All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission will, within 48 hours from yesterday, announce the date of the presidential election run-off, commission chairperson Justice George Chiweshe has said.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission will, within 48 hours from yesterday, announce the date of the presidential election run-off, commission chairperson Justice George Chiweshe has said.
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | yesterday
DPA Harare/Johannesburg, May 16 (DPA) Zimbabwe’s presidential run-off election between President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will take place June 27, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission head George Chiweshe said Friday. The date was also contained in a government gazette that appeared Friday. Mugabe, 84, leader since independence in 1980 and accused of gross human...
This is Zimbabwe (Free subscription) | yesterday
Via the SABC: In an interview with Channel Africa, the chairperson of the Zimbabwe’s Electoral Commission (ZEC), Judge George Chiweshe, says the run-off election will now be held on June 27. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, the leader since independence in 1980, and the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai, are due to square off again [...]
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
... set for August 2, according to sources.Analysts point to remarks by the ZEC boss, Justice George Chiweshe, decrying the three-week timeframe as a legislative oversight that failed to account for the complexities of the situation."It was ambitious for the legislators to think 21 days would be enough," Chiweshe said last week, referring to the stipulated period for holding a...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | yesterday
... the poll."The runoff is a full election and just as big as any general election," the paper quoted George Chiweshe as saying. "Some of the resources were depleted during the first election, so we need more time to prepare for the runoff."Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change said Thursday the postelection violence was intensifying, and that 33 of its supporters and activists...
Fox News (Free subscription) | yesterday
... runoff is a full election and just as big as any general election," the paper quoted George Chiweshe as saying. "Some of the resources were depleted during the first election, so we need more time to prepare for the runoff."The opposition as well as local and international human rights groups have accused Mugabe's party of using delays to mount a campaign of violence and intimidation...
Palapye.com News Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
... purpose of electing a person to the Office of President.” The chairman of the commission, Justice George Chiweshe, told the state-run Herald newspaper on Thursday that it [continue reading]
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
... purpose of electing a person to the Office of President."The chairman of the commission, Justice George Chiweshe, on Thursday that it was not practicable to hold the run-off vote by May 23, the period originally prescribed by law."The run-off is a full election and just as big as any general election, so the resources that we need are obviously substantial," he said."Some of the resources...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
... which wanted a May 23 runoff, has said the decision to extend the date was "irresponsible."
George Chiweshe, chairman of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, said in an interview Friday with the Herald newspaper, a government mouthpiece, that they needed "substantial" resources to hold the runoff.
"The runoff is a full election and just as big as any general election," he...
Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | yesterday
Zimbabwe will hold an eagerly-awaited presidential run-off 27 June, an elections official said Friday.Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) chairman George Chiweshe said the date had been proclaimed in a special government gazette.The run-off follows an inconclusive presidential poll in March, and will pit President Robert Mugabe and main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.In the first...
IOL (Free subscription) | yesterday
Harare - Zimbabwe's election chief says he will announce by Saturday the date for the controversial run-off presidential election pitting President Robert Mugabe against opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, state media reported on Friday."The electorate is eagerly waiting to hear the date of the run- off," Judge George Chiweshe, chairperson of the state-controlled Zimbabwe Electoral Commission,...
Time (Free subscription) | yesterday
... which wanted a May 23 runoff, has said the decision to extend the date was "irresponsible." George Chiweshe, chairman of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, said in an interview Friday with the Herald newspaper, a government mouthpiece, that they needed "substantial" resources to hold the runoff. "The runoff is a full election and just as big as any general election," he was quoted...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Harare - Zimbabwe's election chief says he will announce by Saturday the date for the controversial run-off presidential election pitting President Robert Mugabe against opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, state media reported Friday. "The electorate is eagerly waiting to hear the date of the run- off," Judge George Chiweshe, chairman of the state-controlled Zimbabwe Electoral Commission,...
IOL (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Electoral commission chief George Chiweshe has said that officials need more time to get ready.
