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South African Observer Mission Leaders
to Attend Presidential Election Rallies Throughout Zimbabwe
15 February 2002
The leader of the South African Observer Mission (SAOM)
to the Presidential Elections in Zimbabwe, Dr. Samuel
Motsuenyane will tomorrow (16th February 2002) lead
a delegation that will attend the Presidential election
rally to be addressed by President Robert Mugabe tomorrow
afternoon at Star Rally in Mashonaland West.
This will be followed with attendance of the rally
to be addressed by the leader of the Movement for Democratic
Change (MDC), Morgan Tsvangirai, due to be held on Sunday
in Chitungwiza, Harare on the (17th February 2002).
The attendance of the rallies marks the beginning of
the implementation of the mandate of the SAOM that the
team of 50 Observers from South Africa will be involved
in until the elections that are scheduled for the 9th
and 10th March 2002-02-15.
"As from tomorrow, the whole contingent of thirteen
observers currently in Zimbabwe will be deployed throughout
the country. We will ensure that all of us conduct our
work in an impartial, objective and constructive way
because we want to see Zimbabwe succeed in its elections.
We want to enhance the possibility of the Zimbabweans
to determine their own destiny in a free and fair way.
The success of Zimbabwe is the success of South Africa
and indeed the entire region and continent and we will
do our best to assist in that direction" said Dr.
Motsuenyane.
Dr. Motsuenyane will be accompanied by the Chairperson
of the South African Independent Electoral Commission;
Dr. Brigalia Bam as well as the Chief Director from
Department of Foreign Affairs in SA, Dr. Mathoma.
Meanwhile, the rest of the South African Observer Team
(SAOM) will from Saturday 16th February be deployed
in six regions viz. Gweru; Bulawayo; Harare; Kiroi;
Masvingo and Mutare where they will start observing
the election process.
Judges Dikgang Moseneke and S. Khampepe are expected
to arrive in Harare tomorrow to join the Mission.
14 members of The SAOM have already arrived in Zimbabwe
and a total of fifty Observers will be in the country
by the 3rd March 2002.
Issued by : South African Observer Mission
Enquiries : Mbulelo Musi
Cell : 0027 83 442 9041 or 0027 83 602 5795
Fax : 092634 251 859
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