More voters in Zim polls

20 March 2008 - 02:00
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HARARE - The number of people registered to vote in Zimbabwe's elections next Saturday has increased by more than 300000 to nearly 6million, the head of the state electoral commission has said.

HARARE - The number of people registered to vote in Zimbabwe's elections next Saturday has increased by more than 300000 to nearly 6million, the head of the state electoral commission has said.

The total figure of registered voters is now 5934768, up from 5612464 in December, said George Chiweshe, the chairman of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission. He said about 8000 police officers have registered to vote by postal ballot. - Sapa-dpa