Zimbabwe's election, seen as the most important vote since independence, was a credible expression of the will of the people despite problems, southern African observers said on Sunday. However, two dissenting South African members of the observer mission refused to sign the preliminary report by the Southern African Development Community (SADC).Mission chairman Jose Marcos Barrica of Angola told reporters through an interpreter the election "has been a peaceful and credible expression of the will of the people of Zimbabwe."
Barrica expressed concern about the voters roll, opposition access to the media and statements by the heads of security forces who had said they would not accept an opposition victory.