Court proceedings against arrested Zimbabwe opposition activist delayed . His lawyers said prosecutors could not make it to the court 132 miles from Harare . The case is being heard by a panel of judges who are all appointed by Mugabe, and they have been told that if they don't show up for their next hearing on Monday, he will order them Movement for Democratic Change A cholera epidemic is raging , much of the population lacks adequate food and water , many public sector workers are on strike , and the country suffers such severe inflation it recently knocked 12 zeroes off its currency . says the conspiracy charges are trumped up .
Court proceedings against arrested Zimbabwe opposition activist delayed . His lawyers said prosecutors could not make it to the court 132 miles from Harare . The case is being heard by a panel of judges who are all appointed by Mugabe, and they have been told that if they don't show up for their next hearing on Monday, he will order them Movement for Democratic Change says the conspiracy charges are trumped up .