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Zec abandons Econet for voter registration checks

In a troubling move that has left many potential voters struggling to verify their registration status, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has seemingly abandoned the Econet platform for voter registration checks, limiting access to N…

Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 10:13hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter

Govt increases BEAM disbursements to ease pressure on rural schools

The Zimbabwean government has doubled monthly disbursements under the Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM) from ZiG200 million to ZiG400 million, in a move aimed at clearing arrears and easing mounting financial pressure on schools, pa…

Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 11:28hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF wins three uncontested seats ahead of by-elections

Zanu PF has claimed an early victory ahead of the July 26 local authority by-elections after securing three wards unopposed, according to an announcement made today by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC).The ruling party's candidates i…

Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 11:27hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF cries foul over Chamisa picture

A Zanu-PF aspiring candidate has lodged a complaint with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), accusing an independent rival of misleading voters by using images of opposition politician Nelson Chamisa on campaign posters ahead of the J…

Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:22hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter

ZEC sets August 2 for Epworth ward 6 by-election

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has officially declared August 2, 2025, as the date for the by-election to fill the vacant Ward 6 seat on the Epworth Local Board.The seat became vacant following the conviction of former deputy mayo…

Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 19:10hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter

ZEC completes printing of ballots for June by-elections

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has finalized the printing of 53,550 National Assembly and 8,450 Local Authority ballot papers ahead of the by-elections scheduled for June 14, 2025.The by-elections will see voters in Insiza North a…

Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:58hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter

Chivayo meltdown deepens mystery over R800m ZEC windfall

Flamboyant businessman Wicknell Chivayo has sparked fresh controversy following a bizarre outburst dismissing growing questions over alleged multimillion-rand payments linked to Zimbabwe's 2023 election contract.In a phone call with The Zi…

Published: 24 May 2025 at 11:03hrs | 1678 | by Staff reporter

Parliament asked to investigate Chivayo

A Kwekwe resident, Emmanuel Nkosilathi Moyo, has written to the Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Mudenda, urging the legislature to launch an investigation into allegations of money laundering and corruption involving controversial businessman…

Published: 07 May 2025 at 16:29hrs | 3783 | by Staff reporter

Zec ducks Chivayo millions saga

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has pleaded with journalists to stop asking questions regarding the controversial US$40 million elections tender allegedly awarded to Zanu PF-linked businessman Wicknell Chivayo, insisting the matter…

Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 15:29hrs | 562 | by Staff reporter

ZEC appoints Simbarashe Tongayi as Chief Elections Officer

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has officially appointed Mr. Simbarashe Tongayi as its substantive Chief Elections Officer, effective April 1, following the retirement of Mr. Utoile Silaigwana in December 2024.In a statement releas…

Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 10:44hrs | 822 | by Staff reporter

ZEC removes 25,000 from voters roll

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has removed more than 25,000 deceased persons from the voters' roll as part of ongoing efforts to maintain an accurate and up-to-date registry ahead of upcoming elections.The announcement was made by…

Published: 31 Mar 2025 at 09:20hrs | 498 | by Staff reporter

So, it's now 'cool' to be a beggar in Zimbabwe!

This morning, I came across a social media post that left me both astonished and deeply disheartened. It featured a schoolteacher from rural Zimbabwe, publicly begging the controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo for a car. What struck m…

Published: 04 Jan 2025 at 19:29hrs | 1101 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Zimbabwe govt urged to halt constitutional amendments

The Zimbabwe Elections Support Network (ZESN) has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to reconsider its proposed amendments to the Constitution and the Electoral Act, which aim to introduce automatic voter registration for …

Published: 28 Nov 2024 at 06:54hrs | 1271 | by Staff reporter

Zec pushes for political party registration

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has ramped up efforts to ensure that political parties are legally registered through an amendment to the Electoral Act. Currently, political parties only need to notify the electoral body of their e…

Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 08:55hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter

Chigumba's ZEC starts preparations for Zimbabwe's 2028 elections

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) convened a two-day conference in Nyanga this week to review the 2023 harmonised elections, with key issues including the extension of voting rights to Zimbabweans abroad, the need for transparency in…

Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 10:00hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter

Chigumba wants political parties in Zimbabwe to be registered

Justice Priscilla Chigumba, chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), has called for the registration of political parties to address the challenges encountered during the 2023 elections. She stressed the importance of amendi…

Published: 26 Aug 2024 at 07:56hrs | 463 | by Staff reporter

Chivayo, Zec corruption scandal spreads to SA

A JOHANNESBURG printing firm and its agent are being investigated by Zimbabwe's anti-corruption authority for price gouging on election-related material and equipment.Zimbabwe is no stranger to corruption. But the brazen nature of the R570…

Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 14:48hrs | 1998 | by Staff reporter

ZEC requested to publicise procurement details voting material

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is facing scrutiny and calls for transparency regarding its procurement of voting materials for the 2023 elections. Human rights defender Tapiwa Chiriga has requested detailed information from ZEC fo…

Published: 03 Jul 2024 at 10:32hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Zec loot driving Chivayo crazy

Scandal-ridden tenderpreneur Wicknell Chivayo's estranged business partners, Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, accuse him of splurging money from the corrupt proceeds of a US$40 million Zimbabwe Electoral Commission tender. They claim Chivayo…

Published: 01 Jul 2024 at 10:33hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Kingpins of US$40m Zec scandal fear repercussions

Key players involved in a controversial US$40 million deal with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) are implicated in potential money laundering activities, as revealed by leaked audios and correspondence. The deal, orchestrated by fig…

Published: 01 Jul 2024 at 04:28hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

ZEC paid US$5.4 million for fancy V11 display boxes that it never used

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) splurged US$5 million on gadgets to display digital V11 polling station forms for last August's elections - but the devices, bought at inflated prices, were only delivered months after the polls, Zim…

Published: 28 Jun 2024 at 09:16hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

'To hell with misleading social media reports': ZEC

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has this Friday describe as fake and misleading social media reports that it corruptly awarded tender to some individuals using inflated figures while confirming everything was done legally without bypassi…

Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 21:44hrs | 15 | by Gideon Madzikatidze

It isn't Chivayo flying too close to the sun - but Mnangagwa certainly is!

So, Information Ministry permanent secretary Nick Mangwana issued a cryptic warning to dubious businessman Wicknell Chivayo.In a chilling post on X (formerly Twitter), he (Mangwana) compared Chivayo to Icarus, son of master craftsman Daeda…

Published: 13 Jun 2024 at 22:15hrs | 4 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Chivayo hijacks US$40m corrupt ZEC deal

CONTROVERSIAL businessman Wicknell Chivayo, who is close to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other high-profile government officials, corruptly got a windfall from a murky Zimbabwe Election Commission (Zec) US$40 million tender to supply e…

Published: 28 May 2024 at 12:47hrs | 36 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa bounces back

OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa continues to apply pressure on SADC, nine months after last yearâ€™s chaotic general elections, revealing in a Monday statement that the regional body is giving the matter "due consideration."Chamisa garner…

Published: 27 May 2024 at 17:19hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

126 vacancies unfilled at Zec

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) fired six employees while 126 vacancies remained unfilled, the commission's 2023 annual report has revealed, amid fears the gaps could affect the election management body to discharge its duties effe…

Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 06:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabweans should be wary of Trojan horse constitutional amendments!

So, the Zimbabwe government is planning more constitutional changes.This is according to Justice, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, in an interview with the state-controlled Sunday Mail newspaper.These constitution…

Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 20:12hrs | 17 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Constitutional changes on cards in Zimbabwe

Government has set in motion plans to transfer the responsibility to register voters from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to the Civil Registry Department in sweeping changes to the electoral law meant to streamline the country's e…

Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 14:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

ZEC gazettes new legislators

CCC interim secretary general Mr Sengezo Tshabangu and 13 others are expected to be sworn in as Senators and members of the National Assembly next week after the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission confirmed them as legislators.The group will fi…

Published: 02 Mar 2024 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe electoral dispute backfiring

CATHOLIC Bishops yesterday said the unresolved August 2023 election dispute has plunged the lives of ordinary citizens into disarray, amid a deepening economic meltdown where the majority is struggling to put food on the table.Opposition l…

Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 04:47hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

ZEC removes 4 562 dead voters from the voters' roll

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is in the process of removing a total of  4 562 deceased people from the county's voters' roll.In an extra-ordinary Government gazette  General Notice 193 of 2024 dated February 9, ZEC, Chi…

Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 04:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF MPs shower praises on Mnangagwa

Zanu-PF legislators have been praising President Emmerson Mnangagwa's State of the Nation Address (Sona), which painted a rosy picture of the country's fortunes despite the deteriorating socio-economic environment.This has been happening i…

Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:54hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF legislators glorify Zec

THE National Assembly degenerated into a comical spectacle this past week after Zanu-PF legislators heaped praises on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, (Zec), for successfully conducting last year's general elections despite the scathing …

Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zec hit with over 100 lawsuits

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has revealed that it attracted over 100 court cases over the secrecy and controversy surrounding its handling of the August 2023 elections with some still pending.Zec was taken to court over its refu…

Published: 11 Feb 2024 at 21:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chivayo frets over Zacc probe

SOCIALITE and businessman Wicknell Chivayo has mocked the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) for allegedly trying to investigate the source of his unexplained wealth.Chivayo has spent big buying cars for Zanu-PF praise singers and …

Published: 11 Feb 2024 at 21:10hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

ZEC cleans up voters' roll

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has removed about 5 000 deceased persons from the voters roll as the election management body cleans the roll in terms of the Electoral Act.The removal of deceased persons from the voters' roll was a…

Published: 10 Feb 2024 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF MPs praises ZEC praise for holding 'free and fair' elections

Zanu-PF MPs Tuesday reduced parliament into a chorus of superfluous praise on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) for conducting what they claim were free and fair elections, condemned as a fraud by independent international poll obser…

Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 18:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

US$6m budget for February by-elections

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has set aside about US$6 million, or the equivalent in the local currency, for the February 3 by-elections to fill vacancies of six National Assembly seats and 28 local authority wards, it has been l…

Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:34hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Zec dragged to court again over 2023 polls

A ZIMBABWEAN citizen, Brian Mari, has dragged the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to court, seeking an order to compel the electoral body to run a fresh election due to various irregularities, among them a flawed delimitation exercise.…

Published: 06 Jan 2024 at 08:44hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Teachers clash with Zimbabwe Electoral Commission over election dues

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has failed to pay some teachers for work done during the  disputed August elections, it has been learnt.It is not clear why the Zec paid some teachers and left out others despite them signing th…

Published: 01 Jan 2024 at 08:12hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Teachers clash with Zec

TEACHERS are up in arms with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) over outstanding payments after the electoral body engaged them as election officers for the disputed August polls.According to unions representing teachers, educators wh…

Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 07:11hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

ZEC to throw away 225,000 ballot papers

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has announced it is dumping 222,550 ballot papers bearing the names of CCC candidates now barred from participating in the December 9 by-elections.This follows a Thursday High Court ruling granting S…

Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 05:47hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

BREAKING: ZEC removes CCC recalled MPs from ballot papers

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has declared the disqualification of recalled CCC MPs who had registered to contest  in the by-elections scheduled for December 9, 2023. The decision comes after a legal challenge, as detailed i…

Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 19:52hrs | 16 | by Mandla Ndlovu

Zec gets US$20m allocation

TREASURY has allocated the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) ZW$116 600 000 000 (US$20 137 979) in the 2024 National Budget, which analysts say is likely to be whittled down by the controversial recall of opposition legislators and counc…

Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 15:39hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Settle voters roll dispute outside court, says Judge

ELECTORAL Court judge Justice Esther Muremba on Wednesday directed the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to find common ground on a dispute over the voters roll before the matter is …

Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 04:56hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

100 electoral cases filed against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission

A total of 100 electoral cases were filed against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) before and after the August general elections by aggrieved individuals, candidates and political parties, the national electoral body said today (Mon…

Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Elections cost Zimbabwean taxpayers US$188 million

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) received ZW$860 billion (US$188 266 199) to conduct the 23 August general elections, a figure which is likely to balloon in the forthcoming parliamentary and local authority by-elections, The NewsHaw…

Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 15:43hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Zec will not entertain any complaints of rigging and electoral malpractices

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says it will not entertain any complaints of rigging and electoral malpractices raised by opposition party candidates in the Gutu West constituency by-election held on Saturday.Zanu-PF candidate John…

Published: 13 Nov 2023 at 21:27hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Welshman Ncube uses Game of thrones puzzle, 'Power is a curious thing'

OPPOSITION stalwart Professor Welshman Ncube has used a scene from an American fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones.This comes just after the interim secretary general of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Sengez…

Published: 24 Oct 2023 at 12:28hrs | | by Staff reporter

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 21:17hrs | 14 | by Jonathan Moyo

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