Zimbabwe court to hear opposition election challenge Aug. 22
Zimbabwe’s ruling party and opposition say the Constitutional Court will hear the opposition’s challenge to the presidential election results on Aug. 22.
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Zimbabwe’s ruling party and opposition say the Constitutional Court will hear the opposition’s challenge to the presidential election results on Aug. 22.
Zimbabwe’s opposition faced a deadline Friday to file its legal challenge to try to overturn the July 30 election result, which has been mired in fraud allegations and a government crackdown on opponents.
HARARE – The killing of seven people by soldiers on Tuesday after election results protests by the opposition has been described as “barbaric” and that such actions have no place in a new Zimbabwe.
Eddie Cross: “Zanu had total control of the media and used it, they also controlled the access to State resources and used that on a huge scale. But they did not attempt to falsify the results when they came in and survived by the skin of their teeth. Because the Constituency results are not, by and large, contested, the Presidential ballot will stand up to challenge and I am sure that this has been done. Any legal challenge should therefore be short lived.”
William Saunderson-Meyer: “While Zanu-PF is undoubtedly loathsome, it is not for the world to dictate to Zimbabweans which swamp creature they should vote for.”
Hopewell Chin’ono: The map below, which has not been disputed by any of the political parties, has shown that social media is still very irrelevant when it comes to determining election outcomes.
Zimbabwe’s government warned election candidates on Tuesday they faced prosecution and jail for prematurely announcing results of landmark polls after the main opposition MDC party said it had won.
By Crecey Kuyedzwa
“Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t.” As the old saying goes, it’s better to deal with someone you are familiar with, even if they are not ideal, than to take a risk with an unknown person.
But then there is the other old adage: “A leopard can’t change its spots.”
People will remain true to their nature, even if they claim otherwise.
This is the dilemma the Zimbabwean voter faced at the polling booths yesterday.
14:51 Tendai Biti press conference: “We have now received results of the polls. Results show that we have won these elections and that the next president of Zimbabwe is Nelson Chamisa.”
With hope and pride, millions of Zimbabweans voted peacefully Monday in an election that many believe is their best chance to escape the toxic politics and dead-end economics of the era of Robert Mugabe, who wasn’t on the ballot for the first time in the nation’s nearly four-decade history.