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The Namibian
Tue 13 Aug 2013
SMS Of The Day * THIS nation is in dire need of a massive conference on housing. When we experienced a crisis in the education sector a crisis-control brain-storming conference was organised which resulted in the best deal ever for the Namibian child, nam Food For Thought * BOURGEOISIE has become a daily occupation if not the order of the day of the upper-echelons, President Hifikepunye Pohamba we urge you to revisit this unpatriotic geocentricism among your staff and the well-connected, for everybody to r Bouquets And Brickbats * COMMISSIONER of Prisons, can you please explain the strategies you use to appoint officers to certain positions? It is my observation that you are being fed with wrong information then you just promote individuals without making p SMS Of The Day * I THINK Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda lost his belt because of this promoter and trainer. How can a world champion still be training at the Katutura Youth Complex where there is not enough equipment. I think they must follow the example of Ha Food For Thought * NAMIBIA Dairies are unable to match low prices of imported milk and this ultimately means the consumer will have to pay more for local milk. Look at the prices of the local chicken. All these profits are going in the pockets of a few in Bouquets And Brickbats * I AM pleased to hear that Cabinet has responded positively to the proposal of Namibia Dairies to support the industry. The restrictions which support the industry by reducing competition to ensure the survival of the industry is a SMS Of The Day * CEO’s golden handshakes. Somewhere on our statute books there must be a provision that if a board of directors suspends/dismisses a CEO without due regard to legal provision (substantive/procedural law) such board must carry the costs for Food For Thought * JACKY Asheeke was so right with her last column- why are the fathers of the dead children not being prosecuted? (Reference to the children who died in shack fires last week) Our justice system still protects men over women. In this cont Bouquets And Brickbats * ALEXACTUS Kaure, your column in Friday’s newspaper opened my eyes. One hardly finds impartial case study analysers in Namibia. Let’s not destroy the Polytechnic’s strong foundation (Tjivikua) as yet. At least wait until the transf SMS Of The Day * WHY doesn’t NBC listen when they are criticised? The little red chairs on Good Morning Namibia have done their part and are dirty especially at the arm rests. Please listen for once. You interview professionals and internationals on those Food For Thought * MINISTRY of Education, in order to address the shortages of teachers at primary schools why don’t you consider employing us who hold a diploma in lifelong learning and community education for teaching posts? We also did health education Bouquets And Brickbats * MY fellow Namibians, I am not a Swapo member but a third term for President Hifikepuye Pohamba will be a step closer towards attainment of Vision 2030. Believe me His Excellency has made crucial bold decisions, and I don’t regret
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NEWS - AFRICA
| 2013-07-31
I’ll suffer heart failure if I lose - Mugabe
BITTER RIVALS ... Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and President Robert Mugabe will square off in the crunch Zimbabwean elections today.
CAPE TOWN - President Robert Mugabe says he would suffer heart failure if the people of Harare and Bulawayo did not vote for him in the make-or-break elections set to be held tomorrow, a News Day report said on Monday.
Addressing party supporters during his last campaign rally in Harare, Mugabe said: “Are we going to vote? Yes, but how are you going to vote? Harare, Harare, Harare, Bulawayo, Bulawayo, our big cities. Have we forgotten 2008?”
“Have we left behind 2008? I will be shocked. I will have heart failure if I hear Harare votes for MDC, a party with councillors who have caused trouble,” Mugabe said.
The upcoming elections are expected to end a shaky coalition government between Mugabe and his archrival Morgan Tsvangirai formed in 2009 following disputed elections in 2008.
Mugabe also warned Tsvangirai that he would be arrested if he claimed victory before official results were announced. This he said following Tsvangirai’s threats that he would not wait for official results from the electoral authorities.
According to newzimbabwe.com, Tsvangirai told his own Movement for Democratic Change supporters at the weekend that although Zanu-PF was trying to rig the elections, he expected an overwhelming victory and did not have to wait for the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC).
Mugabe said said Tsvangirai must follow the law.
“...what shocked me is that he said he was going to announce the results of the elections knowing that the law does not allow it. He says they can arrest me if they want. You want to announce the results you get from your people. That’s madness. I have never heard anyone in Africa saying that. A whole Prime Minister saying he will break the law. Who gave you the job [to announce the results]?” Mugabe queried.
“There is a law and you can’t go against the law. He who does that will be arrested. I can tell you in advance that if you breach the law and you become a lawbreaker, a lawbreaker is arrested and the police will arrest you.”
Meanwhile, Mugabe’s rivals complained Monday they have not yet received a copy of the electoral roll, just two days before Zimbabweans go to the polls today.
Amid suspicions the list of voters is being doctored to ensure a victory for Mugabe today, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said his Movement for Democratic Change would take legal action to obtain a copy.
“With virtually a day to go to the election, no political party in Zimbabwe other than Zanu-PF perhaps has got a copy of the final voters roll,” he told reporters.
“Our lawyers are in the process of filing a court application to actually obtain a copy of that voters roll,” said Biti.
In June, an NGO called Research and Advocacy Unit focusing on Zimbabwe politics, reported the existing voter list included around one million dead voters or people who have moved abroad, as well as over 100 000 people aged over 100 years old.
The MDC has alleged these “ghost voters” tend to back Mugabe.
Biti said the MDC, which seeks to end Mugabe’s 33-year rule, has neither received a full list of polling centres nor a count of the number of ballot papers printed for the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission.
“We have asked for a final list of the polling stations and ZEC again has not provided us with the final list of the polling stations,” he said.
Biti also said the arrest of Morgan Komichi, the senior election organiser of Tsvangirai, at this election was meant to harass and cripple their campaign.
“By arresting Morgan Komichi you are in fact crippling the operations [of] our presidential campaign,” he said.
Biti warned that if the electoral commission announces fraudulent results, the MDC is ready to announce its own tally. - Nampa-AFP
“Have we left behind 2008? I will be shocked. I will have heart failure if I hear Harare votes for MDC, a party with councillors who have caused trouble,” Mugabe said.
The upcoming elections are expected to end a shaky coalition government between Mugabe and his archrival Morgan Tsvangirai formed in 2009 following disputed elections in 2008.
Mugabe also warned Tsvangirai that he would be arrested if he claimed victory before official results were announced. This he said following Tsvangirai’s threats that he would not wait for official results from the electoral authorities.
According to newzimbabwe.com, Tsvangirai told his own Movement for Democratic Change supporters at the weekend that although Zanu-PF was trying to rig the elections, he expected an overwhelming victory and did not have to wait for the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC).
Mugabe said said Tsvangirai must follow the law.
“...what shocked me is that he said he was going to announce the results of the elections knowing that the law does not allow it. He says they can arrest me if they want. You want to announce the results you get from your people. That’s madness. I have never heard anyone in Africa saying that. A whole Prime Minister saying he will break the law. Who gave you the job [to announce the results]?” Mugabe queried.
“There is a law and you can’t go against the law. He who does that will be arrested. I can tell you in advance that if you breach the law and you become a lawbreaker, a lawbreaker is arrested and the police will arrest you.”
Meanwhile, Mugabe’s rivals complained Monday they have not yet received a copy of the electoral roll, just two days before Zimbabweans go to the polls today.
Amid suspicions the list of voters is being doctored to ensure a victory for Mugabe today, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said his Movement for Democratic Change would take legal action to obtain a copy.
“With virtually a day to go to the election, no political party in Zimbabwe other than Zanu-PF perhaps has got a copy of the final voters roll,” he told reporters.
“Our lawyers are in the process of filing a court application to actually obtain a copy of that voters roll,” said Biti.
In June, an NGO called Research and Advocacy Unit focusing on Zimbabwe politics, reported the existing voter list included around one million dead voters or people who have moved abroad, as well as over 100 000 people aged over 100 years old.
The MDC has alleged these “ghost voters” tend to back Mugabe.
Biti said the MDC, which seeks to end Mugabe’s 33-year rule, has neither received a full list of polling centres nor a count of the number of ballot papers printed for the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission.
“We have asked for a final list of the polling stations and ZEC again has not provided us with the final list of the polling stations,” he said.
Biti also said the arrest of Morgan Komichi, the senior election organiser of Tsvangirai, at this election was meant to harass and cripple their campaign.
“By arresting Morgan Komichi you are in fact crippling the operations [of] our presidential campaign,” he said.
Biti warned that if the electoral commission announces fraudulent results, the MDC is ready to announce its own tally. - Nampa-AFP
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