Referendum update

Posted by on Saturday, March 16, 2013 in constitution, Zimbabwe politics | 4 comments

Morgan Tsvangirai voting in the referendum

Referendum Stories and Opinions

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 HZT Information Centre

Shamva- An MDC activist has been arrested at a polling station for coming to vote putting on a MDC t-shirt.

Buhera South – In ward 33 registrar general office polling station, one soldier named Matarutsa went to vote clad in his party regalia and was turned away by the police.

Murehwa North – Ward 2 at Madamombe Business Centre polling station recorded a very high voter turnout.

Mt Darwin North- In ward 4 at Kapiripiri Primary School polling station, there is a high voter turnout. No single observer has passed through the police station.

Masvingo West- An MDC official, Crispen Wedza has been arrested for putting up YES vote posters close to a polling station. He is currently being held at Mashava police station.

Mutoko South -Chinzanga primary school polling station, light rain showers disrupted the voting process in the morning. But the rains have since stopped and the voting process has continued in peace.

Gokwe Nembudziya -At Tsungayi primary school polling station, there were long winding queues as of 1pm. Over 300 people had cast their votes and many continue to come.

Chiredzi- Voting has started peacefully at Mupinga Primary school, ward 4 Chiredzi East and the turnout is high.

Mt Darwin – Philemoni Mupezeni has been taken into police custody at Rushinga Police camp for coming to the polling station clad in MDC – T regalia.

Mutorashanga- In ward 30, Webster Farm polling station, there is a high voter turnout. There are about 5 youths whose identity is unknown taking down names of people who have voted. They are about 200metres away from the polling station.

Bulawayo- There are stationery shortages at several polling stations in Bulawayo. Some of the affected polling stations are Magwegwe High School, Dhlamini Primary School, Queen Elizabeth, Tshabalala Hall and Nketa High School. Most areas in Bulawayo have recorded low voter turnout and the voters are mainly older men and women. Emabutweni polling station recorded the highest number of aliens turned away so far. Many college students were also turned away after attempting to vote using student identity cards.

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Rusape- Voting in Rusape has started off on a peaceful note with the average turnout being 70 people per station. The ZANU-PF and MDC officials who have not been accredited have been asked to observe from a distance of 100metres.

Rusape- At John Cowie polling station in Ward 10 Rusape Central, voting started at 7am and more than 70 people have voted so far. The local observers have arrived but the SADC observers have not yet arrived.

Buhera- Voting has started off on a peaceful note and the voter turnout is an average of 100 people per station.

Gokwe- The voting process is peaceful and there is a large turnout comprising mostly the elderly people.

Zhombe- The voting process is peaceful and though the turnout by the youth is low, the numbers are exceeding 100 people per each polling station.

Kadoma- The youth in Kadoma have turned up in their numbers at the Showgrounds polling station. Voting started off on a peaceful note and there is an average of 65 people at the station.

Zaka- In Zaka at Charuka polling station, the polling station opened at 7am and the voting process is peaceful. The majority of the voters are youths.

Masvingo – At Rujeko administration polling station, the voting process is going on peacefully and the majority of the voters are the youth.

Mudzi-At Nyamakuyo Primary School voting is going on peacefully and SADC observers have arrived at the polling station.

Mutasa- In ward 13 Hauna,voting started at 7am,the turnout is high and there are no observers at the polling station.

Chivi South – In ward 26, at Chihaya polling station, there is high voter turnout with 68% of them being women.

Mazowe- Turn out is very high at Mukosa polling station in Ward 2 Rusinga District. Voting is going on peacefully with the majority of the voters being women. The SADC observers have not yet arrived. On site are the JOMIC observers.

Chivi South- In ward 25, at Mututa polling station, 35 people have been turned away because their paper Identity Documents are defaced.

Chipinge Central- In Ward 6, at Gaza Primary School, ZANU PF officials namely Livingstone Makangara, Fortunate Chijaha, Shara Mwandifura , Ronia Murire and Mudhende a ministry of youth official are taking down details of everyone who has voted at the polling station. They were initially doing it inside the school premises but members of the police confronted them and they relocated to a place just 100m from the school where they are continuing with the process.