http://www.kubatanablogs.net/kubatana/press-conference-for-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=press-conference-for-change Kubatana.net speaks out from Zimbabwe Tue, 03 Dec 2013 13:53:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://www.kubatanablogs.net/kubatana/press-conference-for-change/#comment-83521 …My heart’s in Accra » Guessing at election outcomes in Zimbabwe Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:55:44 +0000 http://kubatanablogs.net/kubatana/?p=433#comment-83521 [...] Needless to say, Harare is tense, as people wait and wonder what’s going to happen next. Bev Clark argues that MDC needs to take advantage of this interval and claim victory, making it harder for the government to overturn the results: Morgan Tsvangirai should be doing victory laps around high density suburbs, inspiring and preparing Zimbabweans for the next round of the fight for democracy. As we all know winning elections in Zimbabwe don’t necessarily mean a transfer of “power”. [...]

]]> http://www.kubatanablogs.net/kubatana/press-conference-for-change/#comment-83412 Global Voices Online » Zimbabwe: Harare is tense after Tsvangirai claims victory Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:12:25 +0000 http://kubatanablogs.net/kubatana/?p=433#comment-83412 [...] Bev Clark argues that it is time for open air celebrations: OK its almost official but not quite – the Movement for Democratic Change has trounced the “fist of fury”. Way to go. We’ve had two victory press conferences at the Meikles Hotel which are entirely necessary, but its enough already. As Amanda rightly asked, when is the MDC going to reconnect with their supporters who are sitting in the dark, waiting and wondering about the election results? The MDC’s base of support comes from working class people who don’t have access to satellite TV and the Internet. [...]

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