Saturday, February 23, 2008

ZIMBABWE PARTY TO LAUNCH CAMPAIGN !

MDC backers demonstrated with a fake cake in Pretoria on Thursday. Zimbabwe's main opposition party is due to release its campaign manifesto for next month's general election.
The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) will introduce candidates at a ceremony in the eastern town of Mutare.
Meanwhile, exiled Zimbabweans are due to hold protests on the South African border as President Robert Mugabe celebrates his 84th birthday nearby.
Mr Mugabe is visiting the Zimbabwean border town of Beitbridge for his official birthday party.
Zimbabwe's president of 28 years is also expected to campaign for the joint presidential, legislative, senate and local council polls which are scheduled for 29 March.
"We are introducing our full set of candidates whom we have named as the 'New Zimbabwe Team,'" MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa told AFP.

Mr Mugabe called presidential rival Simba Makoni a political prostitute
He said the ceremony would include the unveiling of the party's symbol, as well as a manifesto spelling out the MDC's aims for its first 100 days in office, if elected.
He said thousands of supporters were expected at Saturday's event, which will be held in Mutare's Sakubva stadium.
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai is one of three candidates challenging Mr Mugabe in next month's presidential poll.
The others are independent candidates - former Finance Minister Simba Makoni and Langton Towungana.
On Thursday Mr Mugabe described Mr Makoni as a political "prostitute".
Zimbabwe is suffering from an annual rate of inflation officially more than 100,000%, as well as severe shortages of basic goods such as food and fuel.
BBC NEWS REPORT.

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