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Voter registration transfer to RG's office set in motion

The Government is finalising a subsidiary legal framework to facilitate the transfer of voter registration responsibilities from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to the Registrar General's Office following the enactment of the Const…

Published: 25 Jul 2026 at 17:49hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter

ZEC confirms Victoria Falls by-elections after councillor recall drama

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has confirmed that by-elections will be held in Victoria Falls Wards 9, 10 and 11 following the recall of three councillors, signalling that the electoral process is now underway despite continuing d…

Published: 25 Jun 2026 at 18:49hrs | 604 | by Staff reporter

4 shortlisted for ZEC commissioner post

Four candidates have been shortlisted for public interviews to fill a vacancy on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) following the resignation of one of the commission's members.The candidates emerged from a field of 52 nominees submit…

Published: 14 Jun 2026 at 11:19hrs | 1058 | by Staff reporter

Parliament postpones debate on Nkayi ZEC report

Debate on a Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) report concerning Ward 16 of Nkayi Rural District Council was postponed in the National Assembly after legislators complained that they had not been provided with the relevant documents in ti…

Published: 14 May 2026 at 11:05hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter

ZEC removes 6 284 from voters' roll

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has removed 6 284 deceased persons from the national voters' roll in accordance with provisions of the Electoral Act.The list of names was published under General Notice 609 of 2026 in an Extraordina…

Published: 01 May 2026 at 20:40hrs | 650 | by Staff reporter

ZEC disowns fake recruitment advert

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has warned the public against a fraudulent job recruitment advertisement circulating on social media, describing it as the work of criminals.In a statement issued on Tuesday, the commission's chief electio…

Published: 14 Apr 2026 at 19:58hrs | | by Staff reporter

5 by-elections to be held February

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has formally declared vacancies in five local authority wards across the country and announced dates for nomination courts and possible by-elections.In a statement released on Tuesday, ZEC said it ha…

Published: 07 Jan 2026 at 19:49hrs | | by Staff reporter

ZACC did not clear Chivhayo - it cleared itself of responsibility

At times, it is difficult to believe that Zimbabwe still aspires to be taken seriously as a nation.The recent statement by Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission, as articulated by its chairperson Michael Reza, claiming that it has found no e…

Published: 10 Dec 2025 at 22:37hrs | 2390 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

It's wrong for ZEC to accept foreign funding

The EU's notification of its suspension of support for the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission [ZEC] is an unacceptable use of donor funds to seek to influence and control an independent Chapter 12 constitutional body, and it is the clearest ugl…

Published: 20 Sep 2023 at 20:17hrs | 392 | by Jonathan Moyo

Zimbabwe's 2023 harmonised general election now done and dusted

The harmonised general election is over.Any continuing chatter or narratives about "fresh elections scaffolded by foreigners", or a "National Transitional Authority" [NTA] also facilitated by foreigners, is a self-indulgent pipe dream bord…

Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 19:34hrs | 445 | by Jonathan Moyo

Same flawed process, Old pain continues

Recent elections showed that the brutal dictator and his murderous Zanu-PF party have strengthened their stranglehold on power in Zimbabwe.Their abuse of state institutions has worsened as they are now openly using ZEC and the judiciary to…

Published: 02 Sep 2023 at 05:47hrs | | by Dudzai Mukondorongwe

Why parallel vote tabulation becomes a problem

IT is not surprising but indeed disheartening that independent observers were arrested under charges that the police said would be revealed in court.When it served the interests of Zanu-PF, the party was comfortable with using civil societ…

Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 06:05hrs | 557 | by Rekai Rusinga

Chamisa slams Zimbabwe electoral body

OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has blasted the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) after the plebiscite got off to a false

Published: 24 Aug 2023 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe Election: CCC 23:00 update

Good evening. As we head into election night and the count begins, dozens of polling stations have still not opened for voting to commence. Urban areas such as

Published: 24 Aug 2023 at 05:14hrs | | by Charles Kwaramba

Zimbabwe Election: 20:00 CCC update

As evening falls, voters continue to queue up in droves to cast their ballots - some have been waiting hours to exercise their democratic right.By now, every si

Published: 23 Aug 2023 at 18:09hrs | | by Charles Kwaramba

Zimbabwe Election: 17:00 CCC update

Good afternoon. Serious problems with voting persist as several polling stations, particularly in urban areas, remain unopened. However, there are reports of gr

Published: 23 Aug 2023 at 15:37hrs | | by Charles Kwaramba

Citizens unite - Zimbabwe decides

Polls have now opened on the most important election day in Zimbabwe's modern history. An estimated 6.6 million Zimbabweans will cast their votes today in presi

Published: 23 Aug 2023 at 06:21hrs | 464 | by Charles Kwaramba - CCC Presidential Chief Elections Agent

Reading the writing on the wall; 2023 elections

Notwithstanding the insinuated competitive advantage and ascendancy that Zanu PF purports to hold as the ruling party, its ride on the gravy train communicates a totally different narrative. The socio-economic factors that shape the politi…

Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 08:44hrs | 256 | by Matthew Dube Esquire

Zec analogous to a midwife

The alleged alignment of Zec to the ruling party has been inferred from the way Zec has carried itself in terms of its oversight function in ensuring free, fair, credible and transparent elections.SEVERAL general elections in Zimbabwe have…

Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 06:40hrs | 271 | by Dumisani Simango and Kudakwashe Nyoni

Zimbabwe People First's position on elections

OUR POSITION ON ELECTIONS, On and around the 28th of May 2023's the Zimbabwe Election Commission's gazette of the election proclamation fixing 23 August 2023 as

Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 12:08hrs | 443 | by Walter Benson

The day Zanu-PF stole the election

WITH less than four days to go before the nomination court sits, the opposition is in disarray and still trying to find its way out of the political dust raised by Zanu-PF this week.The ruling party has laid its ducks in a row, but most is…

Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 07:11hrs | | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Inside Elections: Stalemate in Manicaland? Perhaps not

This is the second in a series of (inside elections) articles examining the politics and voting patterns of 2023 general election expected swing/marginal National Assembly constituencies.To win an election in Zimbabwe, a candidate must get…

Published: 28 May 2023 at 11:39hrs | 254 | by Farai Chirimumimba

Give the MDC Concort Challenge a chance

There have been various reactions to the Movement for Democratic Change led by Senator Douglas Mwonzora in which the party is challenging the delimitation report produced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) and gazetted by President…

Published: 09 Apr 2023 at 08:07hrs | 266 | by Kennedy Kaitano

Zec's 2023 general election nomination fees: Contributing to the narratives.

In Zimbabwe political parties do not have to pay fees to participate in elections neither are they registered by the Zimbabwe Election Commission (Zec) as is the case in countries which include Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa and the Unite…

Published: 29 Aug 2022 at 20:27hrs | 236 | by Farai Chirimumimba

FULL TEXT: UFP blasts ZEC over nomination fees

We are again faced with the ugly head of an intolerant regime reeling its head in the democratic space of Zimbabweans. The contestation of elections is a constitutional right in Zimbabwe but the recent increase in nomination fees by ZEC su…

Published: 29 Aug 2022 at 09:21hrs | | by UFP

'Conduct a third mobile voter registration blitz' ZEC told

EkhayaVote2023 takes note of the BVR blitz Phase 2 statistics released by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission and celebrates its volunteers who operated in Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and South Provinces under the #SaveConstituencies Campai…

Published: 06 May 2022 at 16:32hrs | 323 | by EkhayaVote2023

US attacks Zec over reforms

THE United States (US) embassy has urged the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to implement electoral reforms recommended in the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act (Zidera).The US imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe in 2001 under Zid…

Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 10:43hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter

Challenging election results

ELECTIONS are prone to be disputed. Electoral petitions to challenge any part of the election process are allowed in terms of the Electoral Act. There are also criminal remedies if there has been a breach of electoral laws.The Electoral Co…

Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 05:47hrs | | by Miriam Tose Majome

'There is room to improve conduct of elections' says ZCC â€“ were rigged but will never admit, what a waste

In 2018 the EU Election Observer Mission stated in its final report that "the electoral commission lacked full independence and appeared to not always act in an impartial manner. The final results as announced by the Electoral Commission c…

Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 09:26hrs | 268 | by Patrick Guramatunhu

Zec has no capacity to run free, fair elections

ELECTION observer teams deployed by Heal Zimbabwe in the just-ended by-elections have expressed concern over the ability of Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to preside over free and fair elections.Observers noted that in most cases, Zec…

Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 08:13hrs | 270 | by Heal Zimbabwe Trust

Zanu PF is blatantly rigging by election, forewarning of 2023, and none of Chamisa's strategies are working

Zanu PF is rigging these by-elections; none of Nelson Chamisa's "winning in rigged elections strategies" are working."Saturday's by-elections could be reduced to a sham after it emerged Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) polling agents ar…

Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 11:09hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai

Joyce Kazembe leaves Zec

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) wishes to acknowledge and recognise the years of sterling service commissioner Joyce Kazembe has provided to this country throughout her career.Currently, she is the most senior in terms of experienc…

Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 06:39hrs | | by Justice Priscilla Chigumba, chairperson, Zec

Team Pachedu condemns failure to produce verified voters' roll but not CCC for participating in the flawed elections

A few weeks ago, Team Pachedu, a group of IT savvy Zimbabweans, revealed some pretty shocking irregularities and illegalities in the voters' roll such as the transfer of some voters from one Polling Station to another in another ward or co…

Published: 12 Mar 2022 at 09:36hrs | 308 | by Nomusa Garikai

Chamisa, bashing Zec is self-defeating

YOUR story in yesterday's edition headlined Zec dares Chamisa refers.While I support Citizens Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa, I am afraid such claims are self-defeating.Why is it that when the opposition wins in towns it does n…

Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 06:13hrs | | by Mark Beach

Spike in politically-motivated violence cause for concern

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is concerned over cases of politically-motivated violence recently reported in the media and is saddened by the resultant loss of life during a rally held in Kwekwe and extends its deepest condolence…

Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 08:22hrs | 338 | by Justice Priscilla Chigumba, Zec chairperson

By-elections Test Case

The upcoming by-elections are to be held on March 26. These involve both council and parliamentary seats. Some of these seats have become vacant due to the controversial recalls in the MDCs. Others have been left after the incumbents have …

Published: 28 Feb 2022 at 09:21hrs | 348 | by Zakhele Maphosa

Worrying developments in COVID-19 containment in schools

WE note with concern the increase in COVID-19 infections in schools, particularly 13 cases from Masvingo province, two from Matabeleland North, and one from Manicaland.We note that these worrying developments are taking place barely two we…

Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 07:13hrs | 351 | by Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe

Zec must notify stakeholders on time

AS part of their commitment to supporting democratic development and promote credible, transparent and accountable electoral processes in Zimbabwe, the Election Resource Centre (ERC) and Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) are observi…

Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 07:13hrs | | by Election Resource Centre

Call for good leadership in upcoming by-elections

ZIMBABWE Council of Churches (ZCC) through the Gweru Local Ecumenical Fellowship (LEFs) compiled a document titled, the Gweru Ecumenical Election Covenant (GEEC) in an effort to set the standard of expected leadership in the by-elections t…

Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:54hrs | 323 | by Zimbabwe Council of Churches

Home Affairs ministry must address IDs bottlenecks

YOUTH Forum wishes to congratulate the 25 603 citizens who registered to vote from the start of the voter registration blitz to the present.As announced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), 25 603 registered to vote from the start o…

Published: 22 Feb 2022 at 05:40hrs | 271 | by Institute for Young Women Development

CCC duplicity: insidiously participated in rigged elections banking on '(violent) peaceful protests' to end Zanu PF dictatorship

Zanu PF is rigging the 2023 elections! No one in Zimbabwe should ever say they did not know this! "Team Pachedu said a total of 170 867 addresses that were in the 2018 voters roll have been edited by Zec between 2018 and 2022, with Glen Vi…

Published: 16 Feb 2022 at 12:54hrs | 244 | by Nomusa Garikai

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Scottland FC sack Mapeza after Champions League exit

There will be another coup in Zimbabwe

Mnangagwa's CAA3 faces November litmus test

Zinara secures US$400m for three strategic highways

Mnangagwa arrives in Moscow

Chivayo's $250,000 car gift raises fraud questions

Zanu PF reveals Mnangagwa 2030 risks

Zimbabwe silent on fresh Uebert Angel allegations

Gukurahundi victims silenced

Zanu PF axes 172 rogue affiliates

Zinara plans single vehicle compliance disc

Zimbabwe's trade deficit set to widen despite export growth

Zimbabwe has lost US$42bn to sanctions

Chivayo's US$550,000 Phantom arrives after his death

David Coltart puts brakes on Geo Pomona deal

'Miniskirts will get you raped'

Mysterious fires tormenting family

Stop teaching Shona in Chipinge schools, says MP

Macron turns to third-world strategies, bans protests

Mnangagwa assumes COMESA chairmanship, pushes value addition agenda

Zimbabwe road carnage claiming 5 people every day

Zimbabwe tightens border security to curb trafficking

Zimbabwean woman dies at South African hospital; neglected due to her nationality

Zimbabwe is at peace, says Mnangagwa

The harder the Zimbabwe regime pushes citizens into believing economy improving the more unbelievable they sound!

Lupane State University students win innovation prize

Internet key to economic development

Zanu-PF threatens unleash 'our' dogs

Access to information, media freedom in the digital age

Animal rights body takes swipe at Ramaphosa

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