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Columnist / Christopher farai charamba

Communication, trust and Chigumba

With only a few days to go before Zimbabweans make their way to the polls to elect their political leaders for the next five years, the eyes of the of the nation and those observing are glued to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), who…

Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 06:24hrs | 261 | by Christopher Farai Charamba

Why do so many Zimbabweans want to be President?

The long list of presidential candidates for the 2018 harmonised elections is out. Last Thursday, the nomination court was held where aspiring candidates submitted their papers and fees to contest in the July 30 polls. A total of 23 indivi…

Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 06:54hrs | 312 | by Christopher Farai Charamba

The dramatic rise and fall of Grace Mugabe

On July 25, 2014, two days after her 49th birthday, then First Lady Grace Mugabe was unanimously recommended by the Zanu-PF Women's League to take up the post of its secretary.Some 3 000 women from the country's 10 provinces gathered at he…

Published: 24 Nov 2017 at 05:09hrs | 2 | by Christopher Farai Charamba

The end of a long Zimbabwe soap opera

Robert Gabriel Mugabe has resigned from the position of President of the Republic of Zimbabwe. Not a single person can convincingly state that they saw this coming. The events of the past week enthralled many people, Zimbabweans and others…

Published: 23 Nov 2017 at 05:17hrs | 5 | by Christopher Farai Charamba

Tsvangirai coalition, an owl without horns

With the 2018 harmonised polls edging closer with each passing 24 hours, those looking to win over the electorate and occupy the halls of power have found themselves making all sorts of moves to better their chances.The incumbent governing…

Published: 08 Aug 2017 at 08:22hrs | 491 | by Christopher Farai Charamba

Elections are a numbers game, not about coalitions

With presumably a year and a few months away from the next general election in Zimbabwe, a harmonised election for both the Executive and Parliament, the campaign season has undoubtedly begun.Last week, Zanu-PF held a gigantic rally in Mar…

Published: 08 Jun 2017 at 06:48hrs | 6 | by Christopher Farai Charamba

'Biometric voting no silver bullet'

The Biometric Voter Registration system was used in the 2013 Kenyan elections where Uhuru Kenyatta became president. Ambassador Simbi Mubako headed a joint election observer mission of Comesa, EAC and IGAD monitoring those elections. Chris…

Published: 19 Mar 2017 at 07:24hrs | 1 | by Christopher Farai Charamba

The problem is not electoral laws

Electoral reforms have become a buzz term particularly among opposition parties in Zimbabwe. So much so that some of these parties have desperately rallied to form what they call the National Electoral Reforms Agenda (nera) with the hope o…

Published: 14 Sep 2016 at 07:10hrs | 1 | by Christopher Farai Charamba

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