Zimbabwe: Mujuru Insists No Western Election Monitors Allowed

Vice-President Joice Mujuru has indicated that no election observers from Western nations will be allowed to monitor Zimbabwe's next poll, despite the country turning to Western donors for election funding.

"Why should we be monitored by other countries outside the Southern African Development Community when we are a sovereign state?" Mujuru was quoted as saying in the Sunday Mail.

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