for democratic change and detained party leaders there. at least six people were killed yesterday in violence between soldiers and protesters after the government deployed the military to keep the peace as friday dawns one question remains unanswered will democracy in zimbabwe survive the hit that its people have taken this week. we have complete coverage of this story tonight first we want to go to the capital harare our correspondent melanie curry the ball is on the telephone with us they are melody can you hear me. i can't hear you ok good talk to us a little bit a bell to where we are in now in seeing these presidential election results. i had looks like they're really going to be presenting the rest. he's going to be constituent if i can fix it and so will take awhile for us to know who the next president will be in this election. when we're looking we want to let our viewers know to milena we're looking at live pictures of the electoral commission announcing those results going from each constituency to the next which as you say is g

on bob ways main opposition party the movement for democratic change has filed a legal challenge to the election result three constitutional court appeal will delay the presidential inauguration it was originally planned for the sunday and d.c. leader nelson chamisa seen here in some file footage has called the vote outcome fraudulent illegal and illegitimate. and canada four people have been killed in a shooting in the eastern city of fredericton two of them were police officers lisa confirmed they have a suspect in custody and have now lifted a lockdown the circumstances of the shooting are unclear. but the peak of the summer holiday season a ryanair pilots are ramping up the pressure on their employer pilots in germany sweden ireland belgium and the netherlands went on a twenty four hour strike on friday forcing europe's biggest low cost carrier to axe about one sixth of its scheduled flights only recently ryanair has recognised unions for the first time in its thirty year history but it's been unable to quell rising protests over slow progress and wage negotiations. it's the biggest

news i'm terry martin are top stories in zimbabwe the opposition movement for democratic change has rejected the results of the country's presidential election its leader nelson chamisa said his party had evidence of election fraud and would challenge the outcome in court. then a new survey in germany has backed the issue raised by football star measured to zero almost two thirds of germans agreed with the residual that the country has a racism problem. india has been rocked by a wave of mob lynchings across the country in recent months more than twenty people have died after viral rumors about child kidnappers circulated on the messaging service whatsapp the indian government has set up a committee to try to curb the murders in some areas local law enforcement officials have started their own campaigns are in need of correspondents only follow the travel to the western state of maharashtra to try to find out. it isn't every day that this village sees gifts like these. on a special mission dispelling vital freighted what's that kills people across the country not the mob ought to be the daug

for democratic change as they complain of election fraud we'll have the latest on.

the opposition movement for democratic change lions have filed their case at the supreme court in harare they say they have mammoth evidence of fraud and that last month's election was rigged in my god's favor follow science health ministry says a volunteer medic has been killed by israeli far in gaza as protests take place along the border demonstrations are testing an uneasy truce reached between hamas and israel on thursday that seems far followed two days of intense violence in which at least three palestinians were killed in israeli airstrikes heavily armed taliban fighters have stormed the central off gun city of gaza gazan e attacking police checkpoints and government buildings a local health official says at least sixteen people have been killed so the headlines stay with us next court a.j. eads that's up next. in an exclusive series of documentaries i was born into a very ordinary japanese fell zero shows five different stories i am just too excited to focus on anything else right now from five different countries it was true. but i was most importantly it was with the one journ

there nelson chamisa of the movement for democratic change party or m.d.c. claimed the election on monday was rigged his party had taken just over forty four percent of the vote but emerson on god of the ruling zanu p.f. was declared the winner with almost fifty one percent of the vote. he had first taken power in november after a brief military intervention which toppled robert mugabe after thirty seven years of iron fisted rule jimmy said didn't think much has changed since. we're both out sitting. on. well good at sitting these days. we was picked for the south to the know. well this will all be this ego and cause just to make sure that for the kids it was it or was it that she did it equally wind there are bits of it we will walk along and will not see demonstrations erupted shortly after the election result was announced with the military killing six protesters the m.d.c. say they also lost because its supporters suffered harassment and violence meanwhile president men on god while i held his own press conference where he called for an investigation int

for democratic change which broke away from chamisa she was there and attended to there you know grants and congratulations congratulated president. and even if you hear the statements that are present when i got proceed today to extend a hand to. opposites to say that they now it's time to put a hands together to work as a nation it's a sign that. most zimbabweans want the country to move one and the opposition has vowed more protests against the new government just what do they think they can change if. i think if you look at it he used. to say that you won the july thirtieth election and he should be the one we should be leading the country right now but are you also on the other hand he's accepting the court verdict so a lot of critics and analysts are saying that if they're going to go ahead and start demonstrating to say that to you once legitimacy to lead the country he's only shooting themselves in their food because regionally we also even saw some of the presidents who came out to coming back to end this you know gratian they seem to be going on their side or for the ruling pa

for democratic change and he is a former parliamentarian mr cross it's good to have you on the program tonight the opposition your party is claiming that this long delay in releasing the presidential results is a sign of fraud has this election been rigged. i think the city being manipulated. whether it's been rigged in a traditional way isn't is a moot point i think it's been running very intelligent and and i think they're going to get away with it but as a consequence is a great deal of suspicion and process and anger at the results that have been already so far mr cross that's as quite a statement there they're going to get away with it so in other words the ruling zandu p.f. party with mr manning gone as president is going to get away with an unfair election result well they've done that five times in the last twenty years every election i've participated in this country since independence has been wreaked to some extent and it's become the norm and it is the norm in many african states. we're struggling to get back to a democratic environment and it is this is a struggle this is

for democratic change and allege that vote rigging took place during july as poll but in a unanimous decision the judges found the opposition had failed to present credible evidence while the ruling means effectively that emerson god can soon be inaugurated as president of zimbabwe and our correspondents privileged sure mousavi joins me now from zimbabwe's capital harare good to see you a privilege what's the latest on the verdict. yes. zimbabwe's highest courts the question of courts has just handed. a very very big to the constitutional challenge on the july thirtieth election and like you rightly say they were unanimous to say that the opposition had no solid evidence to about ten their results of the july thirty elections some of the things that they conceded where they fixed that the opposition did not demand the opening of the ballot papers for a recount of their votes in forty eight hours soon after that is also we announced and then the other thing is that they also see that is most of the things that the opposition was bringing before the courts when not picked by evidence r

for democratic change is disputing the official election results which give the ruling party a majority of seats in parliament election observers from the european union and the you. and states have called for the results of the presidential election to be released as soon as possible to avoid further volatility embark. upon the mill and encourage the ball is in zimbabwe covering the elections for us she joins us tonight from the capital already good evening to you melanie we know at least one military unit was deployed to disperse the protesters i mean what is the situation there a lot of people around the world ask you why would you use the military to handle civilian protesters have a sense november of this has become a possibility in zimbabwe and as you've seen today they did deploy them in a train now the situation has calmed down a little bit we have not seeing people in the center anymore but during the day it was incredibly violent there were a military helicopters everywhere tear gas i had gunshots throughout the entire day and it wasn't only the protesters that experienced a l

so while boys main opposition party the movement for democratic change has file in a link. will challenge the recent election results the constitutional court appeal will delay the presidential inauguration a widget only planned for this sunday m.d.c. leader nelson chamisa seen here in file footage has called the vote outcome from jail it illegal and illegitimate. that. two palestinians were killed and dozens injured by israeli gunfire during protests along the gaza border a volunteer medic treating demonstrators was reportedly among the dead israeli military said wires curled stones explosives on fire bombs elsewhere a truce on the use of missiles and airstrikes agreed by hamas and israel late thursday appeared to be holding. well at the peak of the summer vacation season ryanair pilots are ramping up the pressure on their employer pilots in germany sweden ireland belgium and another ones went on a twenty four hour strike on friday forcing europe's biggest low cost carrier to axe about one sixth of its scheduled flights only recently ryanair has recognised unions for the f

for democratic change has filed a legal challenge to the recent election results the constitutional court appeal the presidential inauguration originally planned for the sunday and the c.v.r. nelson chamisa seen here in file footage has called the vote outcome fraudulent illegal and illegitimate. in canada four people have been killed in a shooting in the eastern city of frederick ten two of them were police officers police have confirmed that they have one suspect in custody and now lifted a lockdown the circumstances of the shooting are not yet known and agencies are warning of the potentially catastrophic effect of a heat wave on north korean crops they say that a full blown food security crisis is threatening the isolated country the population already faces food shortages and international sanctions and the reports suggest that malnutrition among children could now worsen. a ship with eighty seven refugees on board has docked in spain after being turned away by italy and malta a spanish aid group picked up the migrants off the coast of libya for those onboard the most hazardous

the opposition movement for democratic change alliance filed their case at the constitutional court in the capital harare they say they have evidence of fraud and election rigging the has more. this is the first time in zimbabwe's history an inauguration has been stopped the m.d.c. alliance party say they want the election results overturned they say they have evidence forms that show that the results were tampered with the judges could meet quickly if they think this evidence is weak they could throw the case out if they want more time to look at the evidence take a couple of days if they don't need to over the weekend monday and choose death public holidays which means all meet on wednesday fourteen a day to make a decision and i can do is wait president elect. respects the court's supporters aren't thrilled with us opposition supporters but most above wins think are concerned about the economy this election was different from other elections regardless of who people voted for a lot of people we spoke to whether the opposition would say it's the first election on the ballot they h

for democratic change who were arrested at the party headquarters police accuse them of some mention of violence while awaiting election results at least six people died in clashes with security forces but the m.d.c. as leader nelson chamisa says it is the government that should face justice for the day we have been subjected to all men and i think you are hearing intimidation and . the reason why. information because they wanted to cry and roy the evidence that we have and i must say that. their lesson in this country was one by. his followers to keep calm as he challenges the election outcome police continue to delouse heavy handed tactics on friday they try to shut down an opposition press conference. they eventually relented the situation has left many zimbabweans anxious about the future i want to be if they death use in just. a bit jobs i think the president. i think he will move the cart before the old man is one saw i'm just hoping. he will make a change the fortunes of most of us days no law and order here nobody's respecting anyone here so i don't see any future. after winn

for democratic change which claimed it was rage when i took over in november from veteran leader robert mugabe. correspond privilege was fun he has been attending that inauguration ceremony in harare we're going to get the latest from him now privilege what sort of mood did you see it today's inauguration and how does it compare to the mood in the rest of the country. if you see what is happening right now at the inauguration the supporters of president. have come in thousands and in support of their leader. compared to the situation that is obtaining elsewhere in the country particularly in the capital harare opposition supporters. in a mood of samba mood if i may say because they still maintain that their leader. whilst there we know that should be july election but here at the national sports stadium where people are got that to. celebrate the inauguration of president. it's jubilation and you have seen with so many people coming out we have five heads of state in attendance including the african union. chairmen pisin and also you have city. decided to piss in including kut beulah an

but zimbabwe's opposition party the movement for democratic change remains firm in its position that the election process was problematic. so ultimately they had to quit having spoken. but the people followed the proceedings. entitled by law to come up with. emotions but the is a serious miss. with the courts having expressed its verdict emmerson magog was integration is set to take place on sunday. by straight to zimbabwe's capital harare where we joined data because fun and privilege must on hearing welcome for the edge tell us about reactions to this verdict. their reactions mixed. on the ruling party side they are celebrating that the court is on their side and finally their leader. will be inaugurated as the president of the republic of zimbabwe for the next five years but the opposition side. they are not lifting go as to putting up the fight and maintaining that the thirty july election was stolen led to this evening they released a statement dismissing and its door accepting the court but they are also saying that there is captured therefore. their decision that they met toda

for democratic change who were arrested at the party headquarters police accused of violence while awaiting election results at least six people died in clashes with security forces but the m.d.c. as leader nelson chamisa says it is the government that should face justice. we have been subject to all. intimidation in. the reason why. roy. and i must. follow is to keep a seat challenges the election outcome police continue to deal out heavy handed tactics on friday trying to shut down an opposition press conference. they eventually relented the situation has left many zimbabweans anxious about the future i want to be. in. it but i think. i think. the old man is one so i'm just hoping. he will change the fortunes of most of us. nobody to speak to anyone here. i don't see any future. after winning by a slim margin man and god has called for national unity and reached out to his rival. to be president or. president. and those. who knows and. i want to see. what was present. south africa has now congratulated for his victory the united states says it is reviewing the election results. and after

for democratic change have signaled victory the vote sparked a deadly crackdown on protests over alleged vote rigging and we will have more on this story a little bit later on in the program we want to go on to some other stories that are making headlines around the world speaking at a press conference a senior u.s. intelligence officials say that they continue to see efforts from russia to interfere with the upcoming congressional elections they also assured americans that president dublin trump is directing a quote vast government wide effort to protect the process pope francis has changed the catholic church is teaching on the death penalty declaring that it is now for habited in all cases the church had previously allowed for capital punishment in certain instances but francis called those teachings outdated eases that the death penalty is an attack on human dignity. in jerusalem tens of thousands have marched in the city's largest ever gay pride parade the colorful festivities were mixed with a nigger following the passage of a wall that excludes game in from having children vs. are

zimbabwe's main opposition party the movement for democratic change has filed a legal challenge to the recent election results leader nelson chamisa seen here in file footage has called the outcome fraudulent illegal and illegitimate but the constitutional court action could delay the inauguration that the government has been planning for this sunday. and aid agencies are warning the potentially catastrophic effects of a heat wave on north korean crops they say that a full blown food security crisis is threatening the isolated country the population already faces food shortages and international sanctions and the reports suggest that now nutrition among children and horse. ryanair pilots have begun a coordinated twenty four hour strike across europe germany is likely to be the worst hit with two hundred fifty flight cancellations at ten airports pilots in ireland germany belgium sweden and the netherlands have also walked off the job. it's the biggest industrial action ever to hit europe's biggest budget airline the effect is visible here at frankfurt han airport where chicken deaths a

inciting violence and unlawfully announcing the election results tendai biti of the movement for democratic change was arrested on thursday after being denied asylum in zambia he has been granted bail. very. strict. standards. very very good to be. what you've been to me. iraq's top of the action bodies as a recount of votes has reaffirmed that populist cleric southers alliance is in the balance from the may vote will manually recount after widespread allegations of fraud the results must now be ratified by the top court in baghdad at least twenty two people have been killed in the worst raid in southern india nearly a century forty eight hours of torrential downpours have forced the local government and kerala to release water from twenty four dams out of fear of breaches since june heavy rain landslides and flooding have been linked to one hundred and seventy five deaths in the state well those are the headlines on al-jazeera do stay with us witness continues next. so i wrote to k.p. without i don't know. how well. i know you t.j.'s was that you here god knows. what i did to you out here

for democratic change claims there was what he calls a massive doctoring of last month's vote should be overturned the president and the country's election commission deny i felt play the court has said that it will deliver its ruling on friday. amid tight security symbolic ways constitutional court has become the stage for the country's latest political showdown all eyes are on the nine judges who must decide whether to throw the case out declare a new presidential winner or a fresh election. the must reads in good faith so that's everyone must visits by the after of the ruling of the courts no matter which party is it or them it's always going to do does it. the opposition party is challenging president and misson wanting garak was an election victory last month claiming it was rigged moron and can't quote replace him bob ways veteran ruler robert mccarthy in november last year. the electoral commission said he won july's presidential election with just over fifty percent of the vote. i would like to guarantee you that we have a very strong case and we are going to overturn this el

the opposition movement for democratic change alliance of file a case of the supremes court in harare a say they have nablus evidence of fraud. and heavily armed taliban fighters of storm the central afghan city of gaza a attacking police checkpoints and government buildings a local health official says at least sixteen people have been killed a fight is try to overrun the city setting off a day long clashes with u.s. backed afghan forces most of the headlines do stay with us we can that china's democracy experiment is coming up next but there will be another update for you after that in about twenty five minutes time. tens of thousands of demonstrations erupt across china each year driven by anger over corruption and the illegal sale of communal land most protests failed to make an impact but in two thousand and eleven one village defied the odds. to cancer villages rose up demanding the return of their lead and calling for their leaders to step down after decades of corruption. and made a crackdown and activist shreds implore died in police custody. that rick.

the movement for democratic change alliance say they have mammoth evidence of fraud going to them. the case would affect you know gratian of presence like i was among gag he's test of leash edgel to take the oath on sunday ruling parties and p.f.c. manning was declared the winner of the election as a live now at home a task he joins us from harare so what does submitting these papers who actually involve. well for the past thirty minutes or so they've been coming in and out of the courtroom with some of them carrying piles of paper with the evidence still in that building the lighting that paper would basically or saying or implying that what they have is strong evidence to stop the inauguration how could this work the judges could agree to meet today and go over they could either throw the case out saying there's nothing they or they could decide to look at it which could take several days because the lawyers say it's a lot of paperwork to go through if for some reason judges don't meet today and they don't meet over the weekend monday and chooses a public holiday that means you k

for democratic change has said that it will dispute the official results now riot police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse opposition supporters on the streets of the capital harare troops also out in force and one report says that a man has been shot dead election observers from the european union and the united states have called for the results of the presidential election to be released as soon as possible to avoid further volatility. and our correspondent melanie current deval is in zimbabwe covering the election for us she joins us now from the capital harare and melanie as we just heard there we're getting reports a report of at least one person shot dead police firing not only tear gas but also live ammunition we've heard reported what more can you tell us. sort of the situation has been very tense and really only slowly coming down as the ministry is driving some people out of the few times that have been clashes in harare between supporters of the m.d.c. and the police and i kept on seeing helicopters above me gunshots from everywhere i know john those have been a

the opposition movement for democratic change alliance a file that case of the supreme court in harare a say they have a lab with evidence of fraud. and heavily armed taliban fighters of still in the central afghan city of gazan a attacking police checkpoints and government buildings a local health official says at least sixteen people have been killed a fight has tried to overrun the city setting off a day long clashes with u.s. backed afghan forces. the headlines do stay with us we can that china's democracy experiment is coming up next but there will be another update for you off to that in about twenty five minutes time. tens of thousands of demonstrations erupt across china each year driven by anger over corruption and the illegal sale of communal land most protests fail to make an impact but in two thousand and eleven one village defied the odds. the consulate is rose up demanding the return of their lead and calling for their leaders to step down after decades of corruption. amid a crackdown activist shoots and bore died in police custody. but if you can achieve think about the

the opposition movement for democratic change or m.d.c. the remaining states have yet to be announced and the victor of the country's presidential poll is not yet known monday's vote was the first since robert mugabe was ousted as president after thirty seven years in power. or correspondent melanie core of the ball is in zimbabwe covering the elections for us and she joins us now from harare it's clear the p.f. has won the parliamentary elections but the results of the presidential poll or not what sort of reaction are you seeing there are those points. well we haven't heard anything from the center p.f. yet no official statement but they are preparing for us to victory and that's what i have heard we have been seeing the opposition on the streets though there have been demonstrations and clashes between the police and the opposition today and they already started going out on the streets claiming victory yesterday when we didn't even have that many results he says been saying on social media that he is confident that he will win the pres

for democratic change are questioning the results they're accusing senate p.f. of stealing the election eve observers are also raising questions about the poll also coming up a new gateway to europe with other routes cut all the refugees are now turning to the strait of gibraltar to reach the content and that is causing problems for spain . and those temperatures hit highs in northern europe we find out what people here in berlin are doing to cool down and we talk to those i'm able to escape the heat. well i'm terry martin thanks for joining us two days after historic elections in zimbabwe the country's electoral commission says the rulings in a p.f. party has won a huge majority in parliament santa p.f. is poised to take two thirds of the seats in zimbabwe's national assembly that's enough to rewrite the country's constitution positions supporters have gathered outside the electoral commission offices in harare they say zenu p.f. rigged to the vote by delaying the election results official say they'll announce the winner of the country's presidential poll later

for democratic change has declared it will challenge the results. of those. affect. what would follow. you very much like that you would look up what was. going on god was party zone o.p.'s is also celebrating its victory in parallel parliamentary elections officials declared a voter turnout of almost eighty percent but european union observers said the election could not be declared entirely fair so it wasn't a level playing field there was a misuse of state resources by a single state media and also with regards freedoms there was concern about the in the pre-election vironment pressure on prospective voters through intimidation and coercion. the country was left shaken off the six people died in clashes with soldiers during protests while awaiting the election results. now mon god has promised zimbabwe a new beginning. let's bring indeed of these adrienne krishi standing by for us and had a good to see you so the results came in the middle of the night one of the reactions been this morning there. well the situation in paris still quite tense you

for democratic change faces charges for inciting post-election violence the m.d.c. was defeated in last week's vote which it says was rigged in favor of the ruling zanu p.f. . with all the headlines more news on al-jazeera after the stream media mars commercial capital yangon is a symbol of its rapid economic growth but in its slums families struggle to survive on borrowing money from merciless loan sharks is their hold inside the cycle of debt one when used on al-jazeera. hired by me ok and join the stream today we are joined by a superstar of afro beat femi kuti with me talking about his music his commitment to activism and the inspiration for his latest album i really could be a lot of femi and his band will play some of his best known songs in the studio today and we want to hear your questions and comments join the conversation on twitter facebook and the al-jazeera live stream. femi kuti is one of the leading lights of african music over a forty year career jazz and funk intoxicating effect having several grammy award nominations along the way his music is an

that is what the movement for democratic change leader nelson chamisa hinted at. he said that the party would take legal and constitutional roots. he said they had evidence of their own to show that ballot boxes were stuffed and that ballot boxes were stuffed and that votes were moved and taken away from him and given to emmerson mnangagwa. we have not had any concrete evidence from him, though, to substantiate those claims. but we have also heard during the course of today that there is an independent observer mission that was also on the ground, dating those figures, and they seem to verify the results that were announced by the electoral commission, so it's an uphill battle for nelson chamisa in his quest for what he believes is a victory that he won fairly and squarely. what is your sense of the mood, as much as one can generalise? it has been such a difficult and tense week, and we have seen people lose their lives. what is your sense of certainly harare, where you are tonight? after president—elect emmerson mnangagwa's win, the city was quiet and subdued.

if as things stand zanu-pf continues as a ruling party with the movement for democratic change with around 40 seats, where does that lead the future of zimbabwe ‘s government? what direction is it going to take? it means that there isa going to take? it means that there is a possibility that the incumbent who took over following the military coup that ousted robert mugabe is going to be the president of zimbabwe. but they are not happy about this. the belief that the election was rigged and they are calling on the international observers to say as such even though the observer themselves are saying that this election has been relatively free and free of violence and no intimidation. but as i am speaking to you now, there are protests. members of the mdc are all over the streets here in harare. there is a huge police presence. those police officers are instructing members of the mdc to disperse and shop around downtown harare have been ordered to shut down. thank you very much for that. take a look at this — this is the moment two drunken teenagers wrote off a bus they stole and then dr

a runoff ballot his rival nelson chamisa is president of the movement for democratic change alliance he won forty four percent when god was won the popular vote in zimbabwe's rural areas but shimizu has been more popular in the cities and the urban areas of reports from harare. after days of tension the winner of zimbabwe's presidential election is finally declared there for him a. party is there for julie declared elected president of the republic of zimbabwe with effect from the third of august twenty eighth to. opposition supporters are not happy some try to announce their own results saying they have evidence the election was rigged. election officials deny the allegations of fraud so to do supporters of the ruling party it's unfortunate that raising these claims because there are procedures that . that if you claim that you have been rigged you can oppose the courts the streets of our area car by tens after violence on wednesday when soldiers dispersed opposition supporters who say the vote was stolen some shops and businesses will close of the day as people waited to see what w

for democratic change are questioning the results they're accusing senator p.f. of stealing the election e.u. observers are also raising questions about the poll also coming up the new gateway to europe with other routes cut off refugees are now turning to the strait of gibraltar to reach the continent and that's causing problems for spain. and.

the movement for democratic change alliance claim they have evidence of fraud the ruling party. was declared winner of the election and joins us on the phone from harare zahari the opposition party really left it to the last minute to submit these court papers. from zimbabwe. well number one the drought sets up a quarter final clash into long details with pizza next. it was born out and as peter lorre thank you so much the new n.f.l. season kicks off in less than a month and teams are now in a pre-season stages for the players well they're continuing to protest during the national anthem several of them took a knee or sat out the anthem in their locker rooms around the u.s. on thursday rays they first seen protest against racial injustice and police brutality players from the miami dolphins philadelphia eagles and jacksonville jaguars with those who took action. let's remind you of the background to these and the protests they've been taking place since twenty sixteen when former san francisco forty nine ers quarterback collin kappa nick began kneeling to highlight racial inequa

police have sealed off the headquarters of the opposition movement for democratic change. 16 people there were reported to have been taken away. the winner of the presidential election is expected to be announced later tonight. the front runners are ever sent mnangagwa of the reigning zanu—pf party, and the party for democratic change. the ndc claims the zanu—pf have rigged the election. fertile keen reports from the capital of harare. this was his first public appearance since yesterday's violence. nelson chamisa had come to visit wounded people in hospital. but international pressure on him to help de—escalate the crisis seems to have had little effect. offered the chance to call for restraint from his supporters, this was his response. there is no reason for us to show our restraint because it's always been restrained. our people are peace loving. we have demonstrated several times. and we are peace loving people. zimba bwe's love peace but they have a very violent government. in the aftermath of death and injury, this was the normally bustling centre of harare today. soldiers ha

the day started peacefully enough, these supporters of the opposition movement for democratic change waiting for a much delayed announcement about who will be the next president of zimbabwe and many here believe that this election is being stolen from them. if the elections are not raped by are we seeing water cannons in the street. they're waiting for an uprising from the people. why are they delaying this? enough is enough. initially the water cannons stood idle and the riot police content to watch but then tension rose. gunfire echoed through the streets as soldiers tried to disperse the protesters but here, they fought back. they are shooting, they want to kill civilians. a bbc journalist try to help a man who had been shot but he later died. this election was the first in zimbabwe not to feature robert mugabe who was ousted in november. the opposition movement for democratic change leader nelson chamisa says he has one the popular vote but the ruling party zanu—pf has got a majority in parliament and observers say that there had been problems with the ballot. there have been i

the main opposition apartment, the movement for democratic change, claims there was what it calls massive doctoring of last month's vote and that it should be overturned. the president and the country's election commission deny foul play. the court said it would deliver a rulingg on friday. >> a mid tigight sececurity, zimbabwe's constitutional court has become the stage for the countrtrs latestt political showdown. all u.s. are on the nine judges who must decide whether to throw the case out, declare a new presidential winner, or order a fresh election. >> they must do it in good faith so that eveveryone must be satisfied after the ruling of the courts, no matteter which party is it or no matter which candidate is it. reporter: the opposition party is challenging president emmersonon mnangagwa's electctin victory last month, claiming it was rigged. mnangagwa replaced robert mugabe in november last year. the electoral commission said he won july's presidential election with just over 50% of the vote. >> i'd like to guarantee you that we have a very strong case and we are going to over-ten