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ERC predicts drop in voter turnout

Zimbabwe is likely to witness low voter turnout in the upcoming local authority by-elections set for later this month and the first week of August, according to the Election Resource Centre (ERC), a think-tank and advocacy group focused on…

Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 09:15hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Automatic voter registration for 18-year-olds in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is set to introduce an automatic voter registration system for citizens turning 18, aiming to boost voter participation and streamline election processes ahead of the 2028 elections. The government is drafting a Constitutional Ame…

Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:46hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter

Voter apathy rocks Zimbabwe's by-elections

Zimbabwe held special elections on Saturday for nine seats in Parliament after opposition lawmakers were removed from their positions and disqualified from running again.The opposition called it an illegal push by the ruling Zanu-PF party …

Published: 10 Dec 2023 at 18:15hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF councillor arrested for stock theft

Zanu-PF councillor for Ward 17, Insiza North, Sindiso Ndlovu, has been accused of stealing cattle and selling them to Esigodini Abattoir. Ndlovu (40) and his co-accused, Buhle Nkomazana (29), appeared before magistrate Talent Phiri at Fila…

Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 16:55hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF officials implicated in voter fraud allegations

Zanu-PF officials infiltrated the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) posed as polling officers and assisted voters in voting for the ruling party in the Bulilima constituency during the August elections, the Bulawayo High Court has heard.…

Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 16:55hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

Kasukuwere ceased to be a registered voter, says Judge

INDEPENDENT presidential election candidate Saviour Kasukuwere's unexpected entry into the cutthroat race against President Emmerson Mnangagwa and main opposition CCC leader Nelson Chamisa is fuelling political tensions which are now engul…

Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 16:11hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's valid voters roll

There's a lot of misinformation and confusion in the public domain regarding the valid voters roll that is actually used for elections in Zimbabwe: by law, there's no consolidated national voters roll; no consolidated constituency voters r…

Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 11:42hrs | 20 | by Jonathan Moyo

Zimbabwe's localised voters' roll out Thursday

ALL National Assembly and local authority election candidates will receive copies of the voters' roll by Thursday this week, after the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) distributed the national voters' register to all Presidential electi…

Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:08hrs | 28 | by Staff reporter

Check your details on voters' roll

REGISTERED voters whose names are missing from the voters' roll and those moved to other polling stations or constituencies have to continuously check if corrections have been effected on the mobile USSD code *265#, Zimbabwe Electoral Comm…

Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 07:27hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Outrage over sex offenders' pardoning

HUMAN rights lawyers yesterday expressed concern over the recent pardoning of jailed sex offenders under Presidential amnesty.On May 12, President Emmerson Mnangagwa gazetted Clemency Order No 1 of 2023 which saw the release of hundreds of…

Published: 31 May 2023 at 07:01hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa voter inspection visit morphs into rally

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa Tuesday visited a voters' roll inspection centre in Harare's Kuwadzana 2 suburb, but what was intended to be a brief call morphed into a mini-rally after scores of cheering follower…

Published: 30 May 2023 at 15:11hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

'No voter registration at inspection centres'

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says voter registration will run concurrently with the voters roll inspection exercise that commences on Saturday this week.Zec will open the voters roll for inspection at all polling stations across…

Published: 25 May 2023 at 06:26hrs | 22 | 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 electoral process.They say the failure by th…

Published: 10 May 2023 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter

Churches join voter registration blitz

LOCAL churches have taken up voter registration campaigns to mobilise more eligible voters to register to vote in the forthcoming polls.Christian denominations under the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) have incorporated the registration…

Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 05:27hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

US$1,44 million for ZEC to build polls capacity

THE United Nations yesterday expressed confidence in the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission's ability to successfully conduct the harmonised elections to be held later this year, with Japan giving US$1,44 million to the United Nations Developme…

Published: 21 Feb 2023 at 05:51hrs | | by Staff reporter

ZEC removes 660 from voters roll

Over 600 deceased persons have been removed from the voters' roll by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, in terms of the Electoral Act.The list of the deceased people was published under General Notice 207 of 2023 in an extra-ordinary Gover…

Published: 21 Feb 2023 at 05:51hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter

'ZEC to fix voter 'mis-posting' in delimitation aftermath'

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) says it will correct anomalies whereby some voters, by virtue of residential addresses, are categorised as belonging to wrong local council wards.Commonly known as â€˜mis-posting', the irregularities…

Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:35hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Zec fails to pay voter educators

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has failed to pay civil servants it hired as voter educators and inspectors for a 10-day voter education blitz conducted in July, The NewsHawks reported.Zec, which has the mandate of running election…

Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:09hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Voters roll perfect, claims Zec

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) yesterday claimed that its voters roll was "very perfect" after only 1% of registered voters made corrections to their details.Statistics released by Zec yesterday show that the turnout for the delim…

Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:43hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Zec blames voter apathy on economy

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has blamed voter registration apathy on the state of the economy, saying even civic groups faced resource challenges in mobilising people to register to vote.According to statistics released by Zec i…

Published: 21 Jul 2022 at 06:43hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter

'3 million eligible Zimbabwean voters unregistered'

ELECTORAL watchdog, the Election Resource Centre says Zimbabwe's total eligible voters should hover around eight million, meaning that nearly three million people are not interested to vote.A graphic report produced by ERC this week reveal…

Published: 13 Jul 2022 at 07:22hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

ZEC to embark on 10-day voters roll inspection

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) will embark on a 10-day voters' roll inspection ahead of the delimitation exercise which shall be conducted in terms of Sections 160 and 161 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe.The exercise will run from…

Published: 13 Jul 2022 at 07:17hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Voter apathy is Zimbabwe's elephant in the room ahead of 2023 polls

Bongani Ndlovu, a Zanu-PF councillor in Matabeleland North's Bubi district holds the unenviable record of registering the least number of voters in the March 26 parliamentary and local government elections.Only 27 people voted for Ndlovu t…

Published: 05 Jun 2022 at 09:15hrs | 19 | by Nokuthaba Dlamini

'Drop in voter numbers disturbing'

THE number of registered voters as of April 30 has dropped by 10 448 compared to the 2018 figures, a trend analysts said was disturbing.According to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), Zimbabwe's total voter population currently stand…

Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:34hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter

Zec's 20-day voter registration blitz too short

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has earmarked 20 days only for the voter registration exercise and is calling it a blitz.It can hardly be called a blitz when Zec is only providing one team per constituency and only allowing 20 days…

Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:10hrs | 9 | by A Mbire

Least numbers register to vote in Matebeleland

THE Civil Registry Department will launch a National Identity Card Blitz from 1 April as Government steps up efforts to allow citizens to acquire documents necessary to register for next year's general elections.The programme will run unti…

Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 07:29hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

ZEC blamed for low voter registration turnout

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is to blame for the low registration numbers as it has failed to carry out its mandate of encouraging eligible citizens to register to vote, activists have said.According to Section 239 of Zimbabwe's…

Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 18:02hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Zec feels the heat over voters roll

ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson Priscilla Chigumba yesterday went ballistic during a Multi-Party Liaison Committee (MPLC) meeting in Harare after she was grilled over anomalies in the voters roll.Pressure group Team Pachedu…

Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 05:40hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF candidate reveals opposition's voter registration scam

THE ZANU-PF candidate for Mbizo Constituency in Kwekwe, Vongaishe Mupereri, has accused opposition political parties of poaching people from other constituencies to register in Mbizo as voters, solely for the 26 March by elections.Mupereri…

Published: 20 Feb 2022 at 08:54hrs | | by Staff reporter

Voter registration drive begins

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) will set up more than 2 700 mobile voter registration centres during the first phase of the mobile Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) drive that begins on Tuesday.The exercise will run for a month.Vo…

Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 08:15hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Zec revises figure on registered voters

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has revised upwards the number of new registered voters in 2021 after members of the public disputed its recent disclosure that only 2 000 people had registered to vote.On Friday, Zec released new st…

Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 06:00hrs | 34 | by Staff reporter

Residents associations champion voter mobilisation

RESIDENTS' associations countrywide have resolved to engage in a massive voter mobilisation campaign to ensure that the majority of citizens participate in the 2023 elections. About 20 residents' organisations met in Harare on Friday to la…

Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 21:30hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa says, 'We need a new direction: Every vote matters'

TWO decades ago, a diverse range of people and groups came together to build a glorious movement that would play a significant role in shaping the governance of our country.At the time, Zimbabwe was still in its teenage years, but it was f…

Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:23hrs | 21 | by Nelson Chamisa

Zanu-PF embarks on massive voter mobilisation drive

ZANU-PF Vice-President Kembo Mohadi has said the party will reach five million votes in the 2023 elections as people have seen the fruits of developmental projects being implemented by the Second Republic under President Mnangagwa. Mohadi …

Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 06:10hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter

Zec voter registration machines up

ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (Zec) in Bulawayo yesterday said its machines, which broke down early this week crippling the voter registration exercise, had been fixed.On Monday, MDC Alliance Bulawayo provincial spokesperson Swithern Chiro…

Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 06:10hrs | 17 | by Chief Chiduku

Peasant voter conundrum

Sometimes you wonder if there are people who still believe that elections will change the fortunes of a country such as Zimbabwe. But again, political change is what is needed to take this country forward, without which the nation continue…

Published: 08 Mar 2021 at 05:40hrs | 18 | by Tapiwa Gomo

Speaker laments voter apathy

SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda yesterday decried voter apathy, saying legislators should look deeply into the issue to find out why only 35% of the voting population actually participates in elections.Mudenda said this in K…

Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 06:24hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Zec beefs up voters' roll

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has pulled another shocker by adding new names on its biometric voters' roll (BVR) weeks after releasing what it claimed was the final version.In its latest update, Zec said the BVR contained 5 695 7…

Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 08:47hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

3 million ghosts on the voters' roll?

ZIMBABWE once again finds herself being railroaded into an election, despite tangible proof that conditions on the ground are not yet conducive for a free and fair poll. All this flies against postulations by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's…

Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 07:57hrs | 14 | by Mkhululi Tshuma

Voters' roll inspection closes, 100k register to vote

Inspection of the provisional voters' roll ended yesterday, with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) recording over 100 000 new voter registrants.The inspection began on May 19 and the electoral body established 10 807 centres for the …

Published: 30 May 2018 at 08:09hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF members urged to register as voters

ZANU-PF members have been urged to take part in the ongoing voter registration exercise in their numbers so that the ruling party is assured of victory even before national polls next year.Addressing a commissariat workshop on voter educat…

Published: 25 Sep 2017 at 08:27hrs | 89 | by Staff reporter

Fears of voter apathy in Zimbabwe's 2018 polls

After the voter apathy which marred the recent Chiwundura by-election, analysts have said electoral reforms are the only way to increase voter interest in 2018 elections.In the by-election, a large number of people refrained from casting b…

Published: 23 Jul 2017 at 12:16hrs | 123 | by Staff reporter

Over 300 000 names removed from the voters' roll

Over 60 000 new voters have registered in time for this year's polls while about 345 400 names of deceased people have been struck off the national voters' roll in the last five months.The latest developments bring the total number of regi…

Published: 14 Apr 2013 at 07:05hrs | 2449 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean voter, this time beware!

Some decades ago, Zexie Manatsa and his band sang, "Vaparidzi vawanda, handichaziva wekutevera. Baba ndadzungairaâˆšÃ‰Â¬Â¢âˆšÂ¢â€šÃ„Ã¶Â¬Â¨âˆšÃ‡Â¬Â¶" (Too many preachers, I don't know which one to follow. I am confused). This is the current…

Published: 03 Aug 2012 at 05:53hrs | 2514 | by Tapiwa Kapurura

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