{"id":22081,"date":"2013-08-22T19:42:29","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T17:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/sa-accepts-poll-results-in-harare\/"},"modified":"2013-08-22T19:42:29","modified_gmt":"2013-08-22T17:42:29","slug":"sa-accepts-poll-results-in-harare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/sa-accepts-poll-results-in-harare\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018SA accepts poll results in Harare\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t          \t\t    August 22 2013 at 11:29am <br \/>\n\t\t                   By Babalo Ndenze\n\t          <\/p>\n<p class=\"comment_call_to_action\">Comment on this story<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><!-- C-ON-TEXT_CONTENT_START --> <\/p>\n<p>        \t                                <!-- Main Editorial Image --><br \/>\n                    \t\t\t      \t\t\t                                      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/82592_2740719137.jpg\" alt=\"IOL pic july31 zimbabwe robert mugabe presser\" title=\"\" class=\"pics\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"captions_credit_article\">Reuters<\/p>\n<p class=\"captions\">Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe addresses a media conference at State House in Harare. 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