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Sadc leaders humiliate Mugabe

The Standard — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:18:37 +0000

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe was yesterday ordered by an extraordinary Sadc summit to return to the Constitutional Court and seek an extension of two weeks to the date that he set aside for elections.

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It’s dog eat dog in Zanu PF primaries

The Standard — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:07:41 +0000

IT is going to be dog eat dog in the Zanu PF primary elections, after hundreds of Young Turks and other first time candidates applied to contest party bigwigs in the internal polls.

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Will Chiyangwa’s money translate into votes?

The Standard — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:00:16 +0000

CHINHOYI constituency has been the bedrock of Zanu PF politics in Mashonaland West province for a long time.

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Voter education exercise a right for all

The Standard — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:51:52 +0000

POLITICAL parties and civil society organisations have the right to engage in voter education exercises as they are part of electoral processes, analysts have said.

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Nyarota lodges appeal

The Standard — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:47:37 +0000

Geoff Nyarota, who is aspiring to represent the MDC-T in the forthcoming parliamentary elections, has lodged an appeal against MP Pishai Muchauraya’s victory at the party’s primary elections.

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Is Mugabe worried about legitimacy?

The Standard — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:27:36 +0000

ZANU PF is no longer worried about legitimacy and will do whatever it takes to wrestle absolute political power in the forthcoming elections.

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‘Mugabe’s election decree unconstitutional’

The Standard — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:23:11 +0000

There has been intense debate about the constitutionality of President Robert Mugabe’s election proclamation that was made using Presidential Powers.

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Is the sun setting on Gideon Gono?

The Standard — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:49:23 +0000

WHEN Gideon Gono took over as Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor in December 2003, he set himself on a path no other central bank chief had

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‘Zimbabwe heading for another disputed poll’

The Standard — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:47:19 +0000

ZIMBABWE is again heading for disputed polls as evidence on the ground already shows possible manipulation of the electoral process, a new report has warned.

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FULL STATEMENT: Tsvangirai on Mugabe’s poll date proclamation

The Standard — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:02:26 +0000

June 13, 1200hrs, Harare, Zimbabwe Today, early in the morning, I received a letter from President Mugabe dated 13 June 2013, in which he advised that in purported compliance with [...]

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