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Foreign funded NGO questions Tshabangu's motive
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has expressed concerns over the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)'s support for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's bid for a third term, questioning the moti...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 06:43hrs | 1935 | by Staff reporter
Push to extend Mnangagwa's tenure undemocratic
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) has strongly criticized the proposed extension of the presidential term from 2028 to 2030, calling the move undemocratic and a threat to electoral integrit...Published: 14 Jan 2025 at 14:15hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
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 intr...Published: 28 Nov 2024 at 06:54hrs | 1267 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police ordered to release seized NGO gadgets
High Court judge Justice Neville Wamambo has ruled that the police must release all electronic gadgets seized from employees of the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) and the Election Resource C...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 07:08hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
Election watchdog pushes for political parties Bill
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has urged the government to develop a robust regulatory framework for political parties, emphasizing that this is essential for strengthening electoral dem...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 06:47hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe political parties should account for disbursed funds
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has called for increased public scrutiny and accountability for political parties receiving funding under the Political Parties Finance Act. ...Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 07:16hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Incumbent should not pronounce election date: Zesn
The foreign funded Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) has proposed amending section 158 of the Constitution to establish fixed dates for elections, rather than allowing the incumbent to set the ...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 12:43hrs | 376 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe deregisters Jimmy Carter's Carter Centre
The Carter Centre, an international NGO monitoring elections, was recently de-registered by the Zimbabwean government. Now, it is reportedly considering an alliance with the Zimbabwe Election Support ...Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 09:23hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
Recalls immersed in Zanu-PF dark world of power
ACADEMIC and researcher Dr Phillan Zamchiya says recalls of CCC legislators by self-imposed secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu which resulted in Zanu-PF attaining a two-thirds majority in the Nationa...Published: 19 May 2024 at 11:50hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa power retention scheme raises dust
Manoeuvres by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to amend the constitution have raised concern that the 82-year-old ruler wants to reverse progressive electoral reforms and return the country t...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 16:37hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
'CCC chaos to fuel voter apathy'
AN electoral watchdog, the Zimbabwe Election Advocacy Trust (ZEAT), has said the chaos and splits within the main opposition party, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), is a recipe for voter apath...Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 04:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans vote for personalities
ZIMBABWEANS do not cast votes along political party lines nor do their preferred candidates mirror their aspirations, a report by Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) has said.This comes a...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 09:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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
Zanu-PF's pyrrhic victory
The by-elections were held in Seke, Goromonzi South, Zvimba East, Pelandaba-Tshabalala, Chegutu West and Mkoba North constituencies.THE ruling Zanu-PF has secured the much coveted two-thirds m...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 07:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zesn blames recalls of opposition members for low voter turnout
THE Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) has blamed low voter turnout in the just ended by-elections on incessant recalls of opposition members.The election watchdog said the low number of...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 04:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe parly facing renewed pressure to amend the Constitution's recall clause
Parliament is under renewed pressure to modify the Constitution's recall clause, as growing concerns about its financial implications, impact on voter engagement, and potential undermining of democrat...Published: 23 Dec 2023 at 09:54hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF played ‘dirty' in Binga by-election'
A ZIMBABWE Election Support Network (Zesn) report on the December 9 by-elections has claimed that the ruling Zanu-PF party intimidated voters and used vote-buying tactics to win seats.The by-e...Published: 14 Dec 2023 at 03:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Voter apathy gives Zau-PF an upper hand in Zimbabwe by-elections
Apathy rocked parliamentary and council by-elections held Saturday with Citizens Coalition for Change led by Nelson Chamisa saying Zimbabweans were denied an opportunity to pick representatives of the...Published: 13 Dec 2023 at 05:16hrs | 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
'Sadc must stop flawed future Zimbabwe polls'
CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) in Zimbabwe have called on the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) to stop future elections which do not comply with its recommendations on holding credibl...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 05:55hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC loses Chinhoyi Ward 2 by-election as infighting escalates
The Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) experienced the consequences of internal division as its candidate for Chinhoyi Ward 2 lost in a by-election held on Saturday. The relatively unknown Hamilton ...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 06:56hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Team Pachedu not linked to ZESN
THE Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has dismissed Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) claims that it was collaborating with Team Pachedu to collate and tabulate August election results wi...Published: 02 Dec 2023 at 17:33hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
EU pokes holes into Mnangagwa election victory
THE European Union Election Observer Mission (EU EOM) has said Zimbabwe's August 23 and 24 harmonised elections were not credible due to a plethora of anomalies ranging from the curtailment of rights ...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 09:33hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Elections Support Network fails to pay election observers
HUNDREDS of election observers who were contracted by the Zimbabwe Elections Support Network (ZESN) have reportedly not received payments after the 23-14 August harmonised elections and are threatenin...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
EU wrote Nevers Mumba's SADC report on Zimbabwe polls?
THE controversial SADC Elections Observer Mission preliminary report was first edited by the European Union (EU) before it was publicly read by the now discredited Dr Nevers Mumba as if it was a produ...Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 06:13hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Plot to subvert 2023 Presidential elections foiled
The arres tof thirty-nine (39) activists from the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN), on 23 August 2023, foiled a plot to subvert the 23 August 2023 Presidential elections.Reports from a...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 14:30hrs | 1 | by Joice Munemo
A 'sick man' of the Sadc region
These activities, as described in the Sadc statement, served to intimidate voters by suggesting that it would be easy to determine who voted for which party. Following the elections, the head of the A...Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo in spirited attack on discredited Mumba-led election observers
EXILED former Cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has lashed out at SADC Election Observer Mission (EOM) head Dr. Nevers Mumba for questioning Zimbabwean laws in the regional body's Preliminary R...Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 07:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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, th...Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 07:05hrs | 2 | by Rekai Rusinga
Why Zanu-PF dominates Masvingo
Zanu-PF has continued its dominance in Masvingo province winning 23 out of 25 parliamentary seats, but why is this the case?Since the formation of a vibrant opposition party, MDC in 1999 and i...Published: 28 Aug 2023 at 21:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
ERC, ZESN unable to verify Zimbabwe election results
ELECTION Resource Centre (ERC) and Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) have said they are unable to verify Presidential election results after police confiscated their gadgets in a recent raid of...Published: 27 Aug 2023 at 23:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
V11s saga: Polling agents under siege
State security agents have been accused of haranguing polling agents and observers whom they are allegedly forcing to amend V11 forms used in last week's elections amid allegations of rigging....Published: 27 Aug 2023 at 13:12hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Observers arrest irks UN
THE United Nations (UN) has expressed concern over the arrest of election observers from the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) and the Election Resource Centre (ERC).Police on Wednesday...Published: 26 Aug 2023 at 09:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Police under spotlight over Zanu-PF breach of electoral law
POLICE are under the spotlight after Zanu-PF announced unofficial results claiming election victory when the law enforcement agency had warned that this is illegal.The announcement by Zanu-PF ...Published: 26 Aug 2023 at 08:57hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa must be arrested
Election Resource Centre (ERC) and Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) staff members and volunteers arrested on allegations of attempting to post the general election results have been free...Published: 26 Aug 2023 at 08:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
As expected, Carter Center says Zimbabwe general elections took place in a restricted political environment
Zimbabwe's administration of the elections lacked independence and transparency in key areas and the polls happened in a restrictive political environment, a preliminary observer report by the Carter ...Published: 26 Aug 2023 at 08:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
As expected, EU observer mission dismisses Zimbabwe poll
The EU observer mission to the just-ended Zimbabwean elections says the poll was held in a "climate of fear" and failed to conform to "regional and international standards".Presenting his miss...Published: 25 Aug 2023 at 22:30hrs | | 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
ERC, ZEN speak on arrest of election observers
Election Resource Centre (ERC) & Zimbabwe Electoral Support Network (ZESN) Alert 🚨 The Election Resource Centre (ERC) and the Zimbabwe Elect...Published: 25 Aug 2023 at 06:52hrs | 2 | by Staff Reports
Zimbabwe police thwart attempt to announce parallel elections outcome
A SUBVERSIVE attempt by some Civic Society Organisations (CSOs) to illegally announce the results of the 2023 harmonised elections has been thwarted by police who on Wednesday night swooped on some pr...Published: 25 Aug 2023 at 06:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
EU-EOM plot to tarnish Zimbabwe polls exposed
A PLOT to tarnish and discredit the outcome of harmonised elections being held in Zimbabwe today by the European Union Observation Mission and the United States-based Carter Centre has been exposed am...Published: 23 Aug 2023 at 06:31hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's political parties 'dump' peace pledge
POLITICAL parties have reportedly dumped the peace pledge as they continuously disregard it by using hate speech and resorting to political violence ahead of the August 23 harmonised elections, a repo...Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 06:31hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Is Zimbabwe ready for elections?
THE Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) recently hosted a Twitter Space discussion on the topic: Is Zimbabwe ready for the harmonised August 23 elections?The main objective of the discuss...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 08:21hrs | | by Zesn
Zimbabwe election stakeholders fret over biased media
ELECTION stakeholders have red-flagged biased media coverage against female politicians, saying journalists should promote fair coverage for both genders as the country edges closer to the August 23 g...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:12hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Foreign funded ERC refutes Chinamasa 'lies'
FOREIGN funded election watchdog, Election Resource Centre (ERC), has refuted Zanu-PF claims that it received foreign funding from the West to train election agents.ERC said the training of el...Published: 29 Jun 2023 at 06:29hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
'Strengthen intra-party democracy'
A foreign funded election watchdog, Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn), has implored political parties to strengthen intra-party democratic processes to avoid incidents of double candidacy....Published: 27 Jun 2023 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Foreign funded electoral watchdog denies reports that it received US$10 million
Foreign funded electoral watchdog Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) has denied reports that it received US$10 million from Western countries to train election agents for political parties....Published: 23 Jun 2023 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF snubs US$10m western poll donation, dares CCC to accept grant
Zanu-PF has pulled rank and issued a chilling warning on political rivals not to accept a US$10 million donation offered to Zimbabwean political parties by Western countries through their agencies for...Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 07:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'US$10m for training Zimbabwe election agents illegal'
THE mobilisation of US$10 million by various Western countries and organisations including the United States and the United Kingdom for the training of election agents is illegal, Zanu-PF Treasurer Ge...Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 06:36hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
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