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10/21/2004:

"South Africa hopes for reconciliation in Zimbabwe"

Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, South Africa's foreign minister, said today she hoped the acquittal of Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe's opposition leader, on treason charges last week would contribute to reconciliation efforts.

Zimbabwe's High Court acquitted Tsvangirai last Friday on charges of plotting to assassinate president Robert Mugabe and seize power ahead of a presidential election in 2002. Dlamini-Zuma said: "First of all I think it must indicate to everybody that there is a rule of law in Zimbabwe. There is a justice system that operates freely and so it is indeed a positive thing that he was acquitted.

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