The Commonwealth and Britain have already expressed reservation about the legislative elections, but Mbeki said his government would only comment after the elections. The Supreme Court of Zimbabwe refuses to rule on the law of citizenship. The Supreme Court of Zimbabwe has refused to rule on the new law of citizenship calling it nonsensical and subversive. It declined judgement until disputed sections of the law are redrafted by the legislature. The council is to advise and monitor the state's response to the spread of the disease.
Foreign envoys express concern over political violence in Zimbabwe.
Foreign envoys from the United States, Japan, Canada, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand have expressed concern over the political violence in the run-up of legislative elections in Zimbabwe. They expressed concern about political violence meted out on farm workers, teachers, health care workers, officials in rural areas, and opposition candidates. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says tens of thousands of Angolan refugees live in precarious conditions. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says tens of thousands of Angolan refugees are living in precarious conditions in camps in the northern Uige province. They lack essential sanitary and medical provisions.