, mr mugabe has whatever you can say about his physicalfrailty, mr mugabe has not lost his sense of politicalple to go out and vote tomorrow in the elections, but also more importantly, this is the party that he founded and he said he would not be voting for zanu—pf at alland said he would not be voting for zanu—pf at all and he sounded like he was endorsing the movement for democratic change is on the other candidate. this is a bit of a kick in the teeth for the current president, the man who effectively forced him out of office and one of his oldest political allies. the two men were cheek byjowl for the best pa rt men were cheek byjowl for the best part of 40 years. that is correct. he even went as far as saying that emerson and anger, the current president, was a good worker, but he was not always an honest person. so he went far to say that he does not believe in zanu—pf and their politics and a lot of people say when mr mugabe took over in 1980 he first started out as freedom fighter, but then became a tyrant, which he denied. he said during his rule zimbabwe was democratic and the coun

mr. mugabe not on the ballot this time. it is a striking difference from your reporting, from what we've seen before within that nation. it was a very different situation for people under mr. mugabe, as it is now. >> well, yes indeed. you remember those chaotic and euphoric scenes back in november. they seem to have ushered in a new era of, az ss i say, openne and debates. the mud slinging that went on in the last 24 hours with mr. mugabe throwing daggers at the back of mr. mnangagwa by saying he cannot support a party that treated him so badly, these are the first signs we've seen of such badmouthing and ill intent. but it's absolutely true, george, as you say. it is a new era of campaigning as well as of democracy. let's see what the results bring and who will accept defeat with the most grace. >> farai sevenzo live for us in hara harare, zimbabwe. thank you for your time today. >>> and up next britain battles fake news. lawmakers are setting their sights on social media companies to stop the spread of misinformation. ahh

because we haven't heard from mr mugabe pretty much since he was pushed out of power.was pushed out from power, and this was quite an unprecedented press conference. he chose to do this on the eve of the elections, which are supposed to be taking place tomorrow. he was accompanied at the press conference by his wife, and his daughter, leaning back in his seat, you know, his wife urging him to sit upright oi’ his wife urging him to sit upright or speak his wife urging him to sit upright orspeak up as his wife urging him to sit upright or speak up as he addressed the press c0 nfe re nce . or speak up as he addressed the press conference. it was quite long, andi press conference. it was quite long, and i understand it is still going on, but from what we gathered, we mentioned the main points earlier, he had planned to resign in december atan he had planned to resign in december at an extraordinary summit, ways said he was hoping to open up the space for other people within the zanu—pf party. he also said he actually had a preferred candidate, actually had a preferred cand

mr mugabe said that he had planned to stand down at his party's congress in december anyway.he planned to hand the leadership to his wife, grace, and said since his forced removal from office, the people of zimbabwe had not been free. his intervention comes a day before the country goes to the polls to elect a new parliament and president. i've been speaking to the bbc‘s sophie ikenya, who was following mr mugabe's news conference in harare. we haven't heard from mr mugabe in many months, since he was pushed out from power, and this was quite an unprecedented press conference. he chose to do this on the eve of the elections, which are supposed to be taking place tomorrow. he was accompanied at the press conference by his wife, grace, and his daughter, leaning back in his seat, you know, his wife urging him to sit upright or speak up as he addressed the press conference. it was quite long, and i understand it is still going on, but from what we gathered, we mentioned the main points earlier, he had planned to resign in december at an extraordinary summit, where he said he was

many voters have known no other leader but mr mugabe, and now emmerson manangagwa of the ruling zanu—pfty is up against nelson chamisa of the opposition movement for democratic change, in the battle for the presidency. our africa editor fergal keane in is the capital harare. it was a day defined by two momentous absences, no robert mugabe on the ballot paper and no election day violence. the two are connected. hundreds of foreign and local observers were deployed to ensure there would not be violence under there would not be violence under the most part, that seems to have been the case. a remarkable turnout, the highest since independence, up 16% on the last election. and for those of us who covered past violence in this country, it seemed a different zimbabwe. just a year ago, they believed democracy was a sham. a rigged exercise designed to keep an ageing tyrant in power. but today felt like something very different. african laughter and the high hopes of long—suffering people. i would like everybody to be employed. i would like some clinics to have medicine. i would like people to g

mr. mugabe? and they're using it to score points.nwhile the independent newspapers are saying things like this. "it's my day," chamisa is telth people of zimbabwe and to try and vote for him. it's been a very interesting last weekend of campaigning. i have to till, everyone is looking forward to see just who is going to win. many people are calling it very close. of course the main candidates are claiming victory. >> it will be a significant changing of the guard. and at the same time mr. mugabe finding a way to claim relevance, as you say, holding a press conference and saying that he will not back the party that he created. we'll see how this plays out. far yi sechbdso live for us in harare. >>> gun control advocates are sounding the alarm in the united states. they say the blueprints going online this week pose a serious security threat. we'll tell you about that coming up. higher! higher! parents aren't perfect, but then they make us kraft mac & cheese and everything's good again. my digestive system used to make me feel sluggish

and others but he did not mr mugabe's baking and now he's bashing both mr mugabe and mr for seeking to take the nation backwards. time for a short break here and i'll just erupt when we come back sensing outrage as we go to the iraq syria border where a construction project looks to tighten security and deal with a stretch of ice and plus. it's one of the worst wildfires ever to hit northern california and it's devastating everything in its path and it's showing no signs of letting up any time soon gabriel's sandow in as we california that story coming up . from the waves in the snow. to the contours of the east. hello there it's mostly dry and hot for many of us across the middle east at the moment isn't really picking up a great deal of cloud all rain at the moment we're just seeing a few showers around kurdistan and into kazakhs down there and i think they're likely to stick around as we had to choose day as well elsewhere the fine just hope forty fourth's in tehran and for us in baghdad we'll get to around forty four now here in doha been pretty humid over the past few days but the

mr mugabe's wishes have to be respected but as the me i am going to accept any voter with open hands obert mugabe is potentially toxic for the opposition. these are the most graves —— mass graves from robert mugabe times. translation: ijust wish we could find the remains of those who were killed so we could bury them respectfully but everything else is in the past now. nothing that happens now will bring them back. tonight in harare, president emmerson mnangagwa seized on mugabe's intervention, ignoring his own role in past actions. you can his own role in past actions. you ca n vote his own role in past actions. you can vote for mugabe under the guise of nelson chamisa of all you vote for a new country under my leadership. the fall in despot hungry to justify himself, he is out of power but his malign legacy looms over this election. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we meet the stand—in mum helping same—sex couples shunned by their parents on their wedding day. the us space agency, nasa, has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly

mr. may be thinking that there are some people within the ruling party was too big president robert mugabe and mr we understand he had attempted to win that endorsement by sending some in these areas like a former foreign affairs minister or tums him be and others but he did not mr mugabe's baking and now he's bashing both mr mugabe and mr for seeking to take the nation. time for a short break here not just iraq when we come back sensing out threats we go to the iraq syria border where a construction project looks to tighten security and deal with the threat of eisel plus. it's one of the worst wildfires ever to hit northern california and it's devastating everything in its path and showing no signs of letting up any time soon i gave rosendo in as we california that story coming up. hello the wildfires are still raging for us in california most of the five in the north of california away from this area of cloud which is a shame because this may have helped us to dampen down the fires somewhat as it is we're just seeing some very heavy downpours just on the mexico u.s. border some of them v

mr. may be thinking that there are some people within the ruling party was too big president robert mugabe and mr dog we understand he had attempted to win that endorsement by sending some in these areas like a former foreign affairs minister or tums thembi and others but he did not with mr mugabe's baking and now he's bashing both mr mugabe and mr for seeking to take the nation back quite still to come here on al-jazeera the u.s. president and the new york times have a big falling out. and facing expulsion or to tension camps we report on the uncertain future of millions of undocumented people in and some states in the northeast of india. from a fresh breeze. to watching the sunset on the australian outback. hello there it's been very wet for some of us in the northern parts of vietnam recently that rain is set to continue as we head through the next few days and it looks heavy all the way from the northern parts of vietnam down to the coast of maine mall here there's been some flooding so plenty more wet weather across this region as we head through the next few days to the north of all

mr mugabe's wishes are his wishes.going to accept any voter with open hands and an open heart. the violence of the past has haunted this election. down here, in rural matabeleland, any alliance with robert mugabe is potentially toxic for the opposition. these are the mass graves of some of the thousands killed when mugabe unleashed terror soon after independence. this woman's father disappeared during the terror. translation: ijust wish we could find the remains of those who were killed so that we can bury them respectfully, but everything else is in the past now. nothing that happens now will bring them back. but tonight in harare, president mnangagwa seized on mugabe's intervention, ignoring, as ever, his own role in past violence. today, robert mugabe's limousine seemed to be bogged down in the grounds of his grand mansion, where he and his wife, grace, seethe in their enforced retirement. the fallen despot hungry to justify himself, he's out of power but his malign legacy looms over this election. fergal keane, bbc

you mention mr mugabe.ip on power for nearly four decades, and saying that he has to accept reality that his name is not on the ballot paper. he even went as far as criticising his predecessor, saying that since the military coup last year, zimbabwe had fallen into unconstitutionality. he urged people to vote so that zimbabwe could go back to being a democracy. it remains to be seen whether he wields much support or if his words will mean anything to the majority of young people, first—time voters, who will be going up to date first—time voters, who will be going—— out today because they want this country's economy to get back on track. they also want jobs. authorities in northern california are continuing to battle severe wildfires. at least eight people are dead — four of them firefighters . there are currently 17 separate fires being tackled by 12 thousand firefighters. peter saull reports. homes reduced to ash. entire communities forced to flee. in northern california, still, the fire rages on. an area

the bbc‘s nomsa maseko who is in harare for us told me more about mr mugabe's statement.bert mugabe was trying to tell zimbabweans that the way in which he was ousted remains to him and democratic and constitutional. and he also said that the fact that the military were rolled in to remove him, it says that zimbabweans are threatened and that they are scared. and he also called on zimbabweans to actually go out in their numbers to vote tomorrow, and also said that he will not be voting for zanu pf, which is a party that he himself founded, and endorsed the movement for democratic change under the leadership of nelson chamisa. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news... a prominent lawyer who helped to defend the former nationalist serb president slobodan milosevic has been shot dead. dragoslav 0gnjanovic was killed in front of his apartment building in the serbian capital, belgrade. he served on the legal team that helped to defend mr milosevic at his un war crimes trial at the hague. as votes continue to be counted in the cambodian general election

mr mugabe was ousted last year after almost four decades of controlling the country.ldn't support his successor, emmerson mnangagwa of the ruling zanu—pf party, describing its leadership as "tormentors". 0ur correspondent shingai nyoka has sent this report from the capital, harare. zimbabwe is bracing itself for a new beginning. since independence from colonial rule in 1980, no election has carried such weight, so much expectation. many here rose in the cold hours before dawn, eager to cast their ballots. i'm declaring this polling station open at seven o'clock. up to 5.7 million people are expected to vote today. so much depends on this election. this once promising southern african nation has remained stagnant for 20 years. many waiting in line have nojobs. i have come to vote for my children, so they can getjobs. this is what we want here in zimbabwe. since 1980, there is no freedom. no freedom of speech. so i want to express through my vote. today, zimbabweans will decide theirfuture. the two presidential frontrunners are both new to the race. voters here are hopi

mr mugabe's successor, emmerson mnangagwa, is hoping to legitimise his rule.ed so far by the fires burning in the state. and on the 200th anniversary of the birth of author emily bronte, we'll be visiting the parsonage where she was born, and where her life and work is being celebrated. sport now on afternoon live with reshmin. is geraint thomas the most famous man in wales? he certainly is today. the whitchurch high school in cardiff has developed this map of producing some world—class sportspeople. if real madrid's serial—winner gareth bale or former wales and lions captain sam warburton are anything to go by. sir bradley wiggins said that today. the 2012 winner wiggins has even tipped thomas to retain his title next year and told the welshman that his life will now change forever. cardiff council has confirmed talks are planned between themselves, thomas and welsh cycling over a homecoming event to honour the cyclist‘s achievement. thousands of welsh supporters had flocked to paris to see him seal the win — with teammate and defending champion chris froome

mr. may be thinking that there are some people within the ruling party was to back president robert mugabe and mr we understand that tempted to we did that in those mended by sending in these areas like former foreign affairs minister or tums thembi and others but he did not i mean you got this big thing and now he's i'm bashing both mr mugabe. for seeking to take the nation back. and is this indorsement from robert mugabe crucial because every opinion poll in the past twenty four hours has been saying the two main candidates are pretty much neck and neck. it is indeed. crucial one looking at the. seventy. a boy to live in india to one time. the people were saying they actually trusted mr mugabe and he is this somebody especially in the rural areas so this might be. something that is crucial to advocate because the election is is that is to go a dead heat the last one here mr forty percent and mr. seven percent in there was a leg he would that there was going to be. if it happens if no one reaches fifty one votes to win outright there will be a runoff on the eighth of september we've got t

mr mugabe has refused to endorse his fourformer mr mugabe has refused to endorse his four former allyth it some mixed emotions to the end of the searing heat as keith doyle reports. what a difference a day makes. after weeks of glorious sunshine which turned this green and pleasant land into, well, a rather scorched, parched one. thunder claps. whoa! the heatwave finally broke on friday and in the most dramatic way. there was thunder, lightning, hailstones and rain, lots of rain. some parts of the uk saw a month's worth of rain in a few hours. however, it was a welcome relief for some. finally, the rain actually falls in yorkshire. yay! it's nice. just nice. the change in the weather brought its own problems. organisers of the heckington show in lincolnshire described the conditions as challenging, although they managed to keep the show opened. in dorset, 45 mph winds and driving rain forced the early closure of the bestival music festival. many travellers couldn't even get away from the stormy weather. there were long delays and many cancelled flights and huge delays for eurotunnel p

mr mugabe was ousted last year after almost four decades of controlling the country.cessor, emmerson mnangagwa of the ruling zanu—pf party — describing its leadership as "tormentors". our correspondent shingai nyoka has sent this report from the capital harare. zimbabwe is bracing itself for a new beginning. since independence from colonial rule in 1980, no election has carried such weight, so much expectation. many here rose in the cold hours before dawn, eager to cast their ballots. i'm declaring this polling station open at seven o'clock. up to 5.7 million people are expected to vote today. so much depends on this election. this once promising southern african nation has remained stagnant for 20 years, many waiting in line have nojobs. i came to vote for my children so they can getjobs. this is what we want here in zimbabwe. i can be a voter, so if my child can do it, he can be a voter also. since 1980, there is no freedom. for freedom of speech. so i want to express that through my vote. today, zimbabweans will decide theirfuture. the two presidential frontrunners

mr mugabe also said he won't be voting for the man who succeeded him, emmerson mnangagwa.‘s nomsa maseko is in harare for us. well, the former president robert mcga rvey well, the former president robert mcgarvey was trying to tell zimbabweans about the way in which she was ousted. he said it remains to him the undemocratic and unconstitutional and he also said that the effect that the military roadin that the effect that the military road in to remove him, it says that zimbabweans are threatened and that they are scared and he also called on zimbabweans to actually go out in their numbers to vote via it also said that he will not be voting for psion pf, which is a party that he himself founded. and endorsed the movement for democratic change. —— zanu pf. the publisher of the new york times has warned president trump that he's putting lives at risk by frequently denouncing the media. a g sulzberger says he told mr trump that his inflammatory language was undermining the democratic ideals of the united states. he made the details of their off the record meeting public after

mr mugabe also said he won't be voting for the man who succeeded him, emmerson mnangagwa. msa maseko is in harare for us. i , a former president robert mugabe was trying to tell zimbabweans about the way in which he was ousted, it remains to him undemocratic and unconstitutional. —— the former president. he also said that the fa ct president. he also said that the fact that the military tanks rolled in to remove him, it says that the zimbabweans are threatened and that they are scared, and he also called on zimbabweans to actually go out in the numbers to vote tomorrow and also said that he will not be voting for zanu—pf, which is a party that he himself founded and endorse the movement for democratic change and its leader. the publisher of the new york times has urged president donald trump not to continue labelling reporters "enemies of the people", saying it could "lead to violence" against the media. ag sulzberger made the details of their off the record meeting public after mr trump tweeted about it. in his initial tweet, the president said it had been a "very good" me

mr mugabe's successor and former close colleague, emmerson mnangagwa is hoping to legitimise his rule. he's already warned that the election is being rigged. we can speak to our zimbabwe correspondent in harare. this is a big deal, a first election without robert mugabe? indeed. a first election in nearly four decades where president robert mugabe, the former president's name is actually not on the ballot paper, and the name of the ballot paper, and the name of the former prime minister, morgan tsvangirai, also not on the ballot paper, as he passed away a few months ago. but there is excitement in the air, a lot of people hoping these elections are going to bring about new change in the country. they are wanting and speaking about legitimacy and saying that whoever wins the election has a huge task of rebuilding this economy. what advances have the incumbent president made since it together? there were suspicions that since he had been close to robert mugabe for 40 had been close to robert mugabe for a0 yea rs, had been close to robert mugabe for a0 years, nothing much would change. i

mr mugabe's successor and former close colleague, emmerson mnangagwa is hoping to legitimise his rulezimbabwe correspondent nomsa maseko — who is in harare — what people in the country are hoping for from the upcoming election. taking the country forward it means that creating jobs, it means that sorting out the mess of the economy in the country, and also learning back into international investors and reaching out to neighbouring countries here in south africa, in southern africa went in search forjobs also come back home to rebuild their own country. and is this a close contest or is it the case that the man who ousted mugabe, is the likely victor? in this case polls in this country have been known to be notoriously unreliable, but i can tell you that this is a very different election in that the former president is not even on the ballot paper, and the name of the late former prime minister also not on the ballot paper, but people are hoping that this election will bring about change in the fact that also is is the first time in 16 years that international observers have been allow

mr mugabe's wishes are his wishes and they have to be respected.. but i am going to accept any voter with open hand and an open heart. the violence of the past has haunted this election. down here, any alliance with robert mugabe is toxic for the opposition. these are the mass graves of some of the thousands killed when maghaberry unleashed terror soon after independence. this woman‘s father disappeared during the terror.” just wish we could find the remains of those killed so we could bury them respectfully. but everything else is in the past now. nothing that happens now will bring them back. but the night in harare, president zadawi gashed president mnangagwa spoke. today robert mugabe‘s limousine seem to be bogged down in the grounds of his grand mansion, where he and his wife grace are in enforced retirement. the foreign despot is hungry to justify himself. he is out of power and his malign legacy looms over this election. a palestinian teenager who slapped an israeli solider in the occupied west bank, has been freed after eight months in jail

mr mugabe said that he had planned to stand down at his party‘s congress in december anyway.ay. when tanks rolled through and across the country. when there was a takeover, by the army. robert mugabe, the former president in zimbabwe. robert mugabe, the former president in zimbabwe. i‘ve been speaking to our correspondent in zimbabwe, nomsa maseko who was following mr mugabe‘s news conference. he spoke like a very bitter man, who is also resentful of the party that he founded, which is the ruling zanu—pf party, saying that since he was deposed from power, the country has become unconstitutional, has become undemocratic, and that zimbabweans feel threatened and that they are scared. he also urged people to go out and vote tomorrow in the elections but more importantly, this is the party, zanu—pf, that he founded and said that he would not be voting for zanu—pf at all and sounded like he was endorsing the movement for democratic change‘s candidate nelson chamisa. so this is a bit of a kick in the teeth, really, for for the current president mnangagwa. the man who effectively fo

many voters have known no other leader but mr mugabe, and now emmerson mnangagwa of the ruling zanu—pfainst nelson chamisa of the opposition movement for democratic change, in the battle for the presidency. our africa editor fergal keane was in the capital harare this evening. hundreds of foreign and local observers were deployed. most part, that seems to have been the case, remarkable turnout. up 60% since the last election and for those of us recover past violence in this country, it seemed a different zimbabwe. just a year ago, they believed democracy was a sham. a rigged exercise designed to keep an ageing tyrant in power. but today felt like something very different. african laughter and the high hopes of long—suffering people. i would like everybody to be employed. i would like some clinics to have medicine. i would like people to go to school. more schools, more clinics, morejobs for everyone. this day, i am very hopeful for a new zimbabwe. i am very happy that i am able to make a change, my decision is being considered for a better zimbabwe, so i am happy and hopeful. it was pe

mr mugabe's successor and former close colleague — the zanu—pf leader emmerson mnangagwa — is hopings is under investigation by the tv network he runs — cbs — after being accused of sexual misconduct. several women have told the new yorker magazine that les moonves harassed them. mr moonves has admitted making some women feel uncomfortable, but denies assault. shares in cbs have plummeted. 0ur correspondent, chris buckler, reports from washington. leslie moonves has been a leading figure at the american network cbs for almost 25 years, with a track record for finding stars and developing programmes. but now he's found himself facing accusations reported on his own channel's news programmes. in news just out tonight, the new yorker magazine has reported that six women have accused cbs chairman and ceo leslie moonves of sexual harassment. the new yorker magazine says the six women claim, among other things, that mr moonves physically intimidated them, forcibly touched and kissed them, or threatened to wreck their careers. the cbs boss has denied that, although he has apologised for mak

mr mugabe was ousted last year after almost four decades in power.ow many people in terms of turnout, how many people in terms of turnout, how many people in terms of turnout, how many people have turned out. they are expecting a lot of people to go out and vote, just over 5 million zimbabweans have registered to vote and polling stations opened just overfour and polling stations opened just over four hours and polling stations opened just overfour hours ago. and polling stations opened just over four hours ago. they will be closing at 7pm local time. counting of the votes expect it to start immediately afterwards. tell us to the main candidates are and whether this is expected to be a free and fair election. first the fact this isa fair election. first the fact this is a different election, the most anticipated election since post—independence. the first time in 16 years international observers have tea m 16 years international observers have team allowed into the country to monitor the election. robert mugabe predecessor has opened doors for the in

mr mugabe's successor and former close colleague, emmerson is hoping to legitimise his rule.eko in harare, and asked her if zimbabwe really has a chance now to break away from the chains of mugabe we heard earlier from we heard earlierfrom the residence, emerson, who wants to legitimise his leadership because you can call that a military coup eight months ago which ousted the former president, mugabe, the leader at the moment, emerson will want to legitimise his leadership but also that selection has been described as the most important election since independence simply because the name of robert mugabe will not be on the ballot paper and the late former prime minister. when it comes to the election itself, how well can we trust the outcome, the votes, and the conduct of those counting the vote ? the conduct of those counting the vote? other any international monitors there? for the first time in decades until national observers have been left inside, that is seen asa have been left inside, that is seen as a positive start, and also the fa ct as a positive start, and also th

emmerson mnangagwa has lead zimbabwe, and mr mugabe's zanu pf party since last november.n with family and friends today, after becoming a symbol of resistance against israel, when the footage of her slap went viral. tom bateman has more. of her slap went viral. a palestinian teenager reunited with herfamily after eight months in israeli jails, ahed tamimi's case brought a new spotlight to the decades—old conflict. translation: from the house of the martyr, i say resistance is continuing until the occupation is removed. all female prisoners injail are strong, and i thank everyone who stood by me in prison. aged 16, ahed tamimi slapped and kicked an israeli soldier outside her home, demanding the troops leave. her family live—streamed the footage on facebook. there had been clashes in her village, a frequent site of palestinian protest in the israeli—occupied west bank. so much of the debate in this case stemmed from ahed tamimi's age. where israel saw a teenage assault against a soldier, palestinians saw an act of dignity. assault against a soldier, for them, she has becom

mr mind god has promised he will move on from the mugabe iraq he will make the country less corrupt and economically strong but remember he was part of the very government that has been responsible for this disastrous state of the economy and four by end oppression and we have to me so who is promised a decentralization of cholera and big changes when it comes to the infrastructure also a bullet train a very speedy one but he is no doubt planning by his taking the money for that so we shall see and of course he will be struggling with the economy as well. and let's not forget as well that's him bob way has had a long history of election violence and voter intimidation are we going to see a fair election this time around. what i can tell you is thus far these are for sure the most. and also transparent elections if they really will be is an entirely different question though what has been possible which has not been possible before is that the opposition can go out even outside harare to be compared to be addressing that supporters the intimidation still seems to be that although if it i

mr w. . thirds being counted in zimbabwe's lamar collections is the first vote since last year's elster of president robert mugabe after almost four decades in power the poll pits mugabe's successor longtime ally president. gets nelson chamisa of the movement for democratic change.

and suddenly he is a supporter of them i have to clarify though that mr chamisa the major opposition party said well mugabe is a free man you can vote for him every once to him but he does not want him to interfere in any way into party politics and he does not want him to be or to play any role in his party and you mention adrian earlier the voters that you spoke to are happy that they can vote in the election without fear of intimidation for the first time in decades but i understand that some opposition parties are claiming attempts were made to interfere in today's vote what more can you tell us. well these reports are just coming in they are saying that their voters were frustrated particularly in places where the opposition is in a matter of majority we're not so sure what happened they haven't clarified it yet and we still have to wait until the election day is over and more reports are coming in to see what really happens and what about the e.u. here the monitors they've been monitoring this election to what overall picture are they getting from how this is this election was held about being free a

that's because of robert mugabe and the zanu—pf party, whose policies forced white farmers from their lands. here's mrcease talking about that. a farmer, a black farmer, a white farmer is a zimbabwean farmer. we should look at it that way. former united nations secretary general kofi annan is in zimbabwe to observe the elections. he tweeted: "these will be zimba bwe's most important elections since independence. everyone must act responsibly to avert violence". but the main opposition leader, nelson chamisa, says the country is not ready for free and fair elections. the bbc‘s shingai nyoka reports from harare. zimbabwe's zimba bwe's opposition is zimbabwe's opposition is unhappy. they are protesting on the streets of the capital harare and fear that zimbabwe could be heading for another stolen election. robert mugabe's rule ended last november, but the ms trust his saudi during his 37 years in power still runs deep. opinion polls showed opposition candidate nelson chamisa is closing the gap on his main rival, emmerson mnangagwa, but his party, once awash with funding, is struggling to campaign on a sh

mr. speaker, the prime minister will know that later this month zimbabwe will have its first election since mugabewas ousted by a military coup. recently my friend, the honorable member for bournemouth west, and i have recently returned from zimbabwe, and we heard from zimbabweans concerns that that will not be a genuinely free and fair election. will the prime minister -- the constitution is not being adhered to, and the main opposition do not have a chance to get to the state media. will the prime minister give an assurance that our government will not rush in to agreeing that this is a free and fair election until we have seen that it really means change, not just for the election? >> hear, hear. pm may: i say to the honorable lady, i commend the excellent work that the honorable lady continues to do as chair of the appg on zimbabwe. and we obviously welcome the announcement of the date of the election on 30 july, but we urge all parties involved to pursue free, fair and peaceful elections, because i find that is absolutely what the zimbabwean people deserve. and we will certainly watch very ca

mr trump withdrew the u.s. from the landmark twenty fifty nuclear deal. there's been a massive turnout of voters in zimbabwe's first election without longtime leader robert mugabe seventy five percent of voters cast their ballots that's higher than the last poll in twenty thirteen the opposition candidate nelson chamisa or is the main challenger to the current president. another round of talks to find a solution to syria's seven year civil war is underway in the russian city of sochi representatives from russia turkey and iran of their earlier this month syrian rebels said they would boycott the talks but there are reports some factions have changed their minds. millions of people in the northeastern indian state of assam are at risk of losing their citizenship the government wants people to prove they came to india before the twenty fourth of march one nine hundred seventy one that's significant because it's two days before separatists in what is now bangladesh declared independence from pakistan state officials are telling the four million newly stateless they won't be deported but security has been stepped up as a precaution has pulled to judge him india's t

talking about robert mugabe when we're talking about the five point six million people in but we're going to make a choice you know very defining election tomorrow this is what mr talk about but we all feel for you so many guns and tricks now we're talking about him the center of attention again because he wanted to be there isn't that what of attention or election now is not he can live with it so yes we're talking about an eighty four in ninety four year old man who has just found him so right now it appears but when politics he doesn't like that and it is no not in his usual manipulative style we all talk we all know god that's and it's all robert mugabe robert mugabe again who robert mugabe is not one of the twenty three candidates tomorrow these are the people we should be talking about robert mugabe is yesterday's news overnight so you know he really had a long to what nic was saying there do you have a response and you have a response to what he was saying look. we're not going to cut nick was saying about robert i'm going to look some of us record saying you know robert mugabe at ninety four is yesterday's man so earnestly for anyone to seeing that they

take on mugabe so therefore they're very likely bound to be both in rural zimbabwe i'm wondering about who are likely to give him the benefit of the doubt but beyond that i think that your mrs and others. and i don't know what happened in my accept for the more recent or perhaps one month sort of avoided oh or did not make the best use of the traditional rural base which basically is traditionally enjoyed by baez on a p.f. and all those other p. have got very bad press generally over the years it is a political party and i think bottom line the people of zimbabwe as substantial ideological and if there's an appeal is to. govern around issues that are p.f. as a political ideology it represents is unlikely that probably that anybody else but i mean and i would win regardless of all the issues and challenges that may be presented but i want to have a book by the other guest of us nick emerson one goggle keeps claiming that bob way is open for business but what steps have we seen him take up until this point to boost the economy and what steps can we expect him to take if he is elected. what president mandela would do is now to roll out the program stats will bring fed the inve

mrs may's premiership. london former united nations secretary general kofi annan is keeping a close eye on the elections zooming lowing that is in zimbabwe they'll be the first held in decades without robert mugabe on the papers of annan is leading a team of observers known as the elders who are trying to reassure opposition leaders that elections. free and fair has more from the capital harare. koffi annan and other well known faces were banned from zimbabwe by robert mugabe ten years ago a lot has happened since then the army forced mugabe from power last year his replacement president is preparing for the general election on july the thirtieth despite an attempt on his life a lot of people were but is included here we did call them for nonviolence yes there was an incident in blowing but that was intended. not to democracy and then sleeting a high profile election observer team known as the elders who are assessing preparations the courage of peaceful and credible elections and then also made to main opposition leader nelson chamisa he says he's worried the ruling zanu p.f. party is planning to manipulate voter numbers by tampering with ballot papers someone got wise not complaining because h