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Rough campaign for opposition as election nears
AS Zimbabwe gears for the polls, opposition members have been arrested, dozens of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) events blocked and the party complains of being given little airtime on national t...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by AFP
'Zimbabweans, military talks will end disputed elections, looting'
A REPORT, recently released by the Democracy in Africa, has called for urgent civilian and military negotiations in Zimbabwe to avoid future disputed elections and the ongoing unrestrained plunder of ...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 19:23hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military must not subvert democratic institutions
Zimbabwe's military should not take a prominent role in any political dialogue that seeks to break the country's socio-economic impasse as lobbying for talks intensifies, a leading scholar has said....Published: 20 Mar 2021 at 20:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opposition finding it hard to fight elections effectively
British Professor at the University of Birmingham Nic Cheeseman says opposition parties in countries like Uganda and Zimbabwe are finding it hard to fight elections effectively as they are criminalise...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 21:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Both democracy and authoritarianism are on the rise in Africa
Is democracy in Africa in retreat? Or is it simply suffering "growing pains"? The last 12 months have seen a great deal of controversy and debate on these important questions.There have been s...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 10:08hrs | 1 | by Nic Cheeseman
Rigged votes aren't just an African thing
AFRICA has a reputation for particularly poor quality and controversial elections. I have just come back from Zimbabwe, where the election campaign was heated and the outcome explosive.When de...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:42hrs | 2 | by Nic Cheeseman
Zimbabwe: Under Western eyes, again
Come July 30 2018, the harmonised elections shall be won and lost. There shall be celebrations and anger, laughter and crying, joy and sorrow, vindication and vilification. On that day, a destination ...Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 11:37hrs | 1 | by RADAR
ZEC's Black-Box Approach: Ballot Politics & Electoral Risks
'Any initiative which makes our elections more credible, inclusive and democratic cannot be said to be in violation of the constitution and electoral laws.'Reader, just across the mighty Zambe...Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 11:16hrs | | by Dr. Phillan Zamchiya and Washington Katema
Ballot politics & electoral risks
"Any initiative which makes our elections more credible, inclusive and democratic cannot be said to be in violation of the constitution and electoral laws."Just across the mighty Zambezi River...Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 07:30hrs | 2 | by Phillan Zamchiya & Washington Katema
The politics of fear in the new Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwean election campaign is in full swing. But despite the efforts of the government to improve its reputation, the politics of fear continues to undermine the prospects for a free and fair el...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 11:13hrs | 1 | by Nic Cheeseman
Chiwenga should revoke firing of nurses, negotiate
There are a number of events in the past few weeks that flew under the radar, which I feel deserve more scrutiny, as they could have a telling effect on the route Zimbabwe takes in the not so distant ...Published: 19 Apr 2018 at 07:18hrs | | by Nqaba Matshazi
Tsvangirai slammed for Oxford University lecture
MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai has been criticised for lining up a lecture at the African Studies Seminar at Oxford University, Britain today on the mining of diamonds in Marange, a subject he kno...Published: 24 Oct 2013 at 03:33hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
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