Category: Elections (archives)

Preventing Electoral Fraud in Zimbabwe: A Report on the Voters’ Roll in Zimbabwe   http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/6777 June 6th, 2011 By R.W. Johnson – May 2011 – South African Institute of Race Relations Download the report here (7.7MB) Executive Summary The primary objective of Zimbabwe’s coalition Government, born of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) of September 2008, …

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Zimbabwe has 2.5 million fictitious voters on its roll http://www.timeslive.co.za/ Jun 6, 2011 11:13 AM | By South African Institute of Race Relations No fair referendum or election can be held in Zimbabwe on the basis of the current voters’ roll, according to a report published by the South African Institute of Race Relations (the Institute). The …

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MDC-T Pushes For Diaspora Vote http://www.radiovop.com 06/05/2011 11:40:00 Harare, May 06, 2011 – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s faction of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is pushing South African President Jacob Zuma, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) facilitator in the Zimbabwe crisis, to allow the Diaspora to vote in the next elections now thought to be held in …

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Zimbabwe’s Unity Government Partners Agree Elections Not Possible This Year http://www.voanews.com Edwin Mushoriwa, a negotiator for the Welshman Ncube-led MDC formation, added that it will suicidal for Mr. Mugabe to call snap elections, as he did in 2008 and as some still fear he may do at some point this year Blessing Zulu, Thabang Mathebula & Ntungamili …

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Mudenge Promises Mugabe To Punish MDC Supporters http://www.radiovop.com/ 22/04/2011 13:43:00 Masvingo, April 22, 2011 – Zanu (PF) politburo member and Higher and Tertiary Education Minister, Stan Mudenge has promised his party leader, Robert Mugabe to witch hunt people who voted for rival party leader, Morgan Tsvangirai leader of the lager formation of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) to …

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Soldiers deployed in Matabeleland http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Oscar NkalaSunday, 20 March 2011 14:34 BULAWAYO – Heavily armed soldiers have been deployed in Matabeleland and Midlands provinces, a development which human rights organisations fear will revive memories of the massacres in which 20 000 civilians perished. Human rights groups say the soldiers have been deployed to intimidate villagers into supporting …

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Zimbabwe election report back in court http://www.businessday.co.za ERNEST MABUZAPublished: 2011/03/08 06:28:27 AM THE Presidency, in its appeal against the Supreme Court of Appeal judgment which ordered it to hand over a report on the 2002 Zimbabwe election to the Mail & Guardian newspaper, argues that sufficient evidence was placed before the courts in justifying the refusal of access …

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GPA implementation first before polls –– MDCs http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Friday, 25 February 2011 07:32 Faith Zaba/Brian Chitemba/Paidamoyo Muzulu THE two MDC formations yesterday told South African President Jacob Zuma’s facilitation team that the Global Political Agreement (GPA) should be fully implemented first  before fresh elections are held to ensure intimidation and violence-free polls. Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC and smaller MDC …

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Zim Electoral Commission Under-funded Becaause Of Sanctions – Chinamasa http://www.radiovop.com/ 21/02/2011 18:50:00 Harare, February 21, 2011 – Justice and Legal Affairs minister, Patrick Chinamasa on Monday blamed ‘economic sanctions’ for the underfunding of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) at a time when the electoral body is set to prepare for the referendum and general elections. …

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President Mugabe Causes Alarm By Outsourcing Election Campaign to Feared Military http://www.voanews.com/ Mr. Mugabe’s ZANU-PF party has brought on board a number of recently retired and serving military officers as well to take charge of its crumbling structures, setting the stage for what sources say seems likely to be an extremely violent campaign Blessing Zulu  …

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