Aspiring Zanu-PF MPs go on door-to-door campaign

In a desperate move to garner votes in the July 31 polls, aspiring Zanu-PF MPs went on a door-to-door campaign collecting identity documents to register potential voters in their respective constituencies to beat the Tuesday voter registration deadline.

The move which was used mainly by Zanu-PF candidates in urban areas such as Harare and Bulawayo, was seen as a ploy to mobilise voters based on fear of a battering in cities that are regarded as PM Morgan Tsvangirai's strongholds.

It emerged this week that the candidates went on a last-minute rush to lure supporters to register as voters while some resorted to importing potential voters from outside their constituencies.