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Zimbabweans reject further military coups, but demand genuine electoral reforms to freely choose own leaders
If there is anything that Zimbabweans should have regrettably learnt the hard way, over the past years, is never to support or celebrate ZANU PF internal factional fighting, especially when this culmi...Published: 9 hrs ago | 3103 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa's govt unveils electoral reform package
A provision for the electronic transmission of Presidential election results that allows for the swift release of final result tallies is being considered by Government as part of a broad electoral re...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:24hrs | 679 | by Staff reporter
What is the role of V11, V23 forms?
IT is the constitutional mandate of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to ensure that, at every election or referendum, whatever voting method is used, is simple, accurate, verifiable, secure and...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:17hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa drops Mnangagwa legitimacy challenge
NELSON Chamisa's opposition MDC has dropped a key demand questioning the legitimacy of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, paving the way for possible talks between the chief political rivals to resolve Zim...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:52hrs | 10134 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions on Zimbabwe - Not as simple as many think
IF one wishes to understand the issue of Western sanctions on Zimbabwe, they first have to stop thinking in binary terms by assuming that the restrictive measures affect only a few people, or that the...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 05:16hrs | 910 | by Zechariah Mushawatu
Debunking myths surrounding the conduct of elections in Zimbabwe
THE founding tenets of Zimbabwe are based on respect for certain values and principles, which include, amongst others: the supremacy of the constitution, the rule of law, fundamental human rights and ...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 05:14hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa vs Mnangagwa: Full Constitutional Court judgment released
THE Constitutional Court (Concourt) yesterday released a detailed 137-page judgment, upholding President Mnangagwa's victory in last year's harmonised elections, saying the petition by MDC-Alliance le...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 05:02hrs | 3547 | by Staff reporter
Dumiso Dabengwa 'exposed' ZANU PF's rigging method
In 2013 the late Former Home Affairs Minister Dumiso Dabengwa told the then American Ambassador James D. McGee that ZANU PF used the police and the military to conduct electoral rigging. A wik...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 22:36hrs | 13476 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Give ZEC power to postpone elections'
CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) have come up with a draft Electoral Amendment Bill, which will give the Zimbabwe Electoral Commiss...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 12:21hrs | 1112 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe reform package timeline revealed
A raft of constitutional and legislative reforms to deepen civil liberties, individual rights, extend the women's quota system and entrench political and electoral reforms, are expected to be gazetted...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:29hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa holds keys to removal of sanctions'
The United States envoy to Zimbabwe Ambassador Brian Nichols has said that only President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration holds the keys to the removal of sanctions if they implement the political...Published: 02 Nov 2019 at 13:35hrs | 4895 | by Staff reporter
Zec commissioners safe: Polad
THE Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) has not spoken about pushing out Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) commissioners, but will instead retreat to Nyanga next week to discuss sanctions.Pola...Published: 02 Nov 2019 at 07:06hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF retains Chiredzi South Ward 12 council seat
Zanu-PF has retained the Chiredzi South Ward 12 council seat after the ruling party candidate, Anold Rukanda defeated John Mazhata of MDC in this Saturday’s by-election. The ruling Zanu...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 12:29hrs | 1123 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa squealing as Excelgate expose of rigged 2018 goes viral - guilt of high treason
There is no denying the fact that Zimbabwe is facing a serious economic meltdown the much hoped for economic recovery of the post Mugabe era has not materialised. When Emmerson Mnangagwa took ...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 07:43hrs | 13934 | by Wilbert Mukori
BREAKING: Video of how Mnangagwa 'stole' the 2018 elections released
Journalist Edmund Kudzayi has released a documentary that seek to expose how the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission used excel spreadsheet to alter the 2018 Presidential results in support of President Emm...Published: 23 Oct 2019 at 14:21hrs | 20628 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Zanu-PF believe owned choicest fruits' - with economy in ICU, they still demand pound of flesh
"The new' regime can be viewed from different angles, but the nub of it is this: there's a recognition that the economic fiasco of the last 20 years was suboptimal, but Emmerson Mnangagwa and his fell...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 20:17hrs | 604 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mudenda attacked in Serbia
Government is engaging host countries to ensure Zimbabwean public officials receive adequate security when on international duty where they continue to be hounded by individual opposition-aligned elem...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 07:33hrs | 5415 | by Staff reporter
Iyasa continues to produce stars
INTERNATIONALLY-travelled and acclaimed Bulawayo arts group, Inkululeko Yabatsha School of Arts (Iyasa) director Nkululeko Innocent Dube says its a myth that working overseas always translates into pi...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:49hrs | 123 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa MDC orders Bulawayo mayor to reinstate Kambarami
THE opposition MDC has ordered Bulawayo mayor Solomon Mguni to re-instate his expelled deputy Tinashe Kambarami, despite a High Court ruling that the latter's election was a nullity.Kambarami ...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 07:29hrs | 640 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo snubs Zec's voter registration exercise
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has lamented at the poor turnout in its voter registration exercise in Bulawayo, and warned that the city risked losing some constituencies in the next delimita...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 06:51hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
'You are a sell-outs!' - discredited opposition undermine ED's legitimacy
Up to now, many Zimbabweans have not fully appreciated the negative role the country's opposition politicians have played in our struggle to end the Zanu PF dictatorship. It is pleasing to note that m...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 16:33hrs | 1165 | by Wilbert Mukori
Election dispute resolution in Zimbabwe
This paper on election dispute resolution (EDR) departs from the point that the electoral competition is often accompanied by disputes and tensions, as political parties and candidates jostle for powe...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 07:11hrs | 417 | by Zesn
Chiyangwa's ZECO Holdings after-tax loss widens by 52%
Bulawayo-based engineering firm Zeco Holdings Limited remains in the red after its loss-after-tax widened by 52% to $886 605 in the six months to June 30, 2019, despite undertaking cost-containment me...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 07:05hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa's loss making company to manufacture and refurbish wagons?
THE Diaspora Infrastructure Development Group (DIDG) has started manufacturing 6 000 rail sleepers for Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway while plans are underway to produce 60 000 more for the National Rail...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 06:50hrs | 563 | by Staff reporter
MDC Chamisa's MPs worried by poor voter registration turnout
Luveve Member of Parliament Stella Ndlovu has expressed concern over poor voter registration in her constituency warning that the constituency is one of those which could be lost if voter registration...Published: 07 Oct 2019 at 21:05hrs | 990 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must disembark high horse of arrogance
Fuel prices went up over the weekend, triggering price hikes of basic commodities and further worsening an economic calamity whose roots lie in a legitimacy crisis arising out of the stolen election o...Published: 07 Oct 2019 at 09:26hrs | 1606 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Cracks emerge in the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission
The National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) has allegedly been rocked by divisions with some commissioners said to be unhappy over the government's lack of commitment in addressing past hu...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 15:29hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
New regulations for Zimbabwean Presidential aspirants
Aspirants who wish to lend the country's top job - that of President - will have to be nominated by at least 1 000 registered voters from the country's 10 provinces and fork out more than the cu...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 15:08hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
'People vote Zanu PF notwithstanding hardship and repression' - repressed, per se, don't have free vote
Professor Lovemore Madhuku, leader of the opposition party the National Constitution Assembly, should wash his mouth with bleach; the foul insults coming from him are intolerable. "Go to a by-...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 06:09hrs | 263 | by Nomusa Garikai
'ED Mnangagwa must learn to listen' - forget him, he is beyond the pale and so is Chamisa
"ED Mnangagwa, You must learn to listen first so that you are listened to," wrote Luke Tamborinyoka MDC party deputy spokesperson."Listen to the suffering cries of those abductees, the 2,6 mil...Published: 02 Oct 2019 at 18:25hrs | 1481 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Chigumba, Zec commissioners face axe
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is set to undergo a major facelift with its chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba and fellow commissioners expected to be forced out by 2021 just in time for a...Published: 01 Oct 2019 at 07:15hrs | 1993 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa regime is shameless'
THE opposition MDC celebrated its 20th anniversary at Rufaro Stadium at the weekend. NewsDay senior reporter Blessed Mhlanga (ND) had earlier spoken to the party's youth Assembly chairperson Obey Sith...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 09:08hrs | 2623 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Sona slated for Tuesday
President Emmerson Mnangagwa will deliver his State of the Nation Address (Sona) when he officially opens the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament on Tuesday.Rehearsals for the ceremonial pa...Published: 29 Sep 2019 at 12:26hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Hectic schedule for new Parly session
During the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament, which opens on Tuesday, Government intends to fast-track the enactment of legislation that underpins political and economic reforms, including introd...Published: 29 Sep 2019 at 12:16hrs | 38 | by Staff reporter
'Put 'new dispensation' into action now' UN commanded - and all lived happily ever after, want to puke
"A UN human rights expert has called on Zimbabwe to embrace and safeguard democracy, saying that the country’s change in leadership provided an opportunity to promote political tolerance, accou...Published: 29 Sep 2019 at 10:57hrs | 460 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mnangagwa humbles Chamisa in Zaka East
Despite the economic hardships being experienced in the country, the rural electorate seems confident in President Emmerson Mnangagwa-led administration as shown by Zanu-PF's continuous wins in by-ele...Published: 28 Sep 2019 at 19:12hrs | 4054 | by Staff reporter
Special message to MDC - Alliance as they celebrate their 20th anniversary
The only difference between ZANU PF and MDC - Alliance is on their political ideology. There is enough evidence to support the view that the original MDC - Alliance's political ideology may suffer a b...Published: 28 Sep 2019 at 08:07hrs | 1644 | by Don Chigumba
'2018 elections failed to meet standards' - illegitimate Zanu-PF must step down to stop repeat
"Amid Zimbabwe's deteriorating political situation and worsening economic rot, opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has held a meeting with former Nigerian Olusegun Obasanjo - in a bid to trigger dialogue...Published: 25 Sep 2019 at 21:07hrs | 1889 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zaka East headmen back Zanu-PF candidate
TWO traditional leaders in Zaka East, Masvingo Province defied the Constitution in the just-ended parliamentary by-election by openly declaring allegiance to the ruling Zanu-PF and intimidating voters...Published: 24 Sep 2019 at 08:32hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
Zacc probes vote-buying claims
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has spread its tentacles to include a probe into vote-buying allegations raised by the opposition MDC in the just-ended parliamentary by-elections....Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 16:34hrs | 1391 | by Staff reporter
ZEC backtracks on decision to charge accreditation in US$
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has backtracked on its decision to charge journalists, civil society and election observers who want to cover elections and by-elections in US dollars after Tel...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 07:16hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Zaka East by-election on today
All is set for the Zaka East parliamentary by-election today, with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission(ZEC) yesterday saying it was all systems go for the plebiscite. The by-election will be held to fil...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 06:51hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
MDC vow anti-Mnangagwa demos at UN GA - why bother, all know you are ones keeping him in power
Next week world leaders will be in New York, USA, for the annual UN General Assembly talk-shop. Yes, Zimbabwe's leader Emerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa will be there with the usual large entourage of hanger...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 08:50hrs | 2678 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Zesn urges parties to invest in campaigns
INDEPENDENT election watchdog, Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) has urged political parties to invest in campaign processes to ensure a large voter turnout during polling elections.Zes...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 07:38hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo poor voter registration a wake-up call to Chamisa's MDC
THE poor voter registration turnout that has been recorded in Bulawayo, with less than five residents taking part in the ongoing exercise each month according to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 07:32hrs | 868 | by Editorial - Newsday
Where is full judgment on 2018 electoral case?
ON August 24, the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) handed down its abridged judgment in the electoral challenge case brought by the opposition candidate, Nelson Chamisa, against the ruling Zanu-PF's Em...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 07:24hrs | 1926 | by Swikani Ncube
'Bulawayo residents snub voter registration'
A POOR voter registration turnout is haunting Bulawayo, with less than five residents taking part in the ongoing exercise each month, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has said.If there ...Published: 19 Sep 2019 at 07:08hrs | 804 | by Staff reporter
Mawarire calls for ZEC to be dissolved
National Patriotic Front Spokesperson Jealousy Mawarire has called for the dissolution of the current Zimbabwe Electoral Commission saying that it should not be given power to run the 2023 elections. ...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 06:06hrs | 926 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Shame, elite using foreign hospitals after destroying local one' said Mahere - fuming she not MP
"It's embarrassing and selfish for political elites to destroy our public hospitals then seek health care abroad, destroy our airlines then hire private jets for themselves, destroy our farms then imp...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 11:58hrs | 603 | by Nomusa Garikai
Jonathan Moyo denies links with G40
Exiled former cabinet Minister professor Jonathan Moyo has distanced himself from a newly formed political outfit called the G40 which was registered with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission recently. ...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 10:54hrs | 5212 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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