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Swapo wins special elections in the diaspora
Unofficial results of votes cast by Namibians in the diaspora on Wednesday show Swapo leading with 61% of the presidential and 61% of the parliamentary votes.The Independent Patriots for Chang...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 18:50hrs | 1489 | by Staff reporter
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
Mwonzora says those set to contest Mnangagwa exercising 'foolish bravery'
OPPOSITION MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora has said opposition parties that will contest incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Zanu-PF party at Zimbabwe's August 23 General Elections are exercisi...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 06:55hrs | 15 | 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
Komichi trial in false start
The trial of MDC-T deputy chairperson Morgan Komichi, who is facing allegations of contravening the country's electoral laws, failed to kick off on Thursday after his lawyer said the State had not pro...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 08:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
High Court to hear postal vote appeal
The High Court will today hear the MDC Alliance's appeal seeking to have postal ballots casts in police camps nullified.The case will be heard in chambers today.The Nelson Chamisa-led ...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 15:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe tension mounts as polls beckon
Political tension is rising in Zimbabwe as the country prepares to hold its national elections in two weeks' time - with opposition leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday accusing the election management bod...Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 17:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa moves to nullify postal votes
THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance has approached the High Court seeking to have postal ballots cast in police camps nullified for violating provisions of the Electoral Act.MDC-T secretary-ge...Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 11:44hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T Councilor throws in weights for the Luveve Constituency contest
Dear ZEC, I am writing to you this letter raising my concerns as an MDC-T MP candidate for Harare Central Constituency with regard to the Harare Central Constituency voters roll which is...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 09:52hrs | 1 | by Linda Tsungirirai Masarira
ZRP overturns ban on BVR
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has overturned its surprising decision to temporarily ban all police officers from registering to vote in next year's elections — a move which had raised fears tha...Published: 05 Dec 2017 at 05:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cops not allowed to register as voters
Cops may not vote next yearThe jury is out on the recent move by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to temporarily ban all police officers from registering to vote in next year's crunch elections ...Published: 13 Nov 2017 at 13:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Early elections will be another sham
Proclamation 6 of 2017 sets 14 September as the commencement voter registration ending on the 15th of January 2018, the PDP is of the view that the proclamation is premature.We are of the view...Published: 11 Sep 2017 at 12:56hrs | 1 | by Jacob Mafume PDP Spokesperson
SADC must act on the Zimbabwean crisis
The People's Democratic Party urges SADC to act on the concerns of the Zimbabwean people instead of adopting the current passive by-standing approach.A crisis has been brewing in Zimbabwe for ...Published: 27 Mar 2017 at 11:17hrs | | by Jacob Mafume
Be wary of NGOs, legislators told
Parliamentarians have been urged to be wary of non-governmental-organisations who in their bid to discredit local polls, will never appreciate the country's electoral system.Legislators noted ...Published: 08 Jun 2016 at 07:07hrs | | by Zvamaida Murwira
Zimbabwe at 36, 'time to give one man one vote a chance'
Zimbabwe has been urged to give one man one vote chance as the country celebrate its 36 years of independence.The Election Resource Centre (ERC) said it was joining fellow Zimbabweans in celeb...Published: 19 Apr 2016 at 07:23hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Court humiliates ZUJ
THE Zimbabwe Union of Journalists was last Friday humiliated when its application to be considered for special voting was dismissed by the Constitutional Court for lack of merit.In a brief com...Published: 10 Feb 2016 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Patients, Prisoners to vote in 2018 - ZEC
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission chairperson Justice Rita Makarau has indicated that prisoners and those hospitalised during national elections have a right to vote and measures must be put in place to a...Published: 27 Apr 2015 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Report: Zec admits it was rocked by corruption during 2013 elections
The country's election management body, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), has admitted it was stampeded into last year's harmonised elections unprepared and that it was rocked by corruption i...Published: 04 Sep 2014 at 08:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T's Jameson Timba loses election petition
The Electoral Court has dismissed MDC-T candidate Mr Jameson Timba's challenge of the July 31 2013 election results for the National Assembly in Mt Pleasant constituency and upheld the victory of Za...Published: 19 Aug 2014 at 07:29hrs | | by Fidelis Munyoro
Zanu-PF predicts a resounding ANC election victory
The Zanu-PF National Chairman, Simon Khaya Moyo says he is optimistic that South Africa's ruling ANC party will win Wednesday election resoundingly.South Africans go to the polls...Published: 06 May 2014 at 17:38hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Arrest voters who feigned illiteracy
VILLAGERS in Zanu-PF's stronghold, Mashonaland Central on Friday demanded that Parliament should include in the Electoral Amendment Bill a clause that ensured voters who feigned illiteracy at pollin...Published: 05 May 2014 at 10:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Prosecutor General wants Morgen Komichi to be jailed
The Prosecutor General's Office wants the community service imposed on MDC-T deputy national chairperson Morgen Komichi to be reversed and have the politician jailed for criminally obtaining a special...Published: 22 Nov 2013 at 02:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T's 'Jesus' starts community service
MDC-T deputy national chairperson Morgen Komichi yesterday started serving his 350 hours of community service at Mabelreign Clinic in Harare, comparing his situation to Jesus' crucifixion. Kom...Published: 12 Nov 2013 at 02:19hrs | | by Court Reporter
Komichi gets 350 hours of community service
MDC-T deputy national chairman Morgen Komichi has been sentenced to 350 hours of community service after being found guilty of fraud and contravening the country's electoral laws.The State, al...Published: 07 Nov 2013 at 12:18hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Tsvangirai's ally 'Komichi' trial fails to resume
The trial of MDC-T chief elections agent Morgan Komichi, who is facing charges of fraud and contravening the Electoral Act failed to resume yesterday, the second time this week. The prosecuto...Published: 18 Oct 2013 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mystery shrouds origin of Komichi envelope
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission chief inspector Jane Chigiji yesterday said the stray ballots allegedly found in MDC-T chief elections agent Morgan Komichi's possession could not have been issued by th...Published: 02 Oct 2013 at 09:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai ally's lawyer fails to attend court session
The State has criticised MDC-T chief elections agent Morgan Komichi's lawyer Mr Alec Muchadehama for failing to attend court yesterday.The trial, which was supposed to continue yesterday had t...Published: 17 Sep 2013 at 03:35hrs | 5 | by Court Reporter
'Our collective challenge is not to give up' says Tsvangirai
MUTARE - Movement for Democratic Change president Morgan Tsvangirai consoled his supporters at his party's sombre 14th anniversary celebrations in the aftermath of a disputed electoral loss to Z...Published: 15 Sep 2013 at 14:32hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe - Enter Judicial Violence
When Zanu-PF took over the reins of power, from the Rhodesia Front in 1980, they started a systematic violent use of the arms of state. When it began no one was paying attention. No one was paying att...Published: 03 Sep 2013 at 05:22hrs | 4 | by Trademark Dindingwe
Prison officers ordered to unshackle Tsvangirai's ally
HARARE magistrate Tendai Mahwe yesterday ordered prison officers attached to the court to remove the leg irons in which the MDC-T deputy national chairperson Morgan Komichi had been coming to court si...Published: 01 Sep 2013 at 13:28hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Constitutional Court declares Mugabe winner
The Constitutional Court yesterday declared President Mugabe as the legitimate winner of the 31 July presidential election and ruled that the poll was free, fair and credible. The court's deci...Published: 21 Aug 2013 at 03:11hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Chief Justice Chidyausiku to recuse self as Con Court sits
Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku is likely to recuse himself from hearing the case in which MDC-T leader Mr Tsvangirai was challenging the results of the July 31 presidential election, as the embatt...Published: 18 Aug 2013 at 06:16hrs | 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
Komichi's trial date set
The trial of MDC-T deputy national chairman Morgan Komichi who is facing allegations of contravening the country's electoral laws will begin on August 27. The trial date was given by magistrate Donal...Published: 15 Aug 2013 at 08:51hrs | | 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
MDC-T dossier exposes massive rigging by Mugabe
MDC-T leader, Morgan Tsvangirai has made more sensational allegations of vote rigging in a dossier submitted to the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) challenging the validity of the July 31 elections....Published: 11 Aug 2013 at 09:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T poll challenge hearing set for Wednesday
The Electoral Court will on Wednesday hear the two urgent chamber applications by MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai in which he is requesting several election materials and information that he intend...Published: 10 Aug 2013 at 08:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai files applications at the Electoral Court
MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, who lost the presidential election last week, has filed two separate applications at the Electoral Court requesting several election materials and information that h...Published: 09 Aug 2013 at 03:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai's chief elections agent's bail hearing set for Thursday
High Court Judge, Justice Hlekani Mwayera will on Thursday 8 August 2013 hear an application filed by Morgen Komichi, the chief election agent for MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai in the just ended har...Published: 07 Aug 2013 at 20:04hrs | | by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights
AU statement on Zimbabwe elections
HARARE - Below is the African Union (AU)'s preliminary statement on Zimbabwe's July 31 harmonised elections.I. Introdu...Published: 02 Aug 2013 at 16:41hrs | 10 | by African Union
Tsvangirai's ally denied bail
MDC-T deputy national chairman Morgan Komichi, accused of misrepresenting to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission that he picked up a sealed tamper-proof envelope with a special vote ballot paper from a...Published: 31 Jul 2013 at 04:00hrs | 1 | by Court Reporter
Tsvangirai files court application to nullify special vote
MDC-T has filed an application at the Constitutional Court seeking to nullify the special voting conducted on July 14 and 15, alleging voting was flawed. The party filed the application immedi...Published: 30 Jul 2013 at 04:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe is attempting to steal Zim's most important election
Robert Mugabe is attempting to steal Zimbabwe's most important election.With voting underway this week, the country is at a crossroads: Will Zimbabwe transition democratically to a socially ju...Published: 29 Jul 2013 at 12:30hrs | | by Morgan Tsvangirai
ZDI says polls may be peaceful but not fair
A local political think-tank, the Zimbabwe Democracy Institute, says the elections are likely to produce a disputed result as indications on the ground show that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission and ...Published: 29 Jul 2013 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dear Dr Nkosazana-Dlamini Zuma
Dear Dr Nkosazana-Dlamini ZumaI would like to welcome you to Zimbabwe at this important period in our country. Your presence in Zimbabwe is very much appreciated. May I also take this opportu...Published: 28 Jul 2013 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Mosimani Mudziwepasi
AU pre-election report: Full text
AU pre-election report: Full textJuly 31 2013, General ElectionsPre-Election Statement25 July 20131 IntroductionTHE African Union (A...Published: 27 Jul 2013 at 12:12hrs | 3 | by Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
Special vote ballots found in dustbin, Zec reacts
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai recently claimed that many ballots cast in his favour during the special vote had been discovered in a bin. No details were given as to how many such ballots had been disc...Published: 27 Jul 2013 at 12:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai - Full speech of address at Mkoba MDC-T Rally
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC -T) leader Morgan Tsvangirai addressing thousands of his party supporters at Gweru in Mkoba stadium, on the 21st of July 2013. He got to the podium singing ...Published: 27 Jul 2013 at 05:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
90% voting material delivered to provinces, says Zec
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has so far delivered voting material to polling stations in eight of the 10 provinces as preparations for the harmonised elections on Wednesday enter the final leg, a...Published: 27 Jul 2013 at 05:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'I have won,' says Tsvangirai
PRIME MINISTER Morgan Tsvangirai says he is confident that he will win this year's elections and end President Robert Mugabe's 33 year-old grip on power.In an exclusive interview with Souther...Published: 26 Jul 2013 at 22:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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