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MDC-T rebels barred from using Tsvangirai's face and party symbol

by Court Reporter
11 Jul 2013 at 04:16hrs | Views
FOUR MDC-T rebels who are contesting the 31 July harmonised elections as independent candidates in Bulawayo were yesterday barred from using the party's symbol and picture of the party leader, Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, in their campaigns.

Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Maphios Cheda yesterday declared unlawful the use of the party's logo, colours and picture of Mr Tsvangirai by Mr Kidwell Mujuru (Luveve), Mr Felix Magalela Mafa Sibanda (Magwegwe), Mr Samuel Sandla Khumalo (Pelandaba-Mpopoma) and Mr Prince Dube (Emakhandeni).

The move followed an urgent chamber application by MDC-T Bulawayo provincial leadership led by Mr Godern Moyo on Tuesday seeking to interdict Mr Mujuru, Mr Sibanda, Mr Khumalo and Mr Dube from campaigning using the party's symbol.

The order also compels the four to surrender all such election campaign fliers, logo, pamphlets or material bearing the face of Mr Tsvangirai to the party's provincial offices at 41 Fort Street in Bulawayo.

The party challenged the use of words "our president" referring to Mr Tsvangirai, which appear below the pictures of the respondents' campaign material, saying the four had no authority to use the symbol in their campaigns.

MDC-T leadership feared the use of the party symbol by the four was calculated to confuse the electorate and mislead the public into thinking that the respondents were MDC-T candidates as the election date draws near.

Source - chronicle