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Intimidation, harassment galore in Seke by-election
AS widely expected the ruling Zanu-PF swept all the six parliamentary by-elections held on February 3, gaining what critics claim is its much sought-after two-thirds majority in the National Assembly....Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe recalls fuelling voter apathy'
THE recent recalls of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators and councillors is fuelling voter apathy, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) has said.Other election observers h...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 06:05hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
'Arrested ERC, ZESN observers ordered to lie on stomachs for three hours'
A Harare magistrate's court was Friday told of how 39 election observers seized Wednesday night by AK assault rifle wielding police officers were made to surrender their phones and passwords and furth...Published: 25 Aug 2023 at 19:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
CCC closely monitoring Zec conduct
THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party yesterday said it was closely monitoring the conduct of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) as it announces election results.The pa...Published: 25 Aug 2023 at 19:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mberengwa, Nyanga by-election environment should replicate at next year's elections
THE Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) has deployed six static observers in Mberengwa ward 15 and Nyanga ward 27 as well as observers at the ward collation centres and a roving team to the local...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 06:12hrs | | by Zesn
Confusion, chaos mar by-elections
Acts of violence by suspected Zanu-PF supporters, alleged vote buying, bussing of voters, voters failing to find their names on the voters' roll and voter apathy yesterday marred Zimbabwe's first elec...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF in vote buying storm ahead of Glen View by-election
ZANU-PF has been accused of vote buying ahead of next weekend's Glenview South Constituency by-election.In a statement, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) Friday said the timing of t...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:53hrs | | by newzimbabwe
ZESN Update On Voting Process
Opening of Polling Stations At the sampled polling stations, observers reported that 97% opened on time. ZESN observers have reported long queues ...Published: 30 Jul 2018 at 11:03hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
reliminary Statement: Chiwundura National Assembly by-election
Harare - 16 JULY, 2017 - The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN), as part of its observation of the Chiwundura National Assembly by-election, deployed 15 static and mobile observers. The static o...Published: 19 Jul 2017 at 06:57hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
CIO agent 'threatens' villager for wearing ZESN Observer T-Shirt
Zimbabwe Peace Project has alleged that on 2 May at Mudoka C village, ward 7 in Muzarabani North Liberty Muskwe was verbally threatened by Hamunyari Kasengezi an alleged member of the Central Intellig...Published: 14 Jun 2017 at 07:06hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Deadly violence rocks Bikita poll
THE race for the Bikita West by-election to be held on Saturday turns ugly, as a group of suspected Zanu-PF youths allegedly savagely attacked the opposition National Constitutional Assembly candi...Published: 19 Jan 2017 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Heavy police presence intimidates voters at polling stations - ZESN
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has claimed that heavy police presence during Saturday by-election in Mhondoro-Mubaira could have intimidated voters.The seat was won by Zanu PF's ...Published: 07 Mar 2016 at 06:56hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Festive season spoils Nkulumane by-elections - ZESN
Zimbabwe Election Support Network has said the pathetic low turnout during Saturday's Nkulumane by-election was due to the current festive season and boycotts by other political parties.Zanu P...Published: 20 Dec 2015 at 11:37hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Poor turn out for Nkulumane by-election
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network has reported that the Nkulumane by election which was won by the Zanu PF candidate Killian Sibanda was marred with poor turnout signifying that the parties which ...Published: 20 Dec 2015 at 11:37hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Police officers camped inside voting rooms - ZENS
Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has deployed 45 static and mobile observers for Mt Darwin West and Chirumhanzu-Zibagwe by elections saying voting is progressing 'smoothly' but sai...Published: 27 Mar 2015 at 12:46hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
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