ARTICLES RELATING TO PATRICK CHINAMASA

Zim set to register voters for key vote

2013-04-25 13:44

Zimbabwe is set to launch a campaign to register eligible voters, a key step to organising crucial elections planned for later this year, a cabinet minister says.

Zimbabwe parties disagree on polls

2013-04-17 07:54

Zimbabwe may fail to secure desperately-needed UN funding for crunch elections, as political rivals disagree over how much access to allow an assessment mission by the world body.

Zimbabwe gets new election chief

2013-02-20 12:02

Rita Makarau, a Zimbabwean Supreme Court judge, will serve as the country’s new elections chief through upcoming elections, Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa says.

Zim appeals to UN for election funds

2013-02-08 10:15

Zimbabwe has appealed to the UN Development Fund and other donors to help raise $250m needed for a constitutional referendum and general elections later this year, according to a report.

'Knives out for Zanu-PF's Chinamasa'

2012-10-25 13:04

Zimbabwe's justice minister has reportedly been summoned by his party for allegedly conceding that the party was heading for defeat in the country's next elections.

It'll be messy if Tsvangirai wins - Zanu-PF

2012-10-18 14:05
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President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party has warned there could be bloodshed if Morgan Tsvangirai wins the country’s elections scheduled for next year, according to a report.

Tsvangirai asking for trouble – Zanu-PF

2012-10-12 10:58
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Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF negotiator in the country's GPA Patrick Chinamasa says PM Morgan Tsvangirai is seeking "trouble" in his bid to "reverse the gains of the liberation struggle".

Zim dismisses torture claims as 'lies'

2012-05-21 14:07

Zimbabwe's justice minister says that reports of torture and violence against political activists were "lies", during a visit by UN rights chief Navi Pillay.

EU'S Ashton hails Zimbabwe reforms

2012-05-10 20:16

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton hailed ongoing political reforms in Zimbabwe but stopped short of pledging a quick easing of sanctions.

EU'S Ashton to meet Zimbabwe ministers

2012-05-09 07:44

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is to meet with three ministers from Zimbabwe to discuss political reforms but a further easing of sanctions is unlikely, an EU official says.

Mugabe slams EU's partial sanctions lift

2012-02-17 16:02

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's party says the partial lifting of sanctions on members of the veteran ruler’s inner circle is "a non-event".

Zim polls a year away, officials say

2011-07-07 09:00

Officials in Zimbabwe’s coalition government say elections may be held by the end of next year.

Zimbabwe mulls new polls

2010-09-14 13:41

Two years after agreeing to form a unity government, Zimbabwe’s squabbling political leaders are hinting at new elections for next year, despite doubts the country is ready for polls.

Zim property seized in CT

2010-03-30 16:04

Civil rights group AfriForum has seized a Cape Town property belonging to the Zimbabwean state, saying the move is the start of a "civil sanctions" campaign against President Robert Mugabe's government.

Mediators meet Zim leaders

2009-10-30 11:38

African mediators are set to meet President Robert Mugabe and PM Morgan Tsvangirai in a bid to review Zimbabwe's unity deal.

Chinamasa slams EU delegation

2009-09-14 10:30

Zimbabwe's Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa has accused an EU delegation which visited the country recently of seeking to undermine his nation's power-sharing government, a report says.

Zanu-PF blames sanctions

2009-08-27 13:32

Western sanctions on Zimbabwe are interfering with the work of the new unity government, President Robert Mugabe's party says ahead of a visit by South African leader Jacob Zuma.

 

Zim withdraws call for UN vote funding

2013-04-17 11:13

Zimbabwe has withdrawn its appeal for the UN funds to help elections this year, after the world body demanded to meet civic groups, a cabinet minister says.

Zim to hold polls by June 29 – minister

2013-03-21 12:00

Zimbabwe will hold elections by June 29 to end a shaky unity government between President Robert Mugabe and his rival PM Morgan Tsvangirai, Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa.

Zimbabwe election chief resigns – report

2013-02-13 12:16

Zimbabwe elections chief, retired Justice Simpson Mutambanengwe has resigned ahead of crucial polls this year citing ill health, reports say.

Zim to beg for poll funds - $192m required

2013-01-30 10:36

Zimbabwe is set to source funds from international donors for the forthcoming referendum and general elections to be held at a total cost of $192m.

Biti: Chinamasa deserves to be in jail

2012-10-22 12:53

Zimbabwe's justice minister is "a justless minister who deserves to be in prison", following his utterances that PM Morgan Tsvangirai won't be accepted as president, Finance minister Tendai Biti says.

Zanu-PF's Chinamasa 'just making noise'

2012-10-17 13:19

Analysts say Zanu-PF negotiator Patrick Chinamasa's "careless" utterances that his party won't accept Morgan Tsvangirai’s electoral victory are simply threats.

Zim 'torture' talks ambushed - groups

2012-05-21 19:39

Rights groups say bogus organisations, some even the perpetrators of injustice, have been invited to "ambush" the rights defenders' talks with Pillay.

We're happy to host Pillay – Zimbabwe

2012-05-21 08:52

Zimbabwean Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa says his country is happy to host the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay "because we have nothing to hide in terms of human rights issues".

Torture claims: Zim dismisses SA court ruling

2012-05-09 12:04

Zimbabwe has castigated the decision by an SA high court to investigate and prosecute Zanu-PF loyalists and military generals suspected of having committed crimes against humanity, reports say.

Zimbabwe, EU to discuss sanctions

2012-05-06 16:18

Zimbabwe will send government ministers this week to hold talks with European Union officials over sanctions slapped on President Robert Mugabe and his circle a decade ago.

Zimbabwe defends rights record

2011-10-10 22:52

Zimbabwe has defended its human rights record at a UN hearing while slamming sanctions against the country which it said brought hardship and violated human rights.

Zimbabwe stalemate 'can't go on forever'

2011-05-09 14:44

A member of the southern African mediation team for Zimbabwe says the country’s political stalemate “cannot go on forever”, but says new elections would be impossible this year.

Zimbabwe to amend voting laws

2010-07-01 15:50

Zimbabwe will speed up the release of election results and bar police interference in voting in future, a senior government minister says.

Political feuds stall Zim govt

2010-02-09 12:51

Deep-seated mistrust and political bickering are hampering Zimbabwe’s recovery as the country’s coalition government turns one-year-old.

Zim govt trying to hold on

2009-09-15 08:35

The ongoing feuding over key government posts has exposed Zimbabwe power-sharing deal's fragility, raising fears over whether the unity government is a solution to the nation's problems.

Zuma to tackle Zim's concerns

2009-08-27 17:01

South African President Jacob Zuma says he will discuss concerns over Zimbabwe's unity government raised by the PM Morgan Tsvangirai, when he meets leaders of the neighbouring country.

 
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