Elections
Tendai Biti in bizarre testimony
15 February 2014 | 4812 Views
MDC-T secretary-general Mr Tendai Biti yesterday claimed that youths from West Africa were flown in to vote at a polling station in Mt Pleasant constituency during last year's harmonised election...by Fidelis Munyoro
South Africa 2014 election date announced
07 February 2014 | 3572 Views
Pretoria - The 2014 national elections will take place on 7 May, the presidency has announced.President Jacob Zuma made the announcement on Friday."After consulting with the IEC, I wou...by Sapa
'We have never seen them since elections'
28 January 2014 | 5935 Views
Tsholotsho villagers in Matabeleland North province say their Parliamentary elected leaders have deserted them."We have never seen them since the day we voted for them on July 31," says Tshol...by Staff reporter
'Zim elections were neither free nor fair,' says Botswana's Ian Khama
26 January 2014 | 2910 Views
Botswana President Seretse Khama Ian Khama says his country will not participate in future Sadc election observer missions as he claims that there were irregularities in Zimbabwe's polls last year. ...by sundaymail
Sadc, AU slammed over Zimbabwe polls
24 January 2014 | 2270 Views
HUMAN Rights Watch (HRW) has blamed Sadc and the African Union (AU) for the continued human rights abuses and lack of improvement in governance issues in Zimbabwe after they endorsed the July 31 gene...by Staff reporter
Lovemore Moyo withdraws poll petition
20 January 2014 | 1305 Views
FORMER Speaker of Parliament, Lovemore Moyo, has withdrawn an electoral petition challenging his July 31 election loss to Zanu-PF's Never Khanye in the Matobo North National Assembly seat, Southern Ey...by Staff reporter
Madhuku's NCA to contest by-elections
19 January 2014 | 841 Views
THE National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) tests the electoral waters on Saturday when they take part in by-elections.Three wards will be going to the polls to elect office bearers in council ...by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai's MDC-T in fresh election call
18 January 2014 | 3970 Views
Opposition Movement for Democratic Change-T's call for a fresh-snap-poll to resolve the country's deepening economic crisis has been met with scorn from the ruling Zanu-PF party.Following its ...by Staff reporter
MDC fails to field candidates for by-elections
03 January 2014 | 2171 Views
Professor Welshman Ncube-led MDC has failed to field candidates in three local authority by-elections to be held in Harare, Karoi and Zaka on January 25.The by-elections are to fill seats ...by Staff Reporter
Election material destroyed says Tsvangirai
22 December 2013 | 2139 Views
Former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday made sensational claims alleging that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) had lost possession of the July 31 elections material which he said had ...by Staff Reporter
Moyo election petition today
11 December 2013 | 1634 Views
THE Electoral Court is sitting in Bulawayo today to hear the election petition in which former Speaker of Parliament Lovemore Moyo is challenging his defeat by Zanu-PF's Never Khanye in the Matobo No...by Court Reporter
'Mugabe can contest 2018 elections'
03 December 2013 | 2604 Views
PRESIDENT Mugabe is constitutionally free to represent Zanu-PF at the 2018 national elections, says Zanu PF chairman Didymus Mutasa.Mugabe will be 94 years old by then. Mutasa said Mugabe wou...by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF provincial results trickle in
01 December 2013 | 3814 Views
Results of the Zanu-PF provincial elections, which were held in seven provinces across the country, have been released.The Zanu-PF National Chairman, Ambassador Simon Khaya Moyo says the elec...by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Provincial Elections - Update
01 December 2013 | 2681 Views
1503: The Zanu-PF Provincial election results for the seven provinces will be announced by party chairman Simon Khaya Moyo at 4 p.m today. This brings an end to our live updates but the results will b...by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's do-or-die weekend polls on cards
28 November 2013 | 977 Views
THE ZANU-PF commissariat is under pressure to ensure that weekend elections are conducted in a peaceful environment amid indications that the department could be restructured if it fails to pass the ...by Staff Reporter
MDC-T only left with nine electoral petitions
28 November 2013 | 744 Views
MDC-T is only left with nine electoral petitions before the Electoral Court out of the 39 it filed after the July 31 harmonised elections and this follows the withdrawal of most of the cases for lack ...by Court Reporter
'ZEC chair can't be cited in poll petitions'
22 November 2013 | 1291 Views
The Electoral Court has said that Zimbabwe Electoral Commission's chairperson cannot be cited as respondent in election petitions, with the court ruling that the litigation was not permissible at...by Staff reporter
MDC-T losing parliamentary candidate thrown a lifespan
22 November 2013 | 2283 Views
MDC-T Mudzi West losing parliamentary candidate Ushe Mennard Paradzayi has been thrown a lifespan after High Court judge Justice Chinembiri Bhunu ruled in his favour and referred his July 31 elect...by Staff reporter
'We don't have to wait for 2018,' says Simba Makoni
21 November 2013 | 5077 Views
SINCE his failed bid for the National Assembly in the harmonised elections, Simba Makoni (SM) (pictured), leader of Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn (MKD) political party, has not been in the limelight much. ...by Staff reporter
Mugabe's seven steps to successful election rigging
16 November 2013 | 6583 Views
MORE than 100 days after he "stole" his latest re-election, it is safe to say that president Robert Mugabe has gotten away with the crime. Other leaders in the region may be studying his methods, whic...by Jenai Cox
Zanu-PF splashed $100m to rig elections, claims Komichi
13 November 2013 | 2816 Views
MDC-T chief election agent Morgen Komichi yesterday made sensational claims that Zanu PF splashed $100 million to rig the July 31 elections.Komichi, who is currently serving an 11-week commun...by Staff reporter
MDC-T election petitions takes another knock
13 November 2013 | 1113 Views
MDC-T election petitions continue to crumble, with the Electoral Court dismissing an application by the party's losing candidate for Mt Pleasant Mr Jameson Timba to have an electronic voters' roll whi...by Staff reporter
Vote rigging plague Zanu-PF elections
11 November 2013 | 1770 Views
IRREGULARITIES and allegations of vote-rigging once again plagued Zanu-PF elections in Mashonaland Central Province, raising the spectre of troubles that beset recent elections in Manicaland and the M...by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF to hold seven provincial elections in one day
10 November 2013 | 1345 Views
Zanu-PF has resolved to hold provincial executive elections in its seven remaining provinces simultaneously, in one day, to ensure a smooth process while President Mugabe chided some party leaders for...by Staff Reporter
Justice Chinembiri Bhunu denies ordering opening of ballot boxes
07 November 2013 | 2204 Views
HIGH Court judge Justice Chinembiri Bhunu yesterday denied ever signing any consent order granting losing MDC-T candidate for Mt Pleasant, Jameson Timba, access to open sealed ballot boxes and to ins...by Staff reporter
ZEC opposes poll material opening
07 November 2013 | 980 Views
ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission chairperson Justice Rita Makarau has said MDC-T losing candidate for Mt Pleasant Mr Jameson Timba cannot be allowed to open or examine election material since doing so wo...by Staff reporter
Meikles' John Moxon assisted Zanu-PF ahead of elections
05 November 2013 | 3310 Views
Business mogul and Meikles chairperson John Moxon assisted Zanu-PF with the sourcing of the top-of-the-range Ford Everest vehicles that were used to oil its campaign.The party splashed state-...by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe must account for high number of ballot papers, says AU
03 November 2013 | 3166 Views
THE African Union Election Observer Mission (AUEOM) to the July 31 elections has urged the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to account for the significantly high number of ballot papers that we...by Staff reporter
'MDC-T lied about opening of ballot boxes'
03 November 2013 | 3600 Views
Last week, we erroneously reported that Justice Chinembiri Bhunu, sitting as a judge of the Electoral Court, had ordered ...by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans must start debating the country's future
03 November 2013 | 1580 Views
This contribution is motivated by my profound and unquestioned love for my country and the equally deep fears Zimbabweans now harbour regarding its future.The Zimbabwe 2013 harmonised electio...by Elias Mudzuri
Zanu-PF elections crisis deepens
31 October 2013 | 1792 Views
THE Zanu PF Midlands provincial elections chaos continued yesterday with some areas in the city conducting a re-run after it emerged that ballot papers had no names on them while others received them ...by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF spent $100m to rig elections, MDC-T dossier claims
29 October 2013 | 2871 Views
Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party spent about $100 million to rig the recent general election in their favour, a new dossier produced by the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) reportedly claims....by Bill Corcoran
Mugabe cancels Zanu-PF elections over rigging allegations
27 October 2013 | 2675 Views
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe yesterday reportedly ordered that provincial elections be abandoned in his home province after chaos, confusion and allegations of candidate imposition marred the Zanu PF pro...by Staff Reporter
'How I lost Buhera West elections' - Video
26 October 2013 | 1653 Views
Jason Matewu MDC-T candidate for Buhera West in Manicaland Zimbabwe explains how he lost to Zanu PF candidate, former top cop, Oliver Mandipaka. He was speaking in London.http://www.youtub...by Staff reporter
Justice Bhunu orders opening of ballot boxes
25 October 2013 | 3317 Views
Justice Chinembiri Bhunu, sitting as a judge of the Electoral Court, today ordered by consent the opening of all ballot boxes and election materials for the Mt Pleasant's National Assembly election h...by Staff reporter
Magistrate dismissed for participating in elections on an MDC-T ticket
25 October 2013 | 2346 Views
THE Judicial Services Commission (JSC) is negotiating a severance package for dismissed Victim Friendly Court (VFC) national co-ordinator Idine Magonga, who participated in local government elections...by Staff reporter
MDC-T wins Vic Falls by-elections
22 October 2013 | 2942 Views
The Victoria Falls MDC-T wad 9 candidate, Sovelo Dhlamini, won the Saturday by-election.Councillor Dhlamini won with 238 votes against Zanu PF, 207 and Zapu 5.MDC-T said although the ...by Staff reporter
'We let our eyes off election ball,' admits Chamisa
14 October 2013 | 2675 Views
Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC has admitted taking eyes off the election ball during the inclusive government, saying participating in the July 31 elections without key reforms was suicidal.Tsvangir...by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai takes election rigging evidence to SADC
13 October 2013 | 1885 Views
The Movement for Democratic Change led by former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is set to approach the SADC to present a dossier with detailed information on how Zanu-PF allegedly rigged the July 31...by Staff reporter
MDC-T to contest Bikita West by-election
10 October 2013 | 1824 Views
The MDC-T said it will participate in the Bikita West House of Assembly by-election that is expected to be held soon, the MDC national spokesperson, Douglas Mwonzora has said.The party's spoke...by Mafu Sithabile
Still no proof Mugabe rigged elections - report
08 October 2013 | 3594 Views
Zanu-PF's landslide election 'victory' was probably at least partly the result of five years hard campaigning for new voters, as there is still no proof of rigging, according to a report from the Sol...by Peta Thornycroft
Zanu-PF poll rigging opens can of worms
08 October 2013 | 4368 Views
FORMER Zanu-PF politburo heavyweight and Zapu president Dumiso Dabengwa yesterday warned that the arrest of 11 National University of Science and Technology (Nust) students who attempted to vote in in...by Staff reporter
MDC-T candidate concedes elections defeat
25 September 2013 | 3529 Views
The MDC-T candidate for Mberengwa South constituency has conceded defeat in the 2013 harmonised elections with the party withdrawing its election petition in the Mberengwa South constituency....by Staff reporter
Zec promises to rectify elections weaknesses
25 September 2013 | 2127 Views
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission is convening a workshop to look into concerns raised by local and foreign observers with a view to improving on the country's electoral system, chairperson Justice ...by Staff reporter
MDC-T election agents 'not guilty'
23 September 2013 | 2278 Views
TWO MDC-T election agents arrested on July 30 this year and charged with stealing the voters' roll were acquitted last Friday for lack of evidence.The two - Anna Bvute and Phillip Mabika - we...by Staff reporter
Post elections Zimbabwe: Getting the tyres to hit the tar
13 September 2013 | 2908 Views
The elections have come and gone, albeit contentiously so. Yet what still unites us as a nation is our common desire to see this nation advance for the good of all Zimbabweans. As the natio...by Perry Munzwembiri
Run-off election results expected today
12 September 2013 | 1503 Views
THREE run-off elections at Kusile Rural District Council Ward 5, Ward 4 Kadoma Municipality and Mutasa Rural District Council Ward 30 were held yesterday with no incidences of violence reported....by Staff Reporter
'July 31 poll killed political competition in Zimbabwe'
08 September 2013 | 1719 Views
Zimbabwe Transition Barometer researcher and Oxford University lecturer, Phillan Zamchiya said the 2013 election results "killed" political competition, political participation and pose a threat to th...by Staff reporter
Labor party suffers a crushing defeat
07 September 2013 | 3279 Views
Australia's opposition has crushed the governing Labor party in a general election that has returned the Liberal-National coalition to power for the first time in six years.Early projections s...by BBC
Zimbabwe elections a closed chapter, says Sadc
06 September 2013 | 1162 Views
THE Sadc secretariat has said the election report on Zimbabwe presented in Harare this week by head of the bloc's Election Observer Mission Mr Bernard Membe was final, quashing MDC-T claims yesterday...by Staff reporter
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