SADC denounces Zim poll

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Harare - A team of observers from the 14-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) said on Sunday that Zimbabwe's one-man presidential run-off election failed to reflect the will of the people.

"The pre-election phase was characterised by politically-motivated violence, intimidation and displacements," Angolan Sports Minister Jose Marcos Barrica, the head of the 400-strong team of observers, said in a statement.

"The process leading up to the presidential run-off held on June 27 did not conform to the SADC principles and guidelines governing democratic elections.

"Based on the above mentioned observations, the mission is of the view that the prevailing environment impinged on the credibility of the electoral process.

"The elections did not represent the will of the people of Zimbabwe."

- AFP