Morgan Tsvangirai sworn into office by Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe

The World

Morgan Tsvangirai, head of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change was sworn into office as Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister by his long-time rival President Robert Mugabe. Tsvangirai’s swearing in caps nearly a year of turmoil that began in March 2008, when he won a first-round presidential vote that was greeted with nationwide violence, mostly against his supporters. For more we are joined by the BBC’s Jonah Fisher in South Africa.

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