SADC Urges Zimbabwe to Delay Elections

The region's leaders have urged Zimbabwe to delay elections to pave the way for the implementation of outstanding reforms and the alignment of electoral laws.

President Robert Mugabe welcomes President Jacob Zuma in Zimbabwe (file photo).

  • Africa:   AU Speaks On Election Date

    The Herald, 18 June 2013

    THE African Union says only Zimbabweans can resolve any contestation over their election date as it was not proper for anyone else to second-guess the country's courts. Read more »

  • Southern Africa:   SADC Will Respect Decision By Constitutional Court - Salomão

    SW Radio, 17 June 2013

    The Southern African Development Community will respect any decision made by the Constitutional Court regarding the holding of elections in Zimbabwe, whether it's upholding the… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Regional Leaders Call for Election Delay

    SW Radio, 15 June 2013

    Regional leaders adopted an extension of elections in Zimbabwe by 14 days at the extraordinary SADC summit on Zimbabwe in Mozambique. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Southern Africa Gets Tough on Mugabe

    Zimbabwe Standard, 16 June 2013

    PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe was yesterday ordered by an extraordinary Sadc summit to return to the Constitutional Court and seek an extension of two weeks to the date that he set aside… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   SADC Summit - D-Day for Zim

    Zimbabwe Independent, 14 June 2013

    Where do we go from here? Another chapter of this rather tragic story is due to be written with a Sadc summit tomorrow in Maputo where election dates, funding and the roadmap will… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Mugabe Triggers War Over Elections

    Zimbabwe Independent, 14 June 2013

    PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe yesterday triggered a potentially explosive political battle with his coalition government partners after proclaiming dates for general elections as July 31… Read more »

  • Southern Africa:   Zuma and SADC Should Prevent Hijack of Zim Elections

    DA, 14 June 2013

    At the Southern African Development Community (SADC) special summit on Zimbabwe, taking place this weekend in Mozambique, President Zuma must push for all reforms stipulated in the… Read more »

  • Southern Africa:   SADC Summit On Zimbabwe Postponed Again

    SW Radio, 7 June 2013

    A new date and venue have not been set for a special SADC summit on Zimbabwe, South Africa's International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said on Friday. Read more »

  • Southern Africa:   SADC Must Hold the Line On Zim Election Funding

    DA, 10 June 2013

    The DA calls on President Zuma, as Facilitator of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) for Zimbabwe, to ensure that the South African Development Community (SADC) withholds funding… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   'Constitution Not Subservient'

    DW, 7 June 2013

    A summit of regional mediators, scheduled for Sunday in the Mozambican capital Maputo, to assess Zimbabwe's readiness for elections has been postponed. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   SADC Defers Special Zim Summit Indefinitely

    The Herald, 7 June 2013

    THE special Sadc summit to co-ordinate efforts to mobilise resources to finance harmonised elections in Zimbabwe has been postponed indefinitely. The meeting was slated for… Read more »

  • Southern Africa:   SADC Must Stand Firm

    Zimbabwe Independent, 7 June 2013

    GIVEN that Sadc has been battling to resolve the Zimbabwe political stalemate for over a decade now, the regional summit postponed from this weekend to a date yet to be announced,… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Mugabe Panics Over Poll Summit

    Zimbabwe Independent, 7 June 2013

    PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe is panicking over the extraordinary Sadc elections summit on Zimbabwe postponed from Sunday to a date yet to be announced following his anxious plea to the… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Summit Postponed Again, Set for Tuesday

    SW Radio, 7 June 2013

    The SADC Summit on Zimbabwe that was originally meant to get under way in Maputo on Sunday has been postponed again, according to sources close to the political negotiators in… Read more »

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