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Analysis: Tendai Biti is down - but not necessarily out

Some might think Tendai Biti is ending his parliamentary career much as he started it 23 years ago - by causing a ruckus in parliament with his lively debate that fundamentally changed how Zanu PF viewed the opposition. Mr. Biti, a Harare …

Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 14:29hrs | 9 | by Farai Chirimumimba

Inside Elections: Stalemate in Manicaland? Perhaps not

This is the second in a series of (inside elections) articles examining the politics and voting patterns of 2023 general election expected swing/marginal National Assembly constituencies.To win an election in Zimbabwe, a candidate must get…

Published: 28 May 2023 at 12:39hrs | 1 | by Farai Chirimumimba

Inside elections: Can the yellow wave shake-up Mashonaland East?

This is the first in a series of (inside elections) articles examining the politics and possible voting patterns of 2023's general election in expected swing/marginal National Assembly constituencies.When it comes to new electoral boundari…

Published: 26 May 2023 at 10:16hrs | 23 | by Farai Chirimumimba

A random 10 political questions that will make 2023 an uncertain year

As the euphoria of the New Year begin to fed away, we have to wait to see whether it's clear that the trends we have been seeing over the last few decades show no signs of slowing down. You might say that we have crossed a tipping point of…

Published: 04 Jan 2023 at 01:08hrs | 2 | by Farai Chirimumimba

ZEC's delimitation: An analysis of which provinces may gain or lose seats in the next parliament

The new census numbers were released in July, and they show a Zimbabwe continuing its modest population shift from the rural and to urban, a trend that will shape parliament for the next decade. The once-a-decade battle over delimitation p…

Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 11:32hrs | 1 | by Farai Chirimumimba

Where is Generation Z age group born 2000-2004? The missing '1.5 million voters'

More than 1.5 million people turn18 since the last general election, and these youngest eligible Generation Z (Gen Z), Gen Zers or Zoomers form a diverse, active, and potentially decisive voting bloc in the 2023 elections. Some cast ballot…

Published: 02 Sep 2022 at 06:48hrs | 11 | by Farai Chirimumimba

Zec's 2023 general election nomination fees: Contributing to the narratives.

In Zimbabwe political parties do not have to pay fees to participate in elections neither are they registered by the Zimbabwe Election Commission (Zec) as is the case in countries which include Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa and the Unite…

Published: 29 Aug 2022 at 21:27hrs | 3 | by Farai Chirimumimba

Inside three swing provinces that will decide entry to State House in 2023 polls

The 2023 general election may see the highest turnout in decades, though it comes at the same time as vast uncertainty about the independent auditability of the voters roll and electoral systems, ballots security and the role of security a…

Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 09:29hrs | 3 | by Farai Chirimumimba

'End of an era': Joyce Kazembe retire from Zec

Kazembe is the giant of modern Zimbabwe electoral landscape. For many Zimbabweans, her retirement today after 27 years of uninterrupted service at Electoral Supervisory Commission now, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is a watershed mom…

Published: 06 Jul 2022 at 11:21hrs | 15 | by Farai Chirimumimba

March 26 by-elections: Safe and swing national assembly seats

Battles between different political parties and independent candidates will play out in one of the most important by-elections in decades this March 26 as these by-elections will not only deliver a report card to President Emmerson Mnangag…

Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 13:48hrs | 2 | by Farai Chirimumimba

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