A court in Zimbabwe has thrown out a bid
by a woman to block Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's wedding on Saturday to
his fiancee, Elizabeth Macheka.
Locadia
Tembo had argued that the wedding could not take place because she was herself
Mr Tsvangirai's wife under customary law.
But
High Court Judge Antonia Guvava ruled such marriages were not valid.
Some
analysts say it is part of a political dirty tricks
campaign to smear the prime
minister's reputation.
But
others say he only has himself to blame as he has been involved with a number
of women since his wife died in a car crash soon after he became prime minister
in 2009.
Reports say another woman is expected to bring a similar case on Thursday to a
magistrates' court in an attempt to stop Mr Tsvangirai's marriage.
President Robert Mugabe, who is in a
fractious coalition with Mr Tsvangirai, is due to attend Saturday's wedding.
Our reporter says the ceremony is
expected to take place in an upmarket area north of Harare.
Mr Mugabe is due to host a post-wedding
banquet for other heads of state who will be there, he says.
Mr Tsvangirai, 59, and Mr Mugabe - the
leaders of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and Zanu-PF respectively -
are expected to run against each other in presidential elections, due next
year.