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All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
... failing which Cabinet will be appointed.A new Cabinet has not been announced since the June 27 presidential election run-off as its composition was supposed to reflect the deal reached in the talks among the three main political parties.Zanu-PF, MDC-T and MDC have been engaged in talks since Sadc — at its extraordinary summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, last year — mandated...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Army commanders who led President Robert Mugabe's violent re-election campaign have taken delivery of all-terrain luxury vehicles at a time when millions of Zimbabweans face starvation.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
... place in the aftermath, and is indeed the logical outcome, of the country's historic harmonised elections. The elections were premised on Constitutional Amendment No. 18 as well as amendments to AIPPA, POSA and the Broadcasting Services Act which were agreed to by all the parties and were unanimously passed by both Houses of Parliament. This occurrence is highly instructive...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
... them legitimacy".In a brief statement Botswana said it did not accept the result of the June 27 presidential election run-off in Zimbabwe as it "violated the core principles of SADC, the African Union and the United Nations"."The legal process of producing a government in Zimbabwe has failed leading to the ongoing talks aimed at forming a government in the country. The authorities...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
... Human Rights Watch (HRW) said thousands of MDC activists who fled violence before the June 27 presidential election run-off were still in hiding, while armed Zanu PF supporters and government-backed "war veterans" and "youth militia" continued to terrorise villagers in the rural areas."The government has made little effort to dismantle the torture camps and bases established...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
... summit, Zanu-PF gave a clear picture to the regional body and it was convinced that the June 27 presidential election run-off was held in line with the Constitution of Zimbabwe and President Mugabe was duly elected Head of State.The Zanu-PF Central Committee is scheduled to meet tomorrow to further endorse the Sadc resolution on the Zimbabwean talks and convening of Parliament.In...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
... the summit.Botswana boycotted the summit saying that it does not recognise the results of June 27 presidential election run-off in Zimbabwe won by Mugabe after a boycott by Tsvangirai. Botswana contends that the election violated the core principles of SADC, African Union and the United Nations, and hence, Mugabe must not be recognised as president of Zimbabwe."The authorities...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
... Mudavanhu said Zanu-PF was a formidable entity in Masvingo at the moment judging by the presidential election run-off, which saw the province get the second highest votes for President Mugabe.After a poor showing in the March 29 joint presidential, parliamentary and council elections, the ruling party has been reorganising to reclaim lost ground after the opposition...
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Palapye.com News Blog (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
... the summit. Botswana boycotted the summit saying that it does not recognise the results of June 27 presidential election run-off [continue reading]
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
... said even Botswana, which has been making disparaging remarks about Zimbabwe since the June 27 presidential election run-off, had endorsed the deal with the rest of Sadc."The Sadc communiqué says the deal on the table is what is an appropriate, fair and equitable power-sharing deal. And this is what the Sadc leaders were trying to persuade all of us to accept."Regrettably,...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
... and human security, has, indeed, occurred in the country after the 29 March, 2008 harmonised elections, hereby call upon all our supporters and members and any organs and structures under the direction and control of our respective parties to stop and desist the perpetration of violence in any form," read the statement, made available yesterday."We, further, reaffirm our commitment...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
POWER FM disc jockey Munyaradzi Milimo, better known as DJ Munya, was last month suspended after interviewing business mogul and former Zanu PF MP Chiyangwa live on air in the run up to the disputed 27 June presidential election run-off.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
IN the countdown to the June 27 presidential election run-off some parts of Epworth -- a sprawling township outside Harare -- were turned into "war zones" with alleged Zanu PF militia convening regular night vigils where perceived opposition supporters were routinely assaulted.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
"Please have mercy on me my sons. This is the only goat left in my pen. The other two were taken during the elections to feed your counterparts," pleaded Ambuya Shuvai Mushangwe of Rwodzi village in Gutu East.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
TWO Zanu-PF supporters charged with the murder of a member of the opposition MDC at the height of the 2002 presidential campaign were yesterday acquitted by the High Court.