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Friday, 14 December 2012 09:51
HARARE - A seven-member Cabinet taskforce produced a new draft constitution for Zimbabwe on Wednesday, seeking to beat a Christmas deadline set by President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF party Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is also eager to get the draft out...Read More
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News » Ndakaziva Majaka, Staff Writer
Monday, 03 December 2012 13:13
HARARE - The draft constitution is a better devil than the current Lancaster House charter, a local women’s coalition has said. Musasa Project, a local women’s action and coalition group have said despite the chapters they are not satisfied with in...Read More
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News » Ndakaziva Majaka, Staff Writer
Wednesday, 28 November 2012 09:20
HARARE - A local rights group yesterday slammed the coalition government for failing to package information on the constitution-making process for the handicapped in Zimbabwe. Kumbirai Mafunda, communications officer for Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) said it was unfortunate the...Read More
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News » Ndakaziva Majaka, Staff Writer
Saturday, 10 November 2012 13:10
HARARE - The new draft constitution is a “better devil” than the current Lancaster House charter, Zapu vice president Emelia Mukaratirwa has said. She told supporters in Gwanda at a recent rally meant to garner backing for the draft, that the...Read More
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Friday, 26 October 2012 11:23
HARARE - The just-ended constitution Second All- Stakeholders’ Conference ended without clarity regarding the next step in finalising the draft constitution, a coalition of local rights groups has said. The Zimbabwe Peace Project, Zimbabwe Election Support Network and Zimbabwe Lawyers for...Read More
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Thursday, 18 October 2012 10:04
HARARE - Zimbabwe’s plans to hold an indaba to pave way for the crafting of a new constitution which sets terms for holding of new elections are in danger of collapse following a lawsuit filed in the High Court yesterday seeking...Read More
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Monday, 15 October 2012 12:35
HARARE Colleagues earlier on, the master of ceremonies said Zimbabwe is not the country to follow, whatever it does, the examples set in Zimbabwe are not the best. But I feel very happy this morning to be among this esteemed grouping...Read More
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Thursday, 13 September 2012 12:11
By Pindai Dube, Own Correspondent BULAWAYO - An alliance of church groups has warned against putting both Zanu PF and Copac’s constitution drafts to a referendum saying the move risks triggering unprecedented violence. Christian Alliance director Reverend Useni Sibanda told...Read More
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Tuesday, 11 September 2012 12:24
HARARE - Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and President Robert Mugabe will today seek to get the Constitution making process back on track as they re-open negotiations to break the Copac impasse. Tsvangirai and Mugabe also met around 3pm yesterday afternoon to...Read More
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News » Fungai Kwaramba, Staff Writer
Sunday, 09 September 2012 13:44
HARARE - Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday launched a “Yes” vote for the draft constitution in Harare, declaring talks with President Robert Mugabe are dead. Tsvangirai, who was addressing his MDC structures at the Harare Showgrounds in the capital, said he...Read More
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Wednesday, 05 September 2012 13:54
HARARE - Officials from President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF are offering coalition partners a “bargain” to break the deadlock over a new constitution. Zanu PF says the parties must conduct an audit of a draft negotiated by the three parties under...Read More
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Sunday, 02 September 2012 10:08
HARARE - Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU) has endorsed the draft constitution saying it had been approved by the workers in the country. ZCTU secretary-general Japhet Moyo said the ZCTU supreme body, the general council approved the draft constitution arguing...Read More
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Saturday, 01 September 2012 14:26
BULAWAYO - Zapu President Dumiso Dabengwa said the late Vice President Joshua Nkomo would be very happy with the Constitutional Select Committee (Copac) draft constitution although it needs to be polished up. “There are several positive formulations in the current draft....Read More
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Friday, 31 August 2012 09:56
HARARE - Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai will from next week (September 8) embark on a constitutional campaign in which he will urge Zimbabweans to support the draft constitution. The PM yesterday told more than 50 civic society members at a meeting...Read More
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Thursday, 30 August 2012 14:43
HARARE - Finance minister Tendai Biti says Zanu PF’s rejection of a draft constitution authored jointly by coalition partners has put government planning into disarray. In an interview with the Daily News, Biti said he had set aside cash for a...Read More
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