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Zimbabwe:
Court Adds to Fog Around Zim Elections
OSISA, 11 June 2013
In arriving at judgements, it is important that courts do not cultivate the unsavoury impression that they are hell-bent on taking us back to the Court of Chancery in Dickens'… Read more »
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Southern Africa:
Southern African Leaders Must Ensure Peaceful Elections in Zimbabwe
AI London, 13 June 2013
Southern African leaders must ensure human rights are prioritized in the run-up to elections in Zimbabwe, Amnesty International said ahead of a key summit on the country. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
MDC Questions Validity of Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court
SW Radio, 3 June 2013
The MDC led by Professor Welshman Ncube has questioned the validity of the newly formed Constitutional Court saying the nine member judges who passed a ruling in the court last… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Election Count Down Starts
DW, 3 June 2013
Zimbabwe is gearing up for elections which have to be held by the end of July, despite a shortage of funds and unfinished reforms. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Parties Hail Judgment
The Herald, 4 June 2013
SOME of the 28 political parties active in the country and eyeing the harmonised elections have welcomed the Constitutional Court ruling that elections be held by July 31. The… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Mugabe to Comply With Election Date Ruling
The Herald, 2 June 2013
President Mugabe yesterday said he will comply with the Constitutional Court ruling on Friday ordering him to proclaim dates for the harmonised elections and hold the polls before… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Tsvangirai Sets Conditions for Polls
Zimbabwe Standard, 2 June 2013
PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change will insist on the full implementation of the agreed reforms before elections are held in accordance with a… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Tsvangirai in Contempt of Court - Legal Experts
The Herald, 3 June 2013
LAWYERS and political analysts yesterday rapped MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai for being in contempt of court and advocating unconstitutionalism after he questioned the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Reforms As Dictated By SADC Will Give Us Credible Election
Zimbabwe Standard, 2 June 2013
I read with disgust and disbelief recent comments to the effect that Zanu PF spokesperson Rugare Gumbo has defied the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) in its calls for… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
The Time for Elections Is Now
The Herald, 3 June 2013
Did it even have to take a court order to direct some of our politicians on when elections should be held when natural flux points to the expiry of the life of the Seventh… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
I'll Comply With Ruling - President
The Herald, 3 June 2013
President Mugabe yesterday said he will comply with the Constitutional Court ruling ordering him to proclaim dates for the harmonised elections and hold the polls before July 31. Read more »
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Angola:
President Says Elections By July 31
ANGOP, 3 June 2013
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said on Sunday he will abide by a court ruling to hold crucial elections before the end of July despite objections from his rivals. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
When Lawyers Become Pedestrian for Political Expediency
The Herald, 3 June 2013
The over-debatable proposition that lawyers are safe from the threat of automation taking over their profession because no one would build a robot to do nothing has found curious… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Democratic Polls Remain a Pipe Dream
Zimbabwe Standard, 2 June 2013
THE gradual lifting of sanctions by the West against some of President Robert Mugabe's inner cabal will not cajole Zanu PF into holding democratic elections, as the former ruling… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Elections By July 31
The Herald, 1 June 2013
THE Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe has ordered President Mugabe to proclaim election dates and have the crunch harmonised elections held by July 31 this year. Chief Justice… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Constitutional Court Judgment On Polls
The Herald, 1 June 2013
Judgment No. CCZ 1/13 Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Court Orders Vote, Rules Mugabe 'Violated His Duties'
DW, 31 May 2013
Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court has ordered President Robert Mugabe to hold crucial national elections before the end of July. The judge said Mugabe violated his duties by failing… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Constitutional Court Orders General Elections By July 31st
SW Radio, 31 May 2013
A full Constitutional Court bench on Friday ordered President Robert Mugabe to set an election date that would ensure that polls are held by July 31st. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Response to the Supreme Court Ruling
Zimbabwe PM, 31 May 2013
Today's ruling by the Supreme Court setting an election date is evidence that the court has overstepped its mandate. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Zanu-PF Welcomes Court Decision On Election Date
SW Radio, 31 May 2013
The political actors in the inclusive government have issued mixed reactions regarding a decision by the highest court in the country that President Robert Mugabe should call… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
June 29: Zanu-PF Left With Egg On Its Face
Zimbabwe Independent, 31 May 2013
After staking his credibility and that of his party by publicly insisting elections would be held by June 29, President Robert Mugabe is facing an embarrassing situation as it has… Read more »
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Southern Africa:
SADC Pins Mugabe Down On Elections
Zimbabwe Independent, 31 May 2013
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe is on the ropes as Sadc leaders are set to meet next weekend in Maputo, Mozambique, for an extraordinary summit to deal with Zimbabwe's political and… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Tsvangirai Challenges Election Date
Zimbabwe Standard, 12 May 2013
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and MDC leader Welshman Ncube have dismissed President Robert Mugabe's threats to unilaterally announce election dates this week saying it is… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Poll Dates Next Week - Mugabe
The Herald, 11 May 2013
DATES for this year's harmonised elections will be decided next week after the Senate passes the Constitutional Bill on Tuesday, President Mugabe has said. The Bill sailed through… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
June 29 Too Early for Elections - Tsvangirai
The Herald, 10 May 2013
Prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai has reiterated that Zimbabwe was not yet ready for elections, insisting that they should be held after June 29. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Tsvangirai Insists On Security Reforms
Zimbabwe Independent, 10 May 2013
PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is persisting with his push for a full Sadc summit preceded by a Sadc troika on politics, defence and security cooperation meeting to ensure… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Poll Challenge Set for Wednesday
The Herald, 11 May 2013
The urgent chamber application in which Mr Jealousy Mawarire is seeking permission to have his court application to compel President Mugabe to proclaim election dates by June 29… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Poll Date - Legislators File Application for Urgency
The Herald, 11 April 2013
FORMER MDC legislators for Nkayi South, Bulilima East and Lupane East yesterday filed an application at the Supreme Court seeking an urgent hearing of their appeal to nullify a… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Ex-Legislators Contest Poll Date Ruling
The Herald, 10 April 2013
FORMER MDC legislators for Nkayi South, Bulilima East and Lupane East have appealed to the Supreme Court against a ruling by Judge President Justice George Chiweshe extending the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Ex-MPs Take Poll Dates Appeal to Supreme Court
SW Radio, 10 April 2013
Three former MPs who have been fighting Robert Mugabe's refusal to call by-elections in constituencies they used to represent, have filed an urgent application in the Supreme Court… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
ZEC Disburses U.S$16 Million
The Herald, 10 April 2013
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has paid more than US$16 million to polling officers who participated in the constitutional referendum last month and is ready to conduct… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Elections After Key Reforms
MDC, 9 April 2013
The MDC leadership here have said that holding free and fair elections in Zimbabwe is only possible after the completion of key reforms. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
MDC-T Slammed for Hypocrisy Over Polls
The Herald, 11 April 2013
MDC-T has been accused of hypocrisy for pressing for the immediate holding of by-elections in three Matabeleland constituencies while at the same time demanding the deferment of… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Churches Call for Elections
The Herald, 11 April 2013
CHURCHES say the country should capitalise on the prevailing peaceful political environment to hold the harmonised elections tenable June 29. Read more »