take some of the steam out of the a moss fear at the moment. there is no sense that chamisa wants to bring people on to the street. he disavowed violence by mdc supporters and others in his movement are saying let us look at the disunity in our ranks that may have cost us votes, you will also see on the part of the government, a much greater attempt by president emerson mnangagwa and a couple of key people round him like the foreign minister to get a grip on the security situation, they have been hugely embarrassed by the spectacle, the tragedy we saw of people being shot by soldier, and then today, this farce where riot police turn up at a press conference with the world's media watching and order journalists out. with the world's media watching and orderjournal

ruling zanu pf party won the parliamentary vote following monday's general election but the opposition mdcarty are claiming the vote has been rigged. the police are on the streets using water cannon and live ammunition rounds, and three people are reported to have been killed. our africa editor, fergal keane, reports from harare. from early, there was something different in the air. reports emerged on state media that a presidential winner would be declared by the afternoon, and at opposition headquarters, supporters were gathering in anticipation. it's about an hour to go before the declaration of the result. we've got police water cannon now stationed right outside opposition headquarters, and compared to the celebratory mood yesterday, it really does feel more tense here. in the absence of an official result, the crowds believe the claims of their leader, however premature. chanting: chamisa! chamisa! chamisa is the winner! chamisa has got victory in his hands. but over at the results centre, hopes of an announcement faded, as the declaration of parliamentary results dragged on. and it

the mdc says it rejects the result and will challenge it in court.u're watching bbc news. i'm duncan golestani, thanks for your company. hello there. 0ver recent days, we've seen real contrasts developing in the weather north—west to the south—east across the country and that contrast will continue. this is the scene as the sun set in braintree in essex on thursday evening. we have seen more cloud and more wet weather across some northern and western parts of the country. as we head through the next few days, most of us are looking dry. the heat again will build in the south, but there will be a little bit of showery rain through the day on friday, particularly across parts of northern england. now, we've got a fairly cool flow of air coming in from the north—west, across parts of northern ireland and scotland. meanwhile, this warm flow of air from the south is affecting the southern parts of england and wales too. the dividing line between those two air masses, this zone of cloud, and on friday that will bring some sharp outbreaks of rain to parts o

the mdc leader nelson chamisa says he'll challenge the result in court.he hollywood film producer harvey weinstein is trying to have criminal charges against him of rape, dismissed. his legal team are arguing that prosecutors should have shared email evidence with the grand jury that indicted him. mr weinstein denies all the charges. britain's prime minister, theresa may, has held informal talks with france's president macron at his summer retreat, to try to push her plan for leaving the european union. it's the latest in a series of british meetings with individual european leaders to try to secure a brexit agreement. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week: computers dream of electric puppies? can data prevent crop devastation? and will lara ever live down these issues? —— these shoes. planet earth is changing. daily. we humans are affecting its surface, its climate, its inhabitants. watching from ground level makes it difficult to make sense of it all, but these days we do have the data and we can crunch the numbers. and when it comes to unders

also today, in harare, zimbabwe's opposition mdc faces a deadline to launch a court challenge againsttime to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. coming up in your friday sport briefing: the new premier league season gets underway later, the us pga championship has a packed leaderboard ahead of the second round while england and india hope to take to the field at lords the us pga tour gets under way soon. justin thomas is the defending champion, one of the favourites. this man here, jordan spieth is looking to complete his career grand slam. although he has a strong pedigree, he doesn't see himself as a favourite. i feel somewhat under the radar this year. ifell that dashed —— i felt the radar this year. ifell that dashed —— ifelt that the radar this year. ifell that dashed —— i felt that way along time this year, i don't mind it. but at the same time, this tournament will a lwa ys the same time, this tournament will always be circled until i am able to hopefully when it someday, it will a lwa ys hopefully when it someday, it will always be circled to complete the career gra

we at mdc totally reject the results that have been announced so far.he results because the results have not been verified by the chief election agents of the candidates. the process is very clear. where results are collected, the polling agents should verify. i represent my candidate, nelson chamisa and the chief election agent of the party, the results that have been announced have not been verified by us. earlier i spoke to our correspondent shingai nyoka in harare. i asked about the pressure the electoral commission was under to get this result out. the pressure was not just from the locals, especially the movement for democratic change, the main opposition supporters who demonstrated as violently yesterday, demanding that those results be released. the international community which has been closley watching this election had also warned that, if these results were not released quickly, that this country could descend into violence and anarchy. there have been a lot of concerns about the electoral commission, accusations by the opposition supporters

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the mdc leader nelson chamisa says he'll challenge the result in court.he hollywood film producer, harvey weinstein, is trying to have criminal charges against him of rape dismissed. his legal team are arguing that prosecutors should have shared email evidence with the grand jury that indicted him. mr weinstein denies all the charges. britain's prime minister, theresa may, has held informal talks with france's president macron at his summer retreat, to try to push her plan for leaving the european union. it's the latest in a series of british meetings with individual european leaders to try to secure a brexit agreement. the sister of a woman missing for more than a week, has made an emotional appeal for help in finding her. gemma eastwood broke down in tears as she described her older sister, samantha, as her best friend. the 28—year—old midwife was last seen at the end of her shift, at the royal stoke hospital last friday morning. a 32—year—old man, arrested in connection disappearance, has been released on bail. phil mackie reports. samantha eastwood wa

they were clashing with supporters of zimba bwe‘s opposition mdc alliance.fficers can be seen here beating protesters. truckloads of anti—riot officers were called in to help clear the streets of harare as tensions escalated. local residents dispersed as protesters lit fires and engaged in running battles with police who fired a water cannon to disperse the crowds. some real scenes of violence there in certain pockets of harare. let me read you this tweet from pro—democracy organisation vanguard africa. "tragic day for the country and for hopes of a democratic transition — as improbable as that ever might have been." earlier the opposition party held a press conference. this is what they said. we condemn in the strongest sense the action that was taken today. there is no justification whatsoever for the brutality we experienced today. let us all maintain peace in the country whilst respecting the rights of citizens. the idea that protesters are violent is a false narrative that cannot be justified. we urge zimbabweans and supporters to exercise their rights

some warning mdc leaders they face arrest, others appealing for restraint.o cause the trouble. i am happy that our supporters exercised maximum restraint and were not involved, and i'm appealing to them to continue to exercise that. in the wake of the harare violence, pressure has mounted for an imminent declaration for the presidential result. still the nation and world wait. do you accept that the longer this goes on, the more it looks particularly to opposition supporters that there is a fix? we do acknowledge, like they say, that the longer it takes, the more anxiety that is there among our citizens. but we need to do the whole process within the confines of the law. it is now reported there will be a result tonight. whoever wins, it won't end the tension here. feargal keane, bbc news, harare. 0ur correspondent shingai nyoka is in harare. we now know the presidential election results world start to be announced this evening. that weird beard told —— that's what we're being told. what does that exactly? it means that zimbabweans might be infora it means t

and paper is not surprisingly pointing the finger at the opposition leader, nelson chamisa and his mdc alliance party. the paper says as the alliance goes on a zimbabwe and paper ist surprisingly pointing the finger at the opposition leader rampage the opposition protesters as hoodlums, drunk, drugged and armed to attack people and property. that's in this opinion piece from the same paper. the writer also takes aim at nelson chamisa. it's unfortunate that to me so thinks he can subvert the will of the people. you have found an independent paper in zimbabwe telling quite a different story. is newsday.ication they say the soldiers drove their armored vehicles into the streets and indiscriminately fired at anyone describing the protesters as singing and dancing. so far from the menacing portrayal we just saw. also some interesting analysis about mnangagwa himself. he has gone to great lengths to open up zimbabwe to the world and if he claims victory and then cracked down on the opposition it would undermine his international credibility so it appears his reaction for the moment is to lay

in the past hour, the mdc has held a news conference in harare. this is what they had to say.ndemn in the strongest sense the action that was taken today. there is no justification whatsoever for the brutality we experienced today. let us all maintain peace in the country whilst respecting the rights of citizens. the idea that protesters are violent is a false narrative that cannot be justified. our correspondent shingai nyoka is in the zimbabwean capital harare. let's speak to edmund kudzayi, an investigative journalist in zimbabwe. thank you for being with us. what is your view of what happened today, and who is responsible for these steps that we've heard about? well, i think what we had was an otherwise benign and seemingly spontaneous protest. because people are quite angry, and what we then had was an overreaction... because both parties the past few weeks, we've had detail after detail about the zimbabwe electoral commission showing that they are colluding, the ballot paper was designed as bogus to favour the incumbent president. we have discovered it was not denied in

i've been speaking to a former adviser to the opposition mdc party, alex magaisa. still too close to call. it's been an incredibly close election, very highly contested, no opposition leader who has obtained 2 million votes, that is a huge credit to the effort of him and his team, what is important is to understand that the people of zimbabwe, the people uploaded, should have their well—respected and if there are any disputes or any issues about the result, then they need to be resolved, i do not think that the issue of pieces, it does not detract from the need to make sure that we have a government in this country that has got a clean and legitimate mandate. clever governs the country, are you not accepting the results that he has won this election?” think the opposition is disputing the election result and there are issues that need to be resolved and i think it's important that the opposition in any other party, who may have questions that need to be resolved, that those things be resolved. because it is using the legal and constitutional channels that are avail