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Blow for Mnangagwa supporters?
Seventy-nine percent or eight in 10 Zimbabweans support constitutional provisions limiting the president to a maximum two five-year terms, according to a new survey by Afrobarometer.The limits...Published: 10 Oct 2024 at 13:22hrs | 3127 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, opposition and the road to 2028
Zanu-PF's internal power dynamics regarding President Emmerson Mnangagwa's tenure beyond the constitutionally mandated two terms ending in 2028 and the state of the currently fractured opposition....Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:32hrs | 240 | by Zimbabwe Democracy Institute
Zimbabweans prefer democracy to military rule
A majority of Zimbabweans say they prefer democracy to any other kind of government, but only a minority are satisfied with the way democracy works in their country, a recent Afrobarometer study revea...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 08:11hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Runoff highly likely in Zimbabwe elections
If Zimbabwe were to hold its general election today, Zanu-PF would win ahead of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) but it would fail to get the required majority and the election would go into a ...Published: 13 Jul 2023 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF win inevitable?
A SURGE in the support of President Mnangagwa ahead of this year's harmonised elections is an endorsement of his leadership and acceptance of the deliverables that are on the ground from the electorat...Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pre-election survey an early wake up call for Chamisa
THE Mass Public Opinion Institute (MPOI) released the Afrobarometer survey on Zimbabwe on Monday.The survey is not all rosy for the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)'s electoral prospects in...Published: 10 Jul 2023 at 19:39hrs | 6 | by Phillan Zamchiya
Nomination Courts expose Zimbabwe's opposition parties
THE Nomination Courts that sat across the country on Wednesday have exposed sharp contrasts in the organisational capacities between the ruling ZANU-PF party and one of its opponents CCC ahead of elec...Published: 23 Jun 2023 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
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 ...Published: 04 Jan 2023 at 01:08hrs | 1 | by Farai Chirimumimba
Bulawayo, Matebeleland North, Matebeleland South risk losing constituencies
THE latest Afrobarometer survey says Bulawayo, Matebeleland North and Matebeleland South provinces have the least number of potential voters and could risk losing constituencies during the upcoming de...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa poll poser as survey reveals 2023 stronghold voter apathy
Zimbabwe's main opposition will have to dig deeper to pull victory in the 2023 elections after results of a recent Afrobarometer survey have shown less enthusiasm to vote among youths and voters...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 20:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Afrobarometer report sends Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF to church
AN Afrobarometer survey report released in June this year showing a rise in the popularity of opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa against waning support for President Emmer...Published: 21 Aug 2022 at 16:19hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean citizens lose faith in Mnangagwa
ZIMBABWE'S poor and downtrodden say they have no confidence in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration as the ongoing economic implosion continues unabated, a new study has shown. S...Published: 05 Jul 2022 at 21:25hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa still green, says Jonathan Moyo
EXILED former Cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo has described Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa as politically green and needed to work harder to guarantee a comprehensive victory...Published: 20 Jun 2022 at 06:46hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe politics remains a two-horse race
THE Mass Public Opinion Institute (MPOI) on Wednesday released the Afrobarometer round nine survey on Zimbabwe.The survey shows the incipient decline of the ruling Zanu-PF's leader, Emmerson M...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Majority of Zimbabwean parents opposed to online lessons - research
The latest AFROBAROMETER survey has revealed that a majority of Zimbabweans are opposed to the continuation of online lessons. The findings were made public at a Mass Public Opinion Institute discussi...Published: 16 Jun 2022 at 15:44hrs | | by George Swarei
Chamisa to beat Mnangagwa predicts Afrobarometer
A MASS Public Opinion Institute (MPOI) survey has predicted that President Emmerson Mnangagwa stands no chance against opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa if elections...Published: 16 Jun 2022 at 08:36hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents question Afrobarometer survey
BULAWAYO residents have queried the Afrobarometer recent survey findings on Zimbabwe which among other things show that while Zimbabweans feel the country is headed in the wrong direction, they still ...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 09:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Komichi says MDC-T decision to cosy-up to Zanu-PF has cost them
TROUBLED opposition MDC-T's decision to cosy up to Zanu-PF and failure to oppose some of the ruling party's ills has lost them public support, chairperson Morgen Komichi has said.Commenting on...Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 08:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa' popularity surges to 48%
THE majority of Zimbabweans now trust the Nelson Chamisa led Citizens Coalition (CCC) to change the country's fortunes more than the ruling Zanu-PF party, a Mass Public Opinion Institute (MPOI) survey...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 06:47hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
'51% Zimbabweans still trust Mnangagwa'
AN Afro barometer round 9 survey has revealed that 51% of Zimbabwean still trust President Emmerson Mnangagwa to lead the nation despite them not happy about the badly performing economy.This ...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 09:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF supporters say Mnangagwa doing 'badly' - poll
Sixty-three percent of Zanu-PF supporters say Zimbabwe's government is "performing badly on addressing youth needs," a new Afrobarometer survey released on Thursday shows.The disapproval rises...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 21:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zim back sliding into poverty
Zimbabwe is sliding into high level poverty, lack of proper health care, and corruption despite significant progress in climate action, education, and electricity.Afrobarometer Sustainable Dev...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 12:10hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Fresh push for Mnangagwa, Chamisa coalition govt
ZIMBABWE'S two main political parties have expressed interest in the formation of a unity government to unlock the country's long-standing political logjam, but seem to differ on implementation matrix...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF supporters shun loans with strings attached'
Zanu-PF supporters do not want external lenders and donors to enforce strict requirements such as promotion of democracy and respect of human rights, according to Afrobarometer, an independent pan-Afr...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 06:16hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Afrobarometer opinion is it is flawed and manipulated
Zimbabwe woke up to a report by Afro Barometer which was so negative to the efforts being made in the democratisation of Zimbabwe and positive on the fight against COVID-19. The mixed bag from Afrobar...Published: 21 Jun 2021 at 17:27hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Police in Zimbabwe: Helping hand or iron fist?
In response to public protests against a drastic increase in fuel prices in January 2019, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) were joined by the army in a brutal crackdown that resulted in at least 15 ...Published: 15 May 2019 at 15:03hrs | | by Afrobarometer
Zimbabweans want US or Zim dollar only, not SA Rand
THE majority of Zimbabweans would be happy to adopt the United States dollar or the Zimbabwe dollar as only currency and are adverse to the use of bond notes, according to a recent public opinion surv...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Post-election Zimbabwe under Mnangagwa
On July 30, 2018, Zimbabwe will conduct its sixth presidential and ninth parliamentary election since Independence in 1980. With the exception of the legislative race in 2008, the winning party in eve...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 15:23hrs | | by Eldred Masunungure
Chamisa, Mnangagwa neck-and-neck
ZIMBABWEANS believe MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa could deliver jobs if elected to office at the end of the month compared to his rival and incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa....Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 11:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Latest presidential opinion poll to be unveiled Friday
The Mass Public Opinion Institute (MPOI) - a nonprofit, nongovernmental research organisation - will on Friday reveal its final findings how people intend to vote in the crunch July 30 vote....Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 15:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe/Chamisa alliance, rehabilitative & desperation politics
Simmering information that the Mugabe-backed National Patriotic Front opposition party was in negotiations with the Nelson Chamisa led MDC-Alliance were all but confirmed by the Zimbabwe Independent n...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 11:59hrs | 1 | by Bevan Musoko
Poll surveys dubious, say Mujuru coalition
People's Rainbow Coalition (PRC) has dismissed the recent poll surveys which have literally thrown them out of the election race, in the process concluding it to be a two-horse race pitting the MDC Al...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 15:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa dismisses pre-election opinion surveys
MDC-T leader Nelson Chamisa's newly-appointed spokesperson, Nkululeko Sibanda, has dismissed as 'misleading' all pre-election surveys that have predicted a resounding victory for Zanu PF leader Presid...Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Another GNU in the making
Amid indications that the first round of voting may not produce a clear winner, a section of the civil society in Zimbabwe has started putting together building blocks for a transitional authority, mo...Published: 11 Jun 2018 at 09:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Poll survey, wake-up call for Chamisa'
POLITICAL analysts have urged MDC Alliance presidential candidate, Nelson Chamisa, to objectively analyse a recent poll survey report produced by Afrobarometer to correct the highlighted grey areas an...Published: 11 Jun 2018 at 09:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe not welcome at MDC Alliance?
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has reacted angrily to reports that former first lady Grace Mugabe will be his running mate for the July 30 elections, saying the assertions were meant to create the...Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 14:23hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
MPOI is good and has always been precise and exact
Our country Zimbabwe is a wonderful country with very educated, ingenious and diligent people. We have plenty of resources needing properly created institutions to expertly manage them into good use. ...Published: 09 Jun 2018 at 17:35hrs | | by Clement Moyo
'Chamisa, Mnangagwa to retain strongholds'
MASVINGO is likely to emerge as a stronghold for Zanu-PF while the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC-T will maintain its stranglehold on Harare, a recent survey by the Mass Public Opinion Institute (MPOI) has re...Published: 09 Jun 2018 at 15:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chamisa dog-fight
A survey by the Mass Public Opinion Institute (Mpoi) and Afrobarometer has predicted a closely-contested presidential race between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamis...Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 14:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa will fall short to win the vote: Survey
RESEARCH outfit Mass Public Opinion Institute (Mpoi) has predicted that President Emmerson Mnangagwa will get 42% ahead of his main rival MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa's 31% in the July 30 electi...Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 09:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa won't win first round vote'
A Mass Public Opinion Institute (MPOI) survey says 42% of registered voters will vote for Zanu-PF leader, President Emmerson Mnangagwa if elections were held today, with MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Ch...Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Poll surveys point to a Mnangagwa victory
TWO more poll surveys have given Zanu-PF Presidential candidate, President Mnangagwa, a clear lead against the MDC Alliance and its presidential candidate Mr Nelson Chamisa. The surveys, released yest...Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Zec wants civil servants to vote in own wards
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has said civil servants deployed to conduct the upcoming elections must be posted in their respective wards, where they are registered to vote to enable them to...Published: 02 Jun 2018 at 15:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Youth vote used to be insignificant in Zim polls
Today though, we know about 60 percent of those who registered to vote in this year's election largely fall under the youth category — never mind the constitutional definition of the term, 'youth' e...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 05:31hrs | | by Sharon Hofisi
Zimbabwe Afrobarometer findings: A few points to consider
RECENT Afrobarometer survey findings in Zimbabwe created a firestorm of reaction in the news media and on social media – a fact for which we think Zimbabweans should congratulate themselves. A willi...Published: 07 Jul 2017 at 06:28hrs | | by Brian Howard and Carolyn Logan.
President Mugabe, a man of the people
The distinguishing characteristics in the mould of President Robert Mugabe and the ruling Party, ZANU-PF throw light on how the electorate has much confidence in both him and the revolutionary party. ...Published: 05 Jul 2017 at 14:25hrs | | by Peacemaker Zano
Why Tsvangirai should go it alone in 2018
Opposition parties in Zimbabwe have, for the past few months, been hyping a grand coalition that is envisaged to hand Zanu-PF a resounding defeat in 2018. While the idea of one "great" united oppositi...Published: 07 Jun 2017 at 06:35hrs | | by Tinotenda Mutasa
Afrobarometer report timely warning
ZIMBABWE'S opposition parties, which are in the process of forming a grand coalition to mount a united challenge against President Robert Mugabe and his Zanu-PF party in the 2018 elections, cannot aff...Published: 19 May 2017 at 15:50hrs | | by Cyril Zenda
Afrobarometer survey causes confusion in Zimbabwe
People have what some would call a strange approach to statistics.Where they do not like the figures, they discard the science — regardless of how unscientific the disputation itself is. But...Published: 14 May 2017 at 15:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mugabe also fearful'
President Robert Mugabe - like the majority of Zimbabweans who told pollsters that they fear criticising him - is also scared of the future, former Finance minister Simba Makoni has said.This ...Published: 12 May 2017 at 14:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
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