71.   Shops and a hotel in Mzuzu owned by a ruling party official had their windows smashed and property looted, police said.

72.   Shops and a hotel in Mzuzu owned by a ruling party official had their windows smashed and property looted, the statement said.

73.   Senior ruling party officials met to discuss the situation after the news conference.

74.   Senior ruling party officials have called for talks to end the impasse as African and international pressure on Mugabe mounted to form a coalition with the opposition.

75.   Some senior ruling party officials have called for talks with the opposition, but MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai has rejected calls to negotiate.

76.   Senior ruling party officials have called for talks to end the impasse, and African and international pressure on Mugabe to form a coalition with the opposition has mounted.

77.   Several high-level ruling party officials and Cabinet ministers lost their seats.

78.   She was the only ruling party official to be arrested on suspicion of involvement in the failed October coup.

79.   Some stations have even been set up at the homes of ruling party officials or at military bases, Tol Lah said.

80.   Stocks rose after a senior ruling party official said on a Sunday morning television talk show that the government should lower corporate tax rates.