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Mnangagwa's election date proclamation is bad news
ON Wednesday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa gazetted a proclamation fixing August 23 as the date for the 2023 general elections. This might turn out to be a general election like no other before....Published: 3 hrs ago | 444 | by Prof Jonathan Moyo
Jonathan Moyo tells ZEC to redo the voters roll inspection exercise
EXILED former cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo has urged the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to redo the voters roll inspection exercise. The exercise was previously scheduled for May 27-31,...Published: 17 hrs ago | 1997 | by Staff reporter
Voters roll anomalies exposing Zec
THAT some names of registered voters have reportedly gone missing from the voters roll to be used in this year's general elections is more than disturbing.With less than three months to the po...Published: 17 hrs ago | 191 | by Staff reporter
'Stop dramatising electoral process'
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has said it is executing its functions independently and is confident of delivering credible elections as it does not fear or favour any political party....Published: 17 hrs ago | 380 | by Staff reporter
Last minute rush to register to vote
MISS Buhlebenkosi Dube just turned 18 and if President Mnangagwa proclaimed the election date before her birthday, she would have had to wait for five years before she could vote for the first time....Published: 17 hrs ago | 430 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe warns meddlesome US
THE Government yesterday summoned a senior diplomat representing the United States in Zimbabwe and reprimanded Washington for meddling in the country's domestic affairs. This follows the unpre...Published: 17 hrs ago | 174 | by Staff reporter
Names vanish from Zimbabwe voters roll
THE on-going Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) voters roll inspection exercise has exposed major anomalies as many people including prominent opposition politicians could not locate their names on t...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:49hrs | 1011 | by Staff reporter
ZEC speaks on voters' roll
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has said everyone who registered to vote will not be disenfranchised as the electoral body will rectify any anomalies that will be detected during the ongoing v...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:43hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter
ZEC assures voters
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has said everyone who registered to vote will not be disenfranchised as the electoral body will rectify any anomalies that will be detected during the ongoing v...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:41hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Anti-riot police disrupt CCC media address outside ZEC offices
Truncheon wielding anti-riot police on Monday ordered Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) officials to stop addressing journalists just outside the perimeter wall of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission'...Published: 29 May 2023 at 19:38hrs | 525 | by Staff reporter
CCC pushes for urgent ZEC meeting to raise voters' roll anomalies
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has written to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) seeking audience with the poll management authority so as to point out some "serious irregularitie...Published: 29 May 2023 at 19:32hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
ZEC under fire over voters roll
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has come under intense scrutiny after registered voters and the opposition identified several anomalies during the voters roll inspection exercise which started...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:36hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo exposes Pachedu
The determination of the number, names and location of polling stations by @ZECzim is not based on the delimitation exercise or report; but on the number of registered voters at any given time for a p...Published: 28 May 2023 at 15:07hrs | 823 | by Jonathan Moyo
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 wi...Published: 28 May 2023 at 12:39hrs | 274 | by Farai Chirimumimba
Mnangagwa appoints new CIO fixer to consolidate grip on power
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has moved to re-assert his vice-like grip on Zimbabwe's state security service, the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), which is critical to his power consolidation a...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:42hrs | 5201 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to announce 2023 election dates on Monday
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said he will set the date for the 2023 harmonised elections on Monday, ending speculation about the timing of the long awaited polls.Mnangagwa made the announc...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:07hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter
8 mistakes in Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution
ON May 22 2023, Zimbabwe's Constitution turned 10, having become effective on 22 May 2013. This year, we mark the 10-year anniversary. I choose to mark this day with a reflection, and my reflection is...Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:15hrs | 809 | by Musa Kika
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....Published: 26 May 2023 at 10:16hrs | 501 | by Farai Chirimumimba
Mwonzora drops urgent polls case
OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora has withdrawn his urgent application in the High Court to stop President Emmerson Mnangagwa from proclaiming the date for this year's crunch elections.MDC T ...Published: 25 May 2023 at 18:56hrs | 1515 | by Staff reporter
Election buzz has not gripped Zimbabwe
ELECTION 2023, A FIRST IN 43 YEARS: As Zimbabwe holds a General Election in the Heroes & Defence Forces MonthWhen it comes to the meaning of things whose spiritual force can move mou...Published: 25 May 2023 at 18:46hrs | 405 | by Jonathan Moyo
CCC demand credible, auditable voters roll
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has demanded an accessible, auditable, and credible voters roll ahead of Zimbabwe's 2023 Harmonized elections.The announcement by the Zimbabwe Electoral...Published: 24 May 2023 at 18:35hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Confidence in August poll hits rock bottom
A NEW report reveals that confidence in the August general election has struck rock bottom, with the country failing the litmus test on tenets of electoral international best practice, less than three...Published: 24 May 2023 at 17:25hrs | 580 | by Staff reporter
Zec urges people to inspect voter's roll
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has urged members of the public to inspect the voter's roll when the exercise starts on Saturday at 1 594 inspection centres countrywide as the country gears fo...Published: 24 May 2023 at 05:59hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
'Vote buying destroying Zanu PF'
The Zanu PF leadership in Mashonaland East province has admitted that some of its candidates splashed cash to win the party primary elections held in March this year.Addressing delegates...Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:42hrs | 981 | by Staff reporter
Confidence in August poll hits rock bottom
A NEW report reveals that confidence in the August general election has struck rock bottom, with the country failing the litmus test on tenets of electoral international best practice, less than three...Published: 22 May 2023 at 19:43hrs | 797 | by Staff reporter
Clamour for reforms puts Zimbabwe polls in doubt
Less than four months to the end of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangawa's first term, the date for the southern African country's next elections is still a mystery amid calls for electoral reforms....Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:41hrs | 622 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt rapped over failure to respect the Constitution
LEGAL experts say Zimbabwe is one of the countries with a good Constitution, but suffering from constitutional disorder because of an authoritarian leadership which has no respect for the governance c...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:37hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Mutambara roasts Mnangagwa govt
FORMER deputy prime minister Arthur Mutambara has described President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government as incompetent, corrupt, authoritarian and directionless.Mutambara made the claims in his ...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:13hrs | 1001 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF ropes in CIO, military in poll plot
Zanu-PF's elaborate plan to deploy state security services such as the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) and the military as part of its strategy to win the harmonised elections at all costs has...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:13hrs | 544 | by Staff reporter
Why Zimbabwe elections must be held between August 20 and 26
Let me attempt to answer three topical issues in relation to Zimbabwe's upcoming general elections. When is the general election going to be held? Will the general election be postponed? When is the a...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:12hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora tells MDC Alliance partners to 'go hang'
MDC-T leader, Douglas Mwonzora has said allegations that he is working in cahoots with the ruling Zanu-PF to postpone elections through his ZEC delimitation report court challenge are "stupid"....Published: 18 May 2023 at 05:41hrs | 3054 | by Staff reporter
ConCourt delay on Mwonzora case unnecessary, says Matinenga
FORMER Parliamentary and Constitutional Affairs minister Eric Matinenga says the Constitutional Court's failure to deal with MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora's application to have the delimitation report...Published: 15 May 2023 at 19:28hrs | 838 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora in fresh bid to stop 2023 polls
MDC T leader Douglas Mwonzora, has launched a fresh bid to have upcoming elections postponed by approaching the High Court on Friday to stop President Emmerson Mnangagwa from proclaiming poll dates....Published: 14 May 2023 at 11:37hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora mounts fresh court challenge for postponement of elections
EMBATTLED Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has claimed that main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) members are financially supporting his bid to challenge the ZEC delimitation report ...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:12hrs | 1305 | by Staff reporter
Free eye treatment for Makokoba residents
Residents from Makokoba suburb with various ocular ailments had their eyesight restored free of charge during an eye camp organised by Zanu-PF National Assembly representative for Bulawayo South Raj M...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:03hrs | 62 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's political career in limbo?
MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora's political career hangs by a thread after suffering setbacks in recent days, including losing a court challenge where he wanted elections postponed.On Tuesday this...Published: 11 May 2023 at 05:34hrs | 2390 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora suffers another court defeat
A CHINHOYI magistrate this Tuesday acquitted Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) activist, Godfrey Makoko, who was facing charges of threatening to kill MDC president, Douglas Mwonzora.This d...Published: 10 May 2023 at 19:24hrs | 1003 | by Staff reporter
Knives out for Zec over voters roll
INDEPENDENT election watchdogs say they are worried that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) could manipulate the number of registered voters citing secrecy surrounding its management of the elect...Published: 10 May 2023 at 06:02hrs | 1128 | by Staff reporter
'Never go to bed with Zanu PF. It's dangerous!' warned Chamisa. After 5 long GNU years of nothing, he knows!
"The Constitutional Court on Monday threw out the MDC leader's application seeking nullification of the delimitation report and a delay of the elections set for July," reported Bulawayo 24."Mw...Published: 09 May 2023 at 14:49hrs | 1487 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mwonzora bid to stop 2023 polls flops
A FULL Constitutional Court (ConCourt) bench led by Chief Justice Luke Malaba yesterday threw out an application filed by MDC-T president Douglas Mwonzora seeking the postponement of the 2023 harmonis...Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:10hrs | 750 | by Staff reporter
ConCourt tosses Mwonzora challenge against delimitation report
The Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has dismissed MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora's bid to delay elections due this year through an application that sought nullification of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commis...Published: 08 May 2023 at 19:11hrs | 365 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa takes dig at Mwonzora
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa Monday launched an indirect criticism on MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora for allegedly forging unholy alliances with cunning foe Zanu-PF he said...Published: 08 May 2023 at 19:10hrs | 935 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF primary reruns complete
Zanu-PF has completed its primary elections process after successfully holding the main elections and re-runs.Last weekend, Zanu-PF held re-runs in 27 local authority wards.The local a...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:08hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
CCC's 'strategic ambiguity' is a cover for duplicity
1. BEFORE THE FACT:#CCC tells the media and the public that using 2007 electoral boundaries for the 2023 general election is out of the question, and proffers a very strong explanation for this po...Published: 07 May 2023 at 19:46hrs | 570 | by Jonathan Moyo
Chamisa's CCC joins poll fight
THE case where MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora has approached the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) seeking postponement of this year's general elections took a new twist yesterday after the Citizens Coal...Published: 05 May 2023 at 06:22hrs | 2429 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF ward primaries re-runs tomorrow
Zanu-PF will hold primary election re-runs for local authorities in at least 27 wards tomorrow after a number of incidents in the initial polls. The re-runs will complete the party's sele...Published: 05 May 2023 at 06:15hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
CCC linked lawyer is challenging Mwonzora's prayer
Harare lawyer Jeremiah Bamu has earned the green-light to be part of court proceedings in which opposition MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora is fighting for postponement of the country's pending elections o...Published: 04 May 2023 at 20:10hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter
CCC linked lawyer seeks joinder into Mwonzora poll challenge
Harare lawyer Jeremiah Bamu has filed a court application seeking to be joined as amicus curiae (friend of the court) in the case in which MDC leader, Douglas Mwonzora is seeking postponement of this ...Published: 04 May 2023 at 19:59hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC in backdoor application to be joined as friends of the court in Mwonzora's ZEC challenge
In an interesting development, Jeremiah Bamu a legal practitioner - linked to @CCCZimbabwe and thought to be the party's proxy - has approached the ConCourt in an application to be joined as Amicus Cu...Published: 04 May 2023 at 19:51hrs | 226 | by Jonathan Moyo
Zimbabwe poll postponement doubtful
LEGAL think tank, Veritas has expressed doubts that the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) will order postponement of this year's general elections after MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora mounted a court cha...Published: 03 May 2023 at 06:07hrs | 498 | by Cuthbert Mavheko
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