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Observers allege fraud in Zim poll

Mail & Guardian Online: "African observers charged on Saturday that they had discovered fraudulent voters rolls in the Zimbabwe election, listing more than 8 000 apparently non-existent people.

Marwick Khumalo, head of the Pan-African Parliament, said that in one Harare constituency, 'It has been brought to our attention that out of the 24 678 registered voters more than 8 450 have been registered under block 081083 ... which is a deserted land with a few scattered wooden sheds.'"

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