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South Africa's IEC accused of leaking ballot papers to ANC
South Africans have taken to social media platforms to express concern over whether the upcoming general elections will be free and fair following the alleged unauthorised delivery of ballot papers in...Published: 26 May 2024 at 15:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Electoral reforms must dominate political discourse in 2022
AS we bask on the cusp of a new year, Zimbabweans appear to have gone agog about the pending by-elections and what many deem to be the watershed plebiscite of 2023.And yet for some of us, high...Published: 18 Jan 2022 at 05:32hrs | 2 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Five out of five for ANC
It has been an epic battle at the 2019 national and provincial elections in South Africa with at least 48 parties contesting for the executive and legislative position and positions respectively....Published: 11 May 2019 at 20:33hrs | | by Daniel Itai
ZEC institution will not deliver free, fair and credible elections in Zimbabwe - The truth must be said as it is
Zimbabwe Election Commission (ZEC) Institution is in need of professionals with humility and conscience. It must be always remembered that ZEC Institution Commissioned by Rita Makarau has been run and...Published: 26 Jan 2017 at 20:24hrs | | by R M Simango
MDC position on electoral reforms
INTRODUCTION Zimbabwe has some of the finest electoral laws in Africa sufficient to ensure a free, fair and credible election.These laws are in conformity with the SADC Protocol and Af...Published: 03 Nov 2016 at 11:56hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Free and fair election calls for far-reaching electoral reforms
In our push for the adoption of far-reaching electoral reforms that will ensure the holding of free and fair elections in 2018, the MDC advocates that no person should be entitled to vote unless his o...Published: 08 Feb 2016 at 10:54hrs | | by Obert Chaurura Gutu - MDC-T National Spokesperson
Prof Jonathan Moyo withdraws election petition
THE Minister of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services, Professor Jonathan Moyo, has withdrawn petitions against eight of the respondents he had cited in the case seeking a nullification of the ...Published: 29 Oct 2013 at 02:33hrs | | by Court Reporter
'Voting was fraught with irregularities,' says Prof Moyo
ZANU-PF Politburo member Professor Jonathan Moyo has insisted that the voting process in Tsholotsho North constituency was fraught with irregularities with one of the presiding officers allegedly see...Published: 22 Aug 2013 at 08:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T files notice of appeal at the Supreme Court
MDC-T has filed a notice of appeal at the Supreme Court contesting the decision by Judge President George Chiweshe to dismiss the party's application to stop the special voting process last month.The...Published: 16 Aug 2013 at 06:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Jameson Timba challenges election results
LOSING Mt Pleasant MDC-T candidate Jameson Timba has filed a court application seeking to have the election results for the constituency set aside.Timba lost the seat to Zanu PF's Jaison Pass...Published: 12 Aug 2013 at 08:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Five couples make it to the Zimbabwean parliament
NATIONAL elections held last Wednesday continue the legacy of power couples, with a number of Zanu-PF and MDC-T senior officials and their spouses finding their way to Parliament.Notable figu...Published: 07 Aug 2013 at 12:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Even those that they killed shamelessly during Gukurahundi have embraced them' - Biti
WE LIVE in horrible times surrounded by horrible man. Man we have always assumed human, rational and real. They are not.Since late Wednesday, July 31, we have been walking like zombies, d...Published: 03 Aug 2013 at 06:58hrs | 4 | by Tendai Biti
Biti meets SADC-T observers
The MDC-T secretary general, Tendai Biti today met with SADC-T observers in Zimbabwe to monitor the 31 July elections.The meeting was held at the MDC-T head quarters, Harvest House....Published: 28 Jul 2013 at 15:00hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe's chaos theory
"Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it;" Unfortunately, we conveniently forget this part of Psalm 127.1, and Zimbabwe is a typical example where the devil has taken over. ...Published: 25 Jul 2013 at 06:43hrs | | by Vince Musewe
Special votes verification process continues
THE opening and verification of the special votes by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) continued yesterday and was expected to be completed by end of day.ZEC officials yesterday however ...Published: 21 Jul 2013 at 08:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Special Votes to be opened today
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission will today open the Special Vote packages received from the 209 polling stations at the National Command Centre at the Harare International Conference Centre. ...Published: 19 Jul 2013 at 04:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Judge president reserves judgment on MDC-T special vote
JUDGE President George Chiweshe has reserved judgment in the case in which the MDC-T is challenging the number of police officers who voted under the two-day special vote ahead of the July 31 harmonis...Published: 18 Jul 2013 at 22:41hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zec to get US$20 million
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission will receive US$20 million today from the Ministry of Finance as preparations for the harmonised elections set for July 31 intensify. Zec chairperson Justice ...Published: 17 Jul 2013 at 21:45hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Special votes ballots to be opened in public this Friday
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) says the ballot boxes of the recently held special vote will be opened in public this Friday in Harare.The electoral body says the opening of the boxes...Published: 17 Jul 2013 at 19:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
High Court postpones MDC-T 'special votes' case
The High Court has postponed the matter in which the MDC-T through its lawyers was seeking the nullification of the special vote sighting inflation of numbers of police officers eligible to vote....Published: 17 Jul 2013 at 20:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Extend early voting for thousands of cops - monitors
Local election monitors called Monday for Zimbabwe to extend early voting for thousands of police officers and warned the country's electoral system was in disarray two weeks from a crucial president...Published: 16 Jul 2013 at 06:15hrs | | by AFP
Court to hear MDC-T case
The High Court will tomorrow hear a case in which the Morgan Tsvangirai led MDC is challenging the number of police officers voting under the two-day special vote for officials who will be on duty dur...Published: 15 Jul 2013 at 21:04hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Baba Jukwa exposes special vote fraud
Election officials, security personnel and officers in diplomatic missions cast their ballots through postal voting tomorrow, amid escalating worry over vote rigging.Prime Minister Morgan Tsva...Published: 13 Jul 2013 at 16:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Dabengwa confirms he blocked Tsvangirai from winning 2008 presidential election
ZAPU leader Dumiso Dabengwa yesterday disclosed that he deliberately supported former Finance minister Simba Makoni's candidature to block an imminent victory by MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai in the...Published: 13 Jul 2013 at 12:02hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Voters' roll closes today
The voters' roll closes today for the July 31 harmonised elections and all people who are not yet captured will not be able to vote in the forthcoming elections.This followed the closure of th...Published: 10 Jul 2013 at 04:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZEC begins designing ballot papers
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) says it is now in the process of designing ballot papers and compiling the list of candidates for the harmonised elections.The successful nomination pro...Published: 01 Jul 2013 at 17:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
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