Low Voter Turnout in Harare Suburbs - The people of Harare today stayed away from polling stations, with reports of queues with 'no more than five people.' Thabani Moyo told us that he had visited polling stations in the suburbs of Mabvuku, Mufakose, Chitungwiza, Mbare, Mabelreign, Marlborough, Bluff Hill and Eastgate. [All Africa : Zimbabwe]

Human Rights Watch Slams Illegitimate Election - Human Rights Watch on Friday slammed the run off election in Zimbabwe calling it a "complete sham that should never have happened". [All Africa : Zimbabwe]

More Killings Reported in Manicaland & 7 Bodies Found in Epworth - The MDC says there was a low voter turnout in parts of Manicaland province, but that last night violence broke out in Headlands, Buhera North/Central and Chipinge constituencies, resulting in the deaths of several people. [All Africa : Zimbabwe]

Country in Context - Arguing that Mugabe has been "talking left" while "walking right", Grace Kwinjeh analyses Zimbabwe through regional, African and global capitalism. [All Africa : Zimbabwe]

Recommissioning of Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Airport Further Delayed - The recommissioning of the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Airport is lagging behind due to the slow delivery of equipment. The upgrading of the airport building was completed late last year and what remains is the installation of equipment that would bring the new airport into operation. [All Africa : Zimbabwe]

Mystery Surrounds Country Settling $700 Million Debt - Mystery surrounds Zimbabwe's surprise $700 million loan repayment to the African Development Bank at a time when President Robert Mugabe's government says it cannot organise a presidential election run-off within the stipulated period because it is broke. [All Africa : Zimbabwe]

Death Toll From Violence Continues to Rise - Post election violence sponsored by the losing Zanu PF party has now claimed the lives of 32 people, according to the MDC. [All Africa : Zimbabwe]

Cut in Project to Reverse Brain Drain - CHINHOYI University of Technology has been selected among five universities in Africa to spearhead a project designed to reverse the effects of brain drain on the continent under the Unesco-initiated "Pilot Solutions for Reversing Brain Drain into Brain Gain for Africa". [All Africa : Zimbabwe]

Country Scoffs at Zim - THE Zimbabwean government is not being fair to President Mwanawasa as chairman of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) by heaping abuse on him and then asking him to assist the country. [All Africa : Zimbabwe]

Is the Country a Failed State? Unmasking the Failed States Index - THE Fund for Peace's 'Failed States Index' puts Zimbabwe at Number 4â--quite a high and embarrassing ranking by any standard. Different criteria were used to rank states and one of those criteria was "Sharp and/or Severe Economic Decline" where Zimbabwe fared the worst. [All Africa : Zimbabwe]

Country Suffers in Total Paralysis - SINCE Zimbabwe's recent elections, the country has lurched from a protracted political and economic crisis to paralysis. Everything -- the politics, economy, the social fabric -- is dysfunctional. [All Africa : Zimbabwe]

Zinwa Reduces Water Supplies - Difficulties in procuring water treatment chemicals this week forced Zinwa to reduce the amount of water it normally produces, an official said yesterday. [All Africa : Zimbabwe]

Zesco to Reconnect Power Line to Zim - ZESCO will connect the 330 kilovolts inter-connectivity power line from Kariba Power Station to Zimbabwe as a way to ensure reliability. [All Africa : Zimbabwe]

Doctors Report Esclation of Violence - The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights have released a report expressing deep concern over the escalating cases of organised violence and torture and the increasing intimidation of medical personnel. [All Africa : Zimbabwe]

War Vets Continue to Target Homes of Election Observers - The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) report that there is continued targeting of their accredited observers, in Mashonaland Central and Mashonaland East. [All Africa : Zimbabwe]

Top Lawyer Arrested for Insulting President - A ZIMBABWEAN media lawyer has been arrested for allegedly insulting President Robert Mugabe while waiting to make presentations at the High Court last Friday. [All Africa : Zimbabwe]

Botswana Bans Sale of Bulk Fuel to Zimbabwe - Botswana last week banned the export of bulk fuel to Zimbabwe, in a move seen as welcome regional pressure on Mugabe's regime, to respect the will of the people. [All Africa : Zimbabwe]

Extreme Violence in Shamva And Centenary - In the last 48 hours it has been confirmed that 6 people were beaten to death in the Shamva area and 10 others have been killed in Centenary. [All Africa : Zimbabwe]

The Hot Potato From China - THE turning away of the arms shipment from China last week after loud resistance by neighbouring countries for it to pass through their borders is a victory for all the democratic forces in Zimbabwe in many ways. [All Africa : Zimbabwe]

Govt Signs Agreement for MDGs Sanitation Targets - GOVERNMENT has signed an agreement with three organisations to mobilise financial resources to improve sanitation in Zimbabwe to meet the 2015 Millennium Development Goals Sanitation targets. [All Africa : Zimbabwe]