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Original Post Date: 2003-11-30 Posted By: Jan
From the News Archives of: WWW.AfricanCrisis.Org
Date & Time Posted: 11/30/2003 6:47:46 AM
Zim: War Veterans Fire Shots at Poll
[Note. The name of the game by Mugabe and his supporters is intimidation. Jan]
Harare – Zimbabwe ruling party supporters fired shots on Saturday to scare off opposition supporters at a polling station on the first day of a by-election in Kadoma, the opposition claimed. Charles Mpandawana, the Movement for Democratic Change candidate, said war veterans loyal to the ruling Zanu PF had also “sealed off” Kanyemba polling station. “War veterans in Zanu PF vehicles have barred the road to Kanyemba polling station. They fired two shots in the air to scare our supporters away,” said Mpandawana. There were no reports of injuries at the polling station, located on a farm on the outskirts of the town. Police spokesperson Wayne Bvudzijena could not confirm shots had been fired outside the polling station. “We haven’t received that report,” he said.
The by-election in the central mining and agricultural town is being seen as a test of strength between the MDC and President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF. Mpandawana is contesting the election to fill the post left vacant by his late father, Austin Mpandawana, also of the MDC. But, Tichafa Mutema of Zanu PF is trying to wrest the seat away from the MDC. Earlier, the head of the official electoral supervisory commission (ESC) said Kadoma polling stations had opened on schedule. He said queues, albeit short ones, had formed outside polling stations before voting started. More than 45 000 people are registered to vote in Kadoma, located about 140km southwest of Harare, said Bvuma.
The opposition candidate also claimed that groups of Zanu PF supporters had gathered outside at least nine of the 22 polling stations to write down the names of people who voted and, at two polling stations, feed voters. He said in some cases the Zanu PF supporters, who wore party T-shirts or displayed the party flag, were within 100m of the polling stations, contrary to regulations. Asked if he had noticed any such irregularities during his rounds of polling stations on Saturday, the electoral commission’s Bvuma said: “Not where I have gone. “What I’ve observed is that polling is going on well,” he said. Bvudzijena said there would be an increased police presence in the town during the by-election. The by-election comes at a crucial time for Zimbabwe, with a key Commonwealth summit due to be held next week likely to deliberate on the country’s readmittance to the 54-member grouping
Source:News24 (SA)
published:Sat 29-Nov-2003
URL: http://www.zwnews.com/issuefull.cfm?ArticleID…br>