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Monday, 31 March 2008 04:33
A An electoral candidate's bulletin of events and happenings pertaining to Ward 7, Harare, where he is running for office as a councillor.

30th March 2008 

Hello,

 
I am well satisfied. 
 
Now, having said that, let the politician take over. I really mean I am satisfied with things so far. They are all as predicted. And I should not really be satisfied, because I lost. Not just lost, but LOST. 
 
First point, all signs lead to a MASSIVE ZPF loss. Lost MPs include Chinamasa (Minister of 'justice'), Chombo (Minister of home affairs, the one who illegally fired us Councillors), Elliot Manyika (the Zpf Political Commissar, the biggest 
thug, the chief 'enforcer', who, it seems, cannot enforce his own backyard), and ZPF lost in Zvimba, home of our beloved President. (If our beloved President's party cannot win in his backyard...) 
 
I went out and looked at the results for Ward 7, then went shopping. Got most of everything I need, even money from the bank! Shops were full, people looked pleased, and since the result was on everyone's lips, perhaps that is what they were pleased about. 
 
However, what we hear, and what will be announced, may well be two separate things, but, then things may start. Or, if the word is strong enough, other things may not start. Or be tried. 
 
As for my results (Ward 7): 
Laban (Independent) - 293, 
Pamhare (Zpf) - 1192 
Chiwola (MDC M) - 339 
Kapare (MDC T) - 2036

National results (the vote for President, Senator and MP) were about the same, by party and numbers, for Ward 7. Which means Ward 7 voted for an MDC Tsvangirai President, MP and Senator. And Masiya Kapare for city Councillor. 
 
Now, I have no trouble with Masiya (although of course I wanted to win). To me, shows exactly what I (and he agreed with me) predicted. That the people will vote for a party. 
 
However, back to Masiya. He was Councillor for Ward 5 back when I was your Councillor. We were all MDC then. And Wards 5, 6 and 7 then made up Harare Central, so we worked together then. He is a member of CHRA - and I guess I do 
not have to resign as Chairman of CHRA Ward 7 branch. So the channels of communication are there. 
 
I think we have some new stuff coming. Change has happened. What it will change to depends on us and how we will do it. We must talk and do what is right. 
 
Zvakanaka,

Michael.

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Michael Laban, a former councillor, is contesting the Ward 7 seat (Avondale, Alex Park, Strathaven, KG6 barracks, etc., ) of the Harare City Council 

 

 

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My Zimbabwe
written by tb , March 31, 2008
My prayer is that you do not follow the path that Kenyans followed and end up where we are now where the big question is "husband and wife who is more powerful". My question is if in a small family unit power is never shared equally why do we expect governance to be shared equally?
Zimbabwe may the BEST win
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written by Stephen Wanyama , April 01, 2008
While it is difficult to see Zimbabwe going all Kenyan, the lack of an 'enemy' ethnicity certainly helps; I feel that bloodshed may be unavoidable, especially if as is evident, the opposition MDC-Tsvangirai decides to go all ODM. First, they have already announced a 60% win, which even Mugabe's most ardent haters will tell you is a miracle. Such a result means that the Mutambara faction of the MDC which combined with Simba Makoni the independent, and Mugabe and all the state machinery, managed together to get a mere 40% of the vote. Such a result is doubly incredible because the opposition, again like the ODM, had just a few days before the election declared that a massive rigging operation was under-way, which would mean that in a fair poll, the MDC-T would have won an even greater fraction of the vote. The worst thing is, the international media is actually paying these lies great attention and therefore setting up the poor people of Zimbabwe for a bit of a bout of bitter, a feeling that they were robbed.

Most surprising however is that no one expected Mugabe to lose, and even those who did, did not think anyone could win the first round of the vote.
Mugabe's former propaganda chief, Jonathan Moyo, who was expelled from Zanu-PF after they fell out in 2005, also expects the former guerrilla leader to squeeze through in the polls.

Moyo, who is contesting a parliamentary seat he holds as an independent, believes Mugabe will rule an unstable country unless he changes some policies and forms a unity government.
"The real contest is ... between Mugabe and Tsvangirai," the diplomat told Reuters.

"Our reading is that although Mugabe has been weakened by the Makoni factor, he still holds the commanding position and will hang in there," he added. "That's not ideal, but that's what it looks like."
That from the Mail and Guardian. Hmmm, one does expect some rigging, especially given the party structure and intensity of feeling there, but with the western media's woeful coverage, like Thuo in the other thread, I am taking it with a large bowlful of salt.
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written by Kim G , April 03, 2008
For better or for worse, Kenya has established a precedent that is getting quoted all over Africa. Opposition parties have gained a new lease of life as they hope for power sharing.
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