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Mugabe seeks to delay Zimbabwe elections by two weeks

Agence France-PresseJune 19, 2013 14:00
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has filed an urgent application with the country's top court to push back crucial elections by two weeks, following pressure by regional leaders. Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa told AFP he had filed papers on Tuesday that sought "a postponement of the date for the harmonised elections from July 31, 2013 to August 14, 2013." The announcement comes just days after Southern African leaders pressed Mugabe to delay the polls to allow more time for democratic reforms.

Mugabe seeks to delay Zimbabwe election by two weeks

Agence France-PresseJune 19, 2013 12:32
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has filed an urgent application with the country's top court to push back crucial elections by two weeks, following pressure by regional leaders. Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa told AFP he had filed papers on Tuesday that sought "a postponement of the date for the harmonised elections from July 31, 2013 to August 14, 2013." The announcement comes just days after Southern African leaders pressed Mugabe to delay the polls to allow more time for democratic reforms.

Mugabe seeks to delay Zimbabwe election by two weeks

Agence France-PresseJune 19, 2013 09:32
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has filed an urgent application with the country's top court to push back crucial elections by two weeks, following pressure by regional leaders. Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa told AFP he had filed papers on Tuesday that sought "a postponement of the date for the harmonised elections from July 31, 2013 to August 14, 2013." The announcement comes just days after Southern African leaders pressed Mugabe to delay the polls to allow more time for democratic reforms.

Mugabe seeks to delay Zimbabwe election by two weeks

Agence France-PresseJune 19, 2013 05:01
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has filed an urgent application with the country's top court to push back crucial elections by two weeks, his justice minister said Wednesday. Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa told AFP he had filed papers on Tuesday that sought "a postponement of the date for the harmonised elections from July 31, 2013 to August 14, 2013." The announcement comes just days after Southern African leaders pressed Mugabe to delay the polls to allow more time for democratic reforms.

Mugabe seeks to delay Zimbabwe election by two weeks

Agence France-PresseJune 19, 2013 04:30
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has filed an urgent application with the country's top court to push back crucial elections by two weeks, his justice minister said Wednesday. Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa told AFP he had filed papers "yesterday (Tuesday)" that sought "a postponement of the date for the harmonised elections from July 31 2013 to August 14, 2013." fj/arb/fb

ZImbabwe PM says polls can be delayed to October 31

Agence France-PresseJune 17, 2013 12:03
Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Monday backed calls by regional grouping SADC for his archrival President Robert Mugabe to delay crucial polls due by the end of July. "We have to hold elections by October 31," Tsvangirai's spokesman Luke Tamborinyoka told AFP. The constitutional court last month ruled fresh polls have to be held by July 31, a date which Mugabe has backed, but Tsvangirai wants electoral reforms passed first and argues the law allows for three more months.

Zimbabwe's Mugabe says rivals scared of 'sure' defeat

June 16, 2013 09:33
By MacDonald Dzirutwe HARARE (Reuters) - President Robert Mugabe accused political rivals of seeking to delay elections in Zimbabwe because they fear defeat, after regional leaders urged his ruling coalition to ask the courts to extend a July 31 deadline for holding the vote. His rivals said reforms to restrictive media and security laws were essential for any fair election to be held and that it was Mugabe's party that was not ready to go the polls.

ANC website hacked

Agence France-PresseJune 14, 2013 22:27
South Africa's ruling African National Congress on Friday said its website had been hacked by Zimbabwe activists claiming ties to the global "hacktivist" group Anonymous. "Someone calling themselves Anonymous and claiming to be the legitimate representative of the people of Zimbabwe has flooded the website of our organisation," the ANC said in a statement. The denial of service attack -- which floods a website with so many data requests that it crashes -- appeared to be in effect from around 09:00 GMT to 10:00 GMT.

IMF sets first aid to Zimbabwe in more than decade

Agence France-PresseJune 14, 2013 22:25
The International Monetary Fund announced its first help for Zimbabwe in more than a decade Thursday as the troubled country heads toward court-ordered elections next month. IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde approved a staff-monitored program for Zimbabwe to oversee the authorities' economic reform this year, the Fund said in a statement. The agreement with Zimbabwean authorities marked a key step in normalizing relations with the southern African nation.

Zimbabwe PM vows to veto polls without prior reforms

Agence France-PresseJune 12, 2013 15:30
Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai vowed Wednesday to block President Robert Mugabe's efforts to set a date for key elections before democratic reforms are implemented. "You can't set a date of an election without my concurrence. Period. I will not give legitimacy to that election date unless we agree," Tsvangirai told civil society organisations, days before regional mediators meet to discuss the polls. Zimbabwe is due to elect a successor to Mugabe's four-year power-sharing government with Tsvangirai, his long-time rival. Its tenure ends on June 29.
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