ZEC reduces BVR centres

Political parties have expressed concern over the reduction of biometric voter registration (BVR) centres during the extended voter registration exercise, which starts tomorrow and ends on February 8.

Speaking at a meeting organised by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) in Bulawayo on Friday, representatives of political parties said a lot of potential voters, particularly so-called aliens, might fail to register to vote because of the reduced number of registration centres.

Zec allocated only six voter registration machines to each province, as compared to 110 machines, which were provided during the initial voter registration phases.