Zimbabwe gears up for crucial polls

Zimbabwe is preparing for what many hope will be a landmark election on Saturday which will finally remove president Robert Mugabe from power.

But the optimism that his 28-year rule may be over is tempered by accusations that has has elaborate plans in place to rig the vote.

His time in power has seen the country collapse from food exporter to being dependent on international food handouts and money sent home by many of the five million people -- more than a third of the population -- who have fled Zimbabwe.

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