An empirical study analysing the constitutional and legal framework regarding elections, the necessary preparatory steps, the ZANU (PF) primary elections, the election campaign, media coverage of the elections and the electoral operations, including comments on the election results. Also presents the events following the 1995 parliamentary elections up to the presidential elections of 1996. Index, bib, viii, 340pp, ZIMBABWE. UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE PUBLICATIONS.

The establishment of the Daily News in March 1999 created an opposition to the political status quo, making the 2000 elections in Zimbabwe the most open and contested in recent history. The author reviews media coverage and offers detailed accounts of the country's political development within the context of the election. Bib, 148pp, ZIMBABWE. WEAVER PRESS

A report covering the findings of Commonwealth Observer Group during the Zimbabwe Presidential election in 2002. COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT.

The 2002 Presidential Elections in Zimbabwe were widely contested both in Zimbabwe and by the international community. This discussion paper looks at the debate surrounding Mugabe and concepts of democracy and good governance in Africa especially within the context of NEPAD. Notes, 88pp, SWEDEN. NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE.

Report critical of the disputed 2002 Presidential elections including reports of violence and intimidation, partisan policing and electoral roll tampering by the Zimbabwean government. Apps, tables, 51pp, NAMIBIA. SADC PARLIAMENTARY FORUM.

2002 Paperback