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The Real Change Times Movement for Democratic Change A Party of Excellence! The Official Mouthpiece of the MDC Tuesday 28 May MDC Information & Publicity Department, Harvest House, 44 Nelson Mandela Ave, Harare, Zimbabwe Issue 154 2013 MDC primaries in full swing The MDC primary elections are in full MP did not get the two thirds needed Mashu, Chitungwiza North, Hon. Marvellous swing with the party having completed the for confirmation, the MPs will undergo Khumalo, St Mary’s and Hon. Collen Gwiyo confirmation process of sitting MPs in three primary elections in the next two weeks. of Zengeza West. provinces by the end of the day on Sunday. “After the successful completion of the Primary elections were held in Mhondoro The primary elections are being held under three provinces, the process will today Ngezi and the following were elected to the party’s rules where sitting legislators have move to Matabeleland South, followed represent the party in the upcoming elections: to go through a confirmation exercise by their by Matabeleland North on Tuesday, Honest Manhando- Mhondoro Ngezi , Dennis constituencies. Midlands South on Wednesday, Juru- Seke, Thomas Nyamayaro and Ian Midlands North on Thursday and the Makoni for Goromonzi West. Legislators who would have secured a two Mashonaland provinces on Friday, thirds majority of the people’s votes will Manicaland on Saturday and Masvingo In Bulawayo province, the following were automatically represent the party in the province on Sunday,” said Hon. confirmed: Hon. Reggie Moyo of Luveve, forthcoming elections, which the MDC is Komichi. Hon. Samuel Sipepa Nkomo – Lobengula, expected to overwhelmingly win. Hon. Albert Mhlanga – Pumula, Hon. “The MDC is well on schedule,” he said Thamsanqa Mahlangu - Nkulumane, Hon. The completed provinces are; Harare, urging party members to desist from Gorden Moyo – Makokoba, Hon. Tabitha Bulawayo and Chitungwiza and the primary any form of violence and corruption Khumalo – Bulawayo East and Hon. Eddie elections took place in constituencies were the and to demonstrate a sense of unity. Cross – Bulawayo South. MDC has no sitting MPs. Confirmed: Solomon Madzore to stand in National Deputy Chairperson - “The party will take disciplinary Dzivarasekwa Hon Morgen Komichi However, the following were not confirmed The process, which commenced on Saturday in measures and deal severely with those and will consequently have to go for primary Harare has been peaceful in all the provinces who breach the party’s guidelines,” said held in these constituencies. Eric Knight Mufakose-Hon. Pauline elections: Hon. Dorcas Sibanda- Bulawayo and is expected to end at the weekend. Hon. Komichi. Mpariwa, Mabvuku-James Maridadi, Central, Hon. Mafa Sibanda – Magwegwe, Below is the full list of Harare confirmed Mt Pleasant -Hon. Jameson Timba and Hon. Samuel Khumalo – Pelandaba-Mpopoma. “The process started very well amid a very The sitting MPs in Harare who are MDC candidates; Glen View South- Southerton - Hon. Gift Chimanikire, peaceful environment,” the MDC national going for primary elections are; Hon. Paul Madzore, Glen View North- Warren Park, Hon Elias Mudzuri. Prince Dube and Phelala Masuku were voted deputy chairperson, Senator Morgan Komichi Hon. Fani Munengani Dzivarasekwa in to contest in Emakhadeni-Entumbane and said. Hon. Heneri Dzinotyiwei (Budiriro), -Youth Assembly President Solomon MP, Hon. Alexius Musundire Nketa constituencies respectively. Hon. Elias Jembere (Epworth) Hon. Madzore, Harare East-Hon. Tendai was confirmed for Zengeza East “We observed some unity of purpose and Pearson Mungofa (Highfields East), Biti, Harare West- Hon. Jessie Majome, constituency in Chitungwiza. The primary elections are an indication that cooperation in the structures. For the first time Hon. Simon Hove (Highfield West), Harare Central- Hon. Murisi Zwizwai, the MDC is prepared and confident of going in the MDC, the structures have managed to Hon. Margaret Matienga (Sunningdale), Harare South-Jacob Mafume, Harare However the following MPs were into an election contrary to some sections of choose the people they want to represent them Hon. Gift Dzirutwe (Glen Norah) and North-Hon. Theresa Makone, Hatfield not confirmed and will have to go the media claiming that we are not ready for in Parliament,” he said. Hon. Willas Madzimure (Kambuzuma) - Hon. Tapiwa Mashakada, Kuwadzana for Primary Elections: Hon. Edward an election. East-Hon. Nelson Chamisa, Kuwadzana Musumbu of Norton, Hon. Misheck Senator Komichi said in areas where a sitting This means primary elections will be - Hon. Lucia Matibenga, Mbare- Shoko of Chitungwiza South, Fidelis Register to vote!! Congratulations! Zimbabwe has new MDC has zero tolerance to corruption – President Tsvangirai Constitution. The MDC remains alive and stronger following “As a Party of Excellence, we are favour,” said President Tsvangirai. its policy conference, the successful rally allergic to corruption. It would be a What is voter registration? held two weeks ago and the primary elections betrayal of the party’s values and of the He said delegates to the policy currently taking place in all the provinces, people of Zimbabwe for any credible conference were clear that corruption Voter registration is a process of making President Tsvangirai has said. political party to field anyone who has is a national scourge that must be yourself eligible to vote in the upcoming been implicated or linked to shady tenaciously fought wherever it rears harmonized elections. To register, visit your Addressing a press conference in Harare last dealings while purporting to serve its ugly head. We cannot afford as a local Registrar General’s Office. You can week, President Tsvangirai said as a Party of the people. We are taking a stand that party to field the same candidates who vote only if you are registered as a voter and Excellence and as reinforced by delegates to anyone implicated or named in that betrayed residents’ trust and the party your name appears on the voter’s roll. party policy conference, the MDC had zero report will not stand in our party’s and its values. tolerance to corruption and would not hesitate name, even for primary elections,” he Where can I register to vote? to take action on members who engaged in said. “In all instances where the councillors corrupt activities. soiled the good name of the party and You must be a resident in the constituency He explained that the MDC will not the good standing of other hard working where you wish to register as a voter. It does “Our record speaks for itself in that we fired a tolerate corruption from anyone in the councillors, we will ensure that they not matter that you have been absent from whole council in Chitungwiza for corruption party, even the party President. do not run. Corruption has become a the constituency for a temporary purpose. and they were protected by the Minister of national affliction but as a party we But you will not be able to register in that Local Government (Ignatius Chombo),” “We will continue to showcase our say No to what has become a national constituency if you have not resided there President Tsvangirai said. qualitative difference by taking disease. for a continuous period of 12 months. stern action against offenders and “We remain the only party that has ever fired corrupt officials. We will stick to our We are party that is set to usher in real You can register at: anyone for corruption. history, which shows that we take transformation in the country when we the responsibility of serving people win the next election in the coming • Your local Registrar General’s Office on Last year, the MDC instituted a Commission seriously and will not brook any months and we are setting the tone of weekdays during normal working hours, or of Inquiry to investigate service delivery in nonsense. zero tolerance to corruption by the • When available, a mobile voter registration local authorities and the probe team was led incoming government. facility operating in your area. by our deputy secretary-general, Hon. Tapiwa “Protecting corrupt officials can happen Mashakada,” he said. elsewhere where they can stop the “As Morgan Tsvangirai and as the Why do I need to register as a voter? Anti-Corruption Commission from MDC, we will continue to act against To be able to make our voices heard, we President Tsvangirai said the commission position that any councillor or anyone investigating ministers, but certainly corruption. True leadership demands uncovered that the local authorities had greatly not in the MDC. There are no sacred that we take a stand and we are drawing need your vote. You can only be able to else, who was named, implicated, vote if you are registered as a voter and your improved on service delivery but some of the involved or linked to any act of cows in our party and we urge the Anti- a line in the sand. No to corruption in councillors had become compromised. Corruption Commission to continue the MDC,” said President Tsvangirai. name appears on the voter’s roll. misconduct or corruption will not stand executing its constitutional mandate on the party ticket in the forthcoming To Page 2 “As a responsible leadership, we have taken a election,” said President Tsvangirai. by investigating anyone without fear or A New Zimbabwe: A New President 1 Minister Mangoma acquitted Zanu PF confers murderer Bindura - Hon. Elton Mangoma, the MDC managed to capture only three words. with a national hero status Deputy Treasurer–General and the Minister of Energy and Power Development was last The magistrate said the evidence News of one Elias Kanengoni’s death claimed the lives of Gibbs Tayengwa Chironga, Friday acquitted at the Bindura Magistrate’s presented by the State witnesses was was met with partying from people Joel Ngowani, Joel Lewis Musiiwa, Chironga Courts where he was facing false charges of unreliable, confused and could not who celebrated the death of a tyrant Hama, Dofo Fushirayi, Godfrey Jemedze, insulting Zanu PF’s Robert Mugabe.
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