Coltart concedes defeat
News Day By News Day Reporter 2 August 2013 EDUCATION minister David Coltart yesterday conceded defeat in the battle for the Bulawayo East constituency House of Assembly seat, but cited irregularities in the entire harmonised elections that took place on Wednesday. Coltart, who lost to MDC-T candidate Thabitha Khumalo by 19 votes, congratulated her, but
Outgoing Minister Says Breaches of Electoral Law Render Result Illegal
All Africa By Nomalanga Moyo 2 August 2013 Outgoing Education Minister and MDC legal secretary David Coltart has said the context in which Zimbabweans went to the polls has been fraught with many irregularities that render the whole process ‘illegal’. Coltart was speaking to SW Radio Africa Friday after he raised concerns of massive rigging
Elections null, void: Tsvangirai
Daily News By Wendy Muperi 2 August 2013 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
Outgoing minister says breaches of electoral law render result illegal
SW Radio Africa By Nomalanga Moyo 2 August 2013 Outgoing Education Minister and MDC legal secretary David Coltart has said the context in which Zimbabweans went to the polls has been fraught with many irregularities that render the whole process ‘illegal’. Coltart was speaking to SW Radio Africa Friday after he raised concerns of massive
Ministry probes DEOs for bribery
The Herald By Nomore Kudzedzereka 1 August 2013 Government is set to crack the whip on district education officers (DEOs) in different parts of the country following reports that they were demanding bribes from temporary teachers in order to secure job placements. Reports indicate that a number of education officers nationwide were demanding bribes ranging between
Rana, Darmesh win Inyathi High School golf tournament
Southern Eye By Southern Eye Reporter 1 August 2013 NEEKIL Rana and Dharmesh Doolabh were the winners of the Inyathi High School Golf Tournament at Bulawayo Golf Club (BGC) on Saturday, aimed at raising funds to purchase a 65-seater bus for the school. The golf tournament, held by BGC in conjunction with the former Inyathi
Streak Initiative fundraising dinner on tonight
The Chronicle By Lovemore Dube 1 August THE Heath Streak Initiative fundraising dinner will be held at a city hotel tonight with both the India and Zimbabwe cricket teams in attendance. Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture David Coltart will be the guest of honour in an event organisers have paid tribute to city
Zimbabwe election results: Opposition leaders claim vote tainted by ‘monumental rigging’
The Independent UK By Leo Cendrowicz 1 August 2013 Prime Minister Morgan Tsvanirgai says his party considers the vote ‘null and void’ as election monitors warn that around one million people were denied their vote. Zimbabwe’s opposition leaders warned that the country risked a new descent into chaos, alleging that this week’s elections had been
Zimbabwe elections: Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party claims landslide victory
The Guardian By David Smith 1 August 2013 Final results are not yet published but opposition MDC attacks ‘huge farce’ and complains of voter disenfranchisement. President Robert Mugabe’s party has claimed victory in Zimbabwe’s elections by a landslide, while his main rival dismissed it as a “huge farce” and warned that an illegitimate result would plunge the
All set for Streak consultancy launch
Southern Eye By Vitalis Noyo 31 July 2013 IT’S all systems go tonight for the launch of the Heath Streak Consultancy and Sports Development initiative spearheaded by the former Zimbabwe national cricket team captain and bowling coach. The launch had been slated for today but has been moved to tomorrow due to the national harmonised