|
Back to Index
This article participates on the following special index pages:
2008 harmonised elections - Index of articles
Election
day updates
Bulawayo
Agenda
June 27, 2008
Bulawayo:
Polling station at Gifford High School opened at 7am with
no residents in sight in the streets. Ten people, 2 whites and 8
black people, had voted by 9:10am at Hillside Scout Hall. These
started coming in after 8am but they were quite hesitant.
Mpopoma:
At Mpopoma Constituency, where one of the by-elections is taking
place, Mpopoma High School had a few people in the queue this morning
after 8am.
Makokoba:
At Stanley Square, almost 10 people were in the queue while
in another part of Makokoba 20 people were queuing. Lobengula Primary
School in Makokoba was still closed and ZEC officials only arriving
now at 9:37am still to open the polling station. There is no one
in the queue.
Gweru:
At 7am the polling stations in Northlea, Nashville, Fort-hare,
and Windsor Park were opened with not a single person in sight as
compared to March 29. The streets are silent.
Harare:
At Harare West Civic Centre polling station, not a single
person in sight compared to March 29 when long queues were witnessed
by this time.
Nkayi:
At Nkayi Centre, between 6 and 8am, three polling stations, namely,
Hlangabeza, Nkayi High, Qhubuthando Pre-School had no queues while
Mathendele had a few people queuing.
MDC MP elect for Nkayi
South, Abednico Bhebhe, was released yesterday after being detained
for almost two weeks at Nkayi Police Station on charges of driving
a foreign registered vehicle. He was released without charge
Mzingwane:
People in the constituency have said that they will go
to the polling station just to dip their fingers in the indelible
ink fearing that those who did not vote will be targeted using the
ink as evidence.
Visit the Bulawayo
Agenda fact sheet
Please credit www.kubatana.net if you make use of material from this website.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License unless stated otherwise.
TOP
|
