Monthly Archives: August 2013

Africa Policy Journal By Mpumelelo Nxumalo 6 August 2013 After presiding over economic decline marked by hyperinflation which brought Zimbabwe to its knees, president Mugabe and his Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) party have emerged as victors in the recent harmonized elections in Zimbabwe. Mugabe got 61% of the vote and his ZANU-PF […]

First Things By Luke Foster 5 August 2013 Millions went to the polls last Wednesday in the small Southern African nation of Zimbabwe in a general election that pits the incumbent, Robert Mugabe, against a divided opposition. Mugabe has held power since 1980, and, at 89, he shows no signs of yielding it. As David […]

Southern Eye By Nduduzo Tshuma 4 August 2013 ZANU PF leader President Robert Mugabe was yesterday declared winner of last Wednesday’s presidential election, garnering a massive 61% of the more than three million votes cast. If the 89-year-old Mugabe serves his full term, he will be 94 and would have led Zimbabwe for a continuos […]

Southern Eye By Vitalis Moyo  4 August 2013 THE much-anticipated Heath Streak consultancy and sports development initiative was officially launched on Thursday evening at a local hotel. The hallmark sporting ceremony in the City of Kings was graced by former Zimbabwe national team players like renowned cricket commentator Mpumelelo “Pommie” Mbangwa, Grant Flower, the current […]

Southern Eye By Southern Eye Reporter 2 August 2013 MDC Bulawayo East national assembly aspirant David Coltart yesterday conceded defeat to incumbent Thabitha Khumalo of the MDC-T, although he cited irregularities in the election process. Coltart said he lost to Khumalo by a close margin and said the election was fraught with irregularities. “I confirm […]

Southern Eye By Nduduzo Tshuma 2 August 2013 THERE was outrage yesterday when indications showed that Zanu PF had won in most parts of the country in Wednesday’s election. MDC-T leader Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai declared the election null and void. Tsvangirai dismissed the election as a huge farce, saying he would not accept the […]

News Day By News Day Reporter 2 August 2013 EDUCATION minister David Coltart yesterday conceded defeat in the battle for the Bulawayo East constituency House of Assembly seat, but cited irregularities in the entire harmonised elections that took place on Wednesday. Coltart, who lost to MDC-T candidate Thabitha Khumalo by 19 votes, congratulated her, but […]

All Africa By Nomalanga Moyo 2 August 2013 Outgoing Education Minister and MDC legal secretary David Coltart has said the context in which Zimbabweans went to the polls has been fraught with many irregularities that render the whole process ‘illegal’. Coltart was speaking to SW Radio Africa Friday after he raised concerns of massive rigging […]

Daily News By Wendy Muperi 2 August 2013 HARARE - Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has called Wednesday’s vote a “huge farce,” a day after his latest attempt to end President Robert Mugabe’s 33-year rule. Tsvangirai’s views were also shared by David Coltart of the smaller MDC faction who described the election as a farce adding the […]

SW Radio Africa By Nomalanga Moyo 2 August 2013 Outgoing Education Minister and MDC legal secretary David Coltart has said the context in which Zimbabweans went to the polls has been fraught with many irregularities that render the whole process ‘illegal’. Coltart was speaking to SW Radio Africa Friday after he raised concerns of massive […]