Monthly Archives: June 2013

Southern Eye by Nduduzo Tshuma 6 June 2013 Zanu PF is going all out to entice voters ahead of the next election, with the party now sending text messages, even to political opponents, pleading for the endorsement of President Robert Mugabe. The party started dispatching messages on Monday, as it seeks to woe voters, particularly […]

Southern Eye By Dumisani Nkomo 6 June 2013 BULAWAYO is famed as the City of Kings largely due to its rich epic regal history of King Mzilikazi and Lobengula Khumalo and the Mambos before them. Is Bulawayo, or more generally Matabeleland, or even more broadly the southern region of the country, able to produce an […]

6 June 2013 Statement by the MDC regarding the announcement made by the Registrar of Voters that the Voter registration exercise mandated by the Section 6(3) of the Constitution will commence on Monday the 10th June 2013. Were it not for its desperately serious consequences the Constitutional crisis regarding the deadline of the 31st July […]

SW Radio Africa By Tichaona Sibanda 6 June 2013 The SADC summit on Zimbabwe, which was due in Maputo, Mozambique on Sunday, will now be held in Pretoria, South Africa on Monday, according to sources. SW Radio Africa is reliably informed that the summit was postponed by a day to give all parties to the […]

The Zimbabwean By Sofia Mapuranga 5 June 2013 Teacher retraining initiatives are set to commence soon, after the government secured $23 million from the World Bank’s Partnership for Education. Zimbabwe is among the 12 beneficiaries of the $439 million grant awarded to developing countries to enhance the quality of education for all children. David Coltart, […]

SW Radio Africa By Nomalanga Moyo 04 June 2013 Confusion continued to reign this week over whether the country was ready to hold elections by the end of July, as directed by the Constitutional Court. Last week the country’s top court ruled in favour of Harare man Jealousy Mawarire, who had argued that the delay […]

Southern Eye By Pamela Mhlanga/NQABA Matshazi 3 June 2013 CONSTITUTIONAL law experts have expressed shock at the judgement passed by the Supreme Court last Friday ordering that elections be held at the end of next month. MDC secretary for legal affairs David Coltart, said the ruling all but undermined all efforts to hold credible elections, […]

The Herald By Prof Jonathan Moyo, MP 3 June 2013 The over-debatable proposition that lawyers are safe from the threat of automation taking over their profession because no one would build a robot to do nothing has found curious confirmation from scandalous political comments made by some good for nothing lawyers whose reaction to last Friday’s historic […]

News Day By Dumisani Sibanda & Mernat Mafirakurewa  3 June 2013 ZIMBABWE’s hopes of holding a credible poll have been dashed following a court ruling ordering elections by July 31, but analysts argue the move was not feasible to create a free and fair environment. This follows a Supreme Court ruling on Friday ordering President […]