HARARE – Australia will reward efforts by Zimbabwe’s leaders to pave way for a free referendum and fair elections, Foreign minister Bob Carr said yesterday. Carr announced a three-stage roadmap for the lifting of sanctions on Zimbabwe, including requirements for a credible constitutional referendum and subsequent free and fair elections. The Australian Foreign chief spoke…
HARARE – In a bankrupt country — reportedly with a paltry $217 in its coffers — a number of State-owned firms forked out nearly $160 000 on Wednesday night to bankroll a football tournament as part of President Robert Mugabe’s 89th birthday celebrations. Those coaxed to foot the bill, include the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation…
WASHINGTON – The US state department has said it is issuing a global travel alert because of an unspecified al-Qaeda threat. In a statement, the department said the potential for an attack is particularly strong in the Middle East and North Africa. The move comes shortly after the US announced the closure of embassies in…
HARARE – Below is the African Union (AU)’s preliminary statement on Zimbabwe’s July 31 harmonised elections. I. Introduction The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Her Excellency Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini- Zuma, deployed a 60 member African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) to the 31 July 2013 Harmonised Elections in the Republic of Zimbabwe in accordance…
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 entire election was fraught with irregularities. The…
HARARE – A smuggled ballot box allegedly from nearby barracks has been found at the constituency command centre in Dzivarasekwa, the Daily News can report. A Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) official confirmed to the Daily News that the presiding officer Rachel Machiya staggered into Dzivaresekwa Community Hall No 2 carrying a ballot box which contained…
HARARE – With reports indicating yesterday that Zanu PF and President Robert Mugabe were headed for a controversial win in the harmonised elections, the economy is likely to nose-dive, economists say. According to Mugabe’s Zanu PF manifesto, the 89-year-old leader — who has presided over the country’s economy since independence from the British in 1980…
HARARE – Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s party claimed yesterday that the veteran leader had won the hard-fought election over his long-time rival but local observers charged that the vote was seriously flawed. “We have romped (to victory) in a very emphatic manner. We have defeated the MDC,” a top member of Mugabe’s Zanu PF party…
HARARE – Electoral Commissions Forum of the Southern African Development Community (ECF Sadc) has endorsed Wednesday’s elections as peaceful, credible and efficient. Advocate Notemba Tjipuejan, told a news conference at the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) Command Centre in Harare, that Zimbabweans must accept the results. The ECF Sadc is an independent organisation in which each…
HARARE – Twenty-one academically-talented but economically disadvantaged Zimbabwean students have received over $5,6 million in scholarships from various American colleges and universities where they will pursue studies over the next four years. US ambassador Bruce Wharton made the announcement last week during a send-off ceremony for the students, all of whom are graduates of the…
