Zim waits with bated breath

MILLIONS of Zimbabweans trooped to the polls from as early as 3am yesterday to cast their votes in an historic election that observers and candidates said was held in the best atmosphere since the country’s independence from British rule 38 years ago.

As voting ended yesterday, the agonising wait for results began with returns from the elections expected to start trickling in today.

Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba told journalists that early indications were of a high voter turnout and smooth flow of the process.

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