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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Presidency said it “noted” the Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) reports of widespread irregularities in Zimbabwe’s elections.<\/p>\n

But there was no mention of the claims of “intimidation” faced by Zimbabwean voters.<\/p>\n

On Monday, the Presidency congratulated the Zimbabwean government and its people for “organising and holding the harmonised elections”, during which President Emmerson Mnangagwa, of the ruling Zanu-PF, was re-elected.<\/p>\n

The Presidency, without elaborating, merely said it had “taken note of the preliminary pronouncements by the invited international observers missions”, which included the SADC and the African Union.<\/p>\n

The SADC, in its initial findings, stated that the elections were marred by restricted freedom of expression for opposition parties and voters, including prevalent intimidation by rogue military formations.<\/p>\n

“The [observer] mission was informed that the rural vote may be compromised by alleged intimidation attributed to a group called Forever Associates Zimbabwe (FAZ), which is said to be a quasi-security intelligence organisation. The group was said to have been deployed to wards and around 36 000 villages,” reads the SADC’s report.<\/p>\n

It added:<\/p>\n

The Presidency, however, said: “South Africa is conscious that these elections took place under a difficult economic environment due to the burdening sanctions which the people of Zimbabwe continue to unjustly endure.”<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe’s Electoral Commission declared Mnangagwa the winner, with 52.6% of the vote, beating his closest presidential challenger, the Citizens Coalition for Change’s Nelson Chamisa, who got 44%.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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