“This job requires more than technical ability. This job requires more than academic knowledge. You have to have political dexterity to maneuver the murky chambers of Zanu-PF corridors ..."
Let me say that the president (Emmerson Mnangagwa) has been confirmed by the ZEC as the president of the country, and the (Constitutional) court case that was lodged to protest that victory was rejected by the judges. The president is the president of the country.
“The issues of legitimacy are not resolved in the courts. Legitimacy comes from the people. The will of the people is fundamental and final, and the people have decided, the people have spoken, the people have voted, their voice must be protected,” said Chamisa.
While the ruling Zanu-PF party celebrated its court victory, the opposition MDC Alliance which lodged the formal challenge to President Mnangagwa’s July 30th election victory, alleging that the election was rigged, was not.
Legal experts are warning that the odds are stacked against Chamisa, seeking to become only the second African presidential aspirant to have courts annul election results.
“On July 29, at least two candidates gave statements which were published in the media and might be interpreted as campaigning ... The matters have been referred to the police for investigation for possible violation of the law."
"I think it’s one of the most important elections that Zimbabwe is having historically. It is the election that is going to mark a watershed as to how Zimbabwe’s democracy has matured."
"Unlike many years in the past, and unlike the last three elections, the opposition has been able to campaign freely across the country, including in many areas where they were previously not allowed to campaign in past parliamentary and presidential elections." Amb. Johnnie Carson.
So I think this is a turning point for Zimbabwean politics and economics, and this election is determinant for the future of this country, and the African Union looks into it seriously, in this regard, and its a landmark, transformational venture.
About 5.6 million people have registered to vote for a new president, legislators and councilors.
Two of the women contesting have name recognition, one having been vice president and the other a deputy prime minister.
But a furious Khupe says she has hired an attorney to challenge the move, noting that her MDC-T faction is the authentic party and not the Chamisa group.
“We are sending a message to would-be people who want to be corrupt that it’s no longer business as usual. So, it’s a deterrent measure on its own when people are conscious that when I engage in corrupt activities there is an express route to prison … We mean business ..."
“We have provided the police with information with some of the documents which the office of the president then was requesting for the shipment of alleged gifts to countries like China and the United Arab Emirates and also the United States of America …"
ZACC commissioner Goodson Nguni confirmed to VOA Studio 7 that Professor Nyagura had been picked up by the police.
"“I wouldn’t say anything at the moment, we are still going to be meeting, and decisions will be taken accordingly.”
Former Zimbabwe Prime Minister and leader of the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change, Morgan Tsvangirai died in South Africa Wednesday at age 65. Known by his supporters as MT or Save after his totem or lineage honorific name. Tsvangirai succumbed to colon cancer after a 2 year battle.
"... The continuation of this national emergency had been done yearly since 2003 and maintains sanctions implemented under Executive Orders 13288, 13391, and 13469 pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).”
“Now that he is in this predicament, aaah, we were actually laughing, you know, I just said to him, ah, you know what, when you are in this situation people desert (you), and he said yes, even relatives have deserted.”
'... It is an expression of compassion, an expression of responsibility which the president as a father figure of the nation is expected to show …'
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