Monthly Archives: June 2013

New Zimbabwe By New Zimbabwe Reporter 30 June 2013 THE Registrar General’s (RG) office continues to demand that holders of foreign passports surrender them before registering to vote, apparently ignoring last week’s Constitutional Court ruling which effectively endorsing dual citizenship, it has emerged. South Africa-based businessman Mutumwa Mawere filed a successful Constitutional Court application requesting […]

The Standard By Musa Dube 30 June 2013 POLITICIANS must stop ordering the closure of schools and forcing pupils to attend political rallies ahead of this year’s harmonised elections. The Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture David Coltart last week said abuse of teachers and pupils by politicians ahead of major elections was rampant, […]

Bulawayo24 News By Lulu Brenda Harris 30 June 2013 INCUMBENT Bulawayo East legislator MDC-T’s Thabitha Khumalo is set to lock horns with MDC’s David Coltart for the House of Assembly seat in the forthcoming elections as the MDCs’ battle to control Bulawayo intensifies. The two candidates, both identified as drawcards and strong candidates for their […]

STATEMENT REGARDING DUAL CITIZENSHIP AND THE RIGHT OF ZIMBABWEAN CITIZENS BY BIRTH TO REGISTER AND VOTE In terms of sections 36 and 43 of the new Zimbabwean Constitution ALL Zimbabweans born in Zimbabwe who have at least one parent who was either a Zimbabwe citizen at the time of their birth or one parent who […]

Statement by Senator David Coltart regarding his nomination to stand for election to the Bulawayo East House of Assembly seat The first step in seeking re-election took place day. My nomination papers to stand for the House of Assembly in the Bulawayo East Constituency were filed and accepted in the nomination court this morning. The […]

MDC Website 28 June 2013 MDC Secretary for Legal Affairs and Education, Arts, Sport and Culture Minister, David Coltart has launched an online campaign ‘David Coltart Campaign 2013’ as he seeks reelection for the Bulawayo East House of Assembly seat. Coltart joined hundreds of other MDC parliament and council hopefuls who filed their nomination papers […]

The Independent By Herbert Moyo 28 June 2013 LEADERS of the MDC formations spent the last two weeks engaged in self-praise and congratulating their principals Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai as well as Industry and Commerce minister Welshman Ncube for thwarting President Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF’s bid to force elections on July 31. MDC legal […]

News Day By News Day Reporter 28 June 2013 IN yesterday’s issue of NewsDay we carried a disturbing report to the effect that Zanu PF conducted most of its just-ended primary elections inside school grounds in defiance of a standing government directive that school premises should not be used as venues for political activities. NewsDay […]

News Day By Amanda Horsfield 27 June 2013 ZANU PF on Tuesday defied government policy by conducting its primary elections at schools disrupting learning. NewsDay observed primary elections being conducted at Epworth High, Chinyika and Zimre schools among other centres countrywide. Education minister David Coltart said there was a standing government directive that no political […]