By Columbus Mavhunga in Harare Those who know the jungle say there is nothing as dreadful as fighting a wounded lion. That is what the Zimbabwe’s opposition

HARARE (AFP) - Fears of an assassination plot against Zimbabwe's opposition leader delayed his long-awaited homecoming on Saturday ahead of an election showdown with veteran President Robert Mugabe on June 27.
After more than a month out of the country, Morgan Tsvangirai had been expected back Saturday, but he switched plans at the last minute after a tip-off about a planned attempt on his life, his party said.
Robert Mugabe, with pro-government militias accused of harrassing and killing opposition supporters.

By Nelson Banya HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Saturday postponed his expected return home to contest an election run-off after his party said it had discovered an assassination plot against him.
Movement for Democratic Change leader Tsvangirai has been out of Zimbabwe for more than a month and had been due to return from Europe on Saturday to campaign for the June 27 second round ballot against President Robert Mugabe.
tions were followed by widespread violence, which the MDC says left at least 40 of its supporters dead and scores of others injured. It accuses Mugabe's ZANU-PF party of a campaign of intimidation. ZANU-PF blames the opposition for the violence. Continued...