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Zifa accused of running illegal election process

Freelance journalist and aspiring Northern Region Soccer League executive member Hope Chizuzu has accused the Zifa Electoral Committee of conducting what he calls an illegal and unconstitutional election process, alleging that the body has…

Published: 29 Oct 2025 at 05:06hrs | | by Staff reporter

Masvingo by-election gets hot

Independent candidate for Masvingo Urban Ward 7, Prosper Taruvinga Tiringindi, has reported the Zanu-PF candidate, Simbarashe Shonhiwa, for allegedly tearing and vandalising opposition campaign posters.Tiringindi claims that Shonhiwa not o…

Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 18:12hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa ally declares 'no elections in 2028'

Mashonaland East Zanu-PF provincial chairperson Daniel Garwe has declared there will be "no elections in 2028," in remarks likely to intensify speculation over a plan by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's allies to extend his rule by two years…

Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 14:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF consolidates power in by-elections

Opposition political parties in Zimbabwe have struggled to nominate candidates in several recent by-elections, raising concerns about the weakening of democratic forces challenging the ruling Zanu-PF party in Parliament and local councils …

Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 08:39hrs | | by Staff reporter

Sexual harassment tops cases reported

The Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has revealed that sexual harassment is the most reported issue among more than 4,000 gender-related complaints it has received over the past decade.Speaking during the Matabeleland North Provincial Gend…

Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 08:44hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF wins 6 by-elections

Zanu-PF secured a clean sweep in all six by-elections held across Chikomba, Chiredzi, Gutu, Mazowe, and Marondera Rural District Councils (RDCs) on Saturday, cementing its dominance on Zimbabwe's political landscape.Of the six seats contes…

Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 08:43hrs | | 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 | | 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 | | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF sweeps all 4 by-elections

Zanu-PF maintained its stronghold on Zimbabwe's political landscape by sweeping all four by-elections held on Saturday, capturing two National Assembly constituencies and two Rural District Council (RDC) wards. The elections took place in …

Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:19hrs | | by Staff reporter

Afreximbank pegs Zimbabwe growth at 3,8%

The African Exportâ€“Import Bank (Afreximbank) has downgraded Zimbabwe's economic growth forecast for 2025 to 3.8%, considerably lower than the optimistic 6% growth target set by the government and Bretton Woods institutions. The bank attr…

Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:32hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF steps up campaign to retain Insiza North seat

ZANU-PF has ramped up its campaign activities ahead of the Insiza North by-election set for 14 June, as the ruling party aims to retain the parliamentary seat left vacant following the passing of the late Farai Taruvinga in March.Matabelel…

Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:32hrs | | by Staff reporter

Opposition parties urged to back Zapu candidate in Insiza North by-election

Opposition parties in Matabeleland have been called upon to unite behind the Zapu candidate ahead of the upcoming Insiza North parliamentary by-election, after the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) failed to register a candidate for the …

Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:24hrs | | by Staff reporter

Gonye retained as Zimbabwe Olympics Committee President after tight election

Thabani Gonye has been re-elected as the president of the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) following a closely contested election held Sunday afternoon at the Quadrennial General Meeting in Harare.Gonye secured 15 votes, narrowly edging ou…

Published: 28 Apr 2025 at 12:04hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF intensifies campaign in Glen View

Zanu-PF has ramped up its campaign efforts in Glen View South as the party prepares for a decisive by-election on April 12. With all structures mobilized, teams have been deployed for roadshows and door-to-door campaigns to secure victory …

Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reported

Zanu-PF confident of victory in Glen View

Zanu-PF supporters converged at Chemhanza Grounds in Glen View South yesterday for a campaign rally in support of Tsitsi Tawomhera, the party's candidate for the April 12 by-election.The rally, organised by the Zanu-PF Youth League, was at…

Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 08:25hrs | | by Staff reporter

Democratic Journey for Africa: Elections a Pathway to Progress

Across Africa, elections serve as a cornerstone of democracy, offering citizens an opportunity to shape the future of their nations. From the vibrant streets of Accra to the avenues of Harare, the electoral process reflects people's aspira…

Published: 04 Mar 2025 at 15:05hrs | | by Sibanda Nomagugu and Masukume Nompumelelo

Democracy and Elections in an Uneven World

Democracy is often presented as the great political idealâ€”the fairest system of governance, where people choose their leaders, shape their future, and hold their governments accountable. In theory, elections are the backbone of democracy…

Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 10:53hrs | | by Avelina Banda

Lincoln Mutasa admits fault in former players' election defeats

Outgoing ZIFA Normalization Committee chairperson Lincoln Mutasa has admitted that the body he led is partly to blame for the disappointing defeat of all former players in the recent ZIFA elections. Seven former players contested various p…

Published: 29 Jan 2025 at 08:51hrs | | by Staff reporter

Prophet Magaya seek to stop 'fraudulent' Zifa elections

Yadah Stars Football Club president, Prophet Walter Magaya, has approached the High Court in a bid to halt the January 25 ZIFA elections. The urgent application will be heard this morning at 9 a.m. in Justice Tawanda Chitapi's chambers.Mag…

Published: 14 Jan 2025 at 14:02hrs | | by Staff reporter

CCC faction rejects call to postpone 2028 elections

A faction within the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), led by Jameson Timba, has vehemently opposed a proposal to defer Zimbabwe's 2028 harmonised elections to 2030. The suggestion, made by party chief whip Charles Moyo, who is aligned …

Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 18:33hrs | | by Staff reporter

ZIFA elections trigger controversy

With the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) elections looming, the race to elect a new president, vice presidents, and committee members has taken a dramatic turn, mired in allegations of corruption, forgery, and manipulation. The electi…

Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 11:34hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter

WATCH: Namibia opposition has a responsibility from sponsors to challenge the results

Namibia's main opposition party has said it will not recognise results from this week's general election, where there have been logistical problems and voting was extended in several places.In a statement on Saturday, Panduleni Itula, the …

Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 15:07hrs | | by Staff reporter

ZIFA opens nominations for 2025 executive committee elections

The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has officially opened nominations for its Executive Committee elections, slated to culminate in an Elective Ordinary Congress on January 25, 2025.In a statement released Friday, ZIFA confirmed that …

Published: 22 Nov 2024 at 18:51hrs | | by Staff reporter

Germans don't have enough paper for new elections

German's Electoral commission boss says carrying out 'printing orders' is a 'great challenge' amid collapse of Olaf Scholz's governmentEarly elections in Germany may not be possible because of a lack of paper, the head of the electoral com…

Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 13:22hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa congratulates incoming Botswana leader

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who also serves as the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Chairperson, yesterday congratulated Botswana's President-elect, Mr. Duma Boko, following his victory in the recent elections. President Mna…

Published: 02 Nov 2024 at 08:36hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's covert operation targets dissent ahead of 2028 elections?

As Zimbabwe's political landscape heats up in anticipation of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's potential power retention schemes, a covert operation reportedly aims to silence dissenting voices throughout the country. Exclusive insights from…

Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zambia's Hakainde Hichilema threatening to delay 2026 elections

On 13 September, Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema addressed parliament in fulfilment of the Constitution that requires the president to address the National Assembly every year and provide a report on the progress made in the applicat…

Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 14:55hrs | | by Sishuwa Sishuwa

Mnangagwa fails to reverse poll report

President Emmerson Mnangagwa missed a crucial opportunity to address the controversy surrounding the 2023 general elections during the recent 44th SADC summit held in Harare. Despite his high-profile role as the new chair of the Southern A…

Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 12:01hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chamisa's pre-election tricks uncovered

Former CCC leader Nelson Chamisa allegedly directed Harare city councillors to fast-track the regularisation of housing cooperatives in the lead-up to the 2023 harmonised elections. This move was reportedly aimed at boosting his urban vote…

Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 07:46hrs | | by Staff reporter

FRELIMO reaches out to voters in Zimbabwe

The ruling FRELIMO party of Mozambique has taken its campaign trail to Mutare as the party seeks to mobilise over 33 000 voters in Zimbabwe in support of its presidential candidate, Daniel Francisco Chapo.The FRELIMO party launched its Zim…

Published: 02 Sep 2024 at 17:29hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chamisa claims that 2023 elections 'did not happen'

Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa remains focused on the disputed 2023 general elections in Zimbabwe, insisting that the issues surrounding those polls must be resolved before any discussions …

Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 16:04hrs | 960 | by Staff reporter

US elections have literally become a problematically violent affair

It's rich and absurd for the new US Ambassador to Zimbabwe - Pamela Tremont - to start her first day in her office in Harare by recklessly charging that the US has "problems with elections" in Zimbabwe, when elections in the US have litera…

Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 06:42hrs | | by Jonathan Moyo

IEC, ConCourt ignoring South Africa election rigging evidence

The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party says the Electoral Commission (IEC) and the Constitutional Court have ignored evidence provided to support the party's claims of last month's elections being rigged.Addressing the media in Sandton, Johannesb…

Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 11:10hrs | | by Staff reporter

Questions arise over SADC Observer Mission's delayed report on SA elections

Questions are mounting regarding the delayed preliminary report from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) observer mission on the recent South African elections.South African general elections were held on 29 May 2024.The dela…

Published: 13 Jun 2024 at 11:31hrs | | by Staff reporter

ANC and MKP set for another brusing battle in by-elections

The African National Congress (ANC) and the Umkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) are set for a significant political confrontation in upcoming by-elections in KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday, June 19. Twelve by-elections are scheduled, with six ta…

Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 13:52hrs | | by Staff reporter

ANC members set to picket in protest against possible ANC-DA deal

ANC supporters who voted for the party "in good faith" in the general election on 29 May are expected to picket in Johannesburg on Thursday morning, demanding its leaders reject going into a coalition with the "racist" DA.Staunch ANC membe…

Published: 06 Jun 2024 at 08:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

South African elections 2024: Reflections from Zimbabwe

ON March 4, 1980, a palpable excitement and belief that prosperity, freedom and opportunity were upon the masses filled a soon-to-be-born Zimbabwe. The war was over. The nation was pregnant with hope. The liberators' demand for "one man, o…

Published: 05 Jun 2024 at 13:03hrs | | by Fadzayi Mahere

Hamba Kahle ANC, we won't miss you!

IF you are not following the unfolding electoral drama south of the Limpopo River, you can't be real.When South Africa votes, Zimbabwe catches a proverbial cold. And for good reason.Of all our neighbours - here I mean Botswana, Mozambique …

Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 08:16hrs | | by Rejoice Ngwenya

Mnangagwa must stop flirting with extending rule

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sworn into office three times in six years, and in his inauguration speeches in November 2017, August 2018, and September 2023, he promised radical reforms aimed at fostering 're-engagement'.His public…

Published: 23 May 2024 at 10:56hrs | | by Nyasha Macbride Mpani

Anxious Zimbabwean migrants, smugglers watch South Africa's election

A Toyota Hilux with South African plates parks on the roadside in Nkwana village in Zimbabwe's Matabeleland South province and honks its horn. An elderly woman makes her way to the car where the driver hands her parcels containing grocerie…

Published: 19 May 2024 at 12:49hrs | | by Staff reporter

Independent candidates ride on Chamisa's coattails

INDEPENDENT candidates for Mount Pleasant and Harare East constituencies in the capital are rallying voters to support former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa by voting them into Parliament.The by-elections will be…

Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 06:05hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF intensifies campaign to reclaim seats

THE ruling Zanu-PF has intensified its campaign to win back Harare East and Mt Pleasant constituencies in by-elections set for April 27. Teams have been deployed to the constituencies to hold road shows and door-to-door campaigns as t…

Published: 11 Apr 2024 at 08:32hrs | | by Staff reporter

Gold Mafia exposes Mnangagwa's US$240m election war chest

SELF-STYLED prophet and President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ambassador-at-large Uebert Madzanire, aka Uebert Angel, has claimed that Mnangagwa will spend US$240 million for his re-election bid.Appearing in the third episode of the four-part Al …

Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 04:55hrs | | by Staff reporter

Charumbira faces showdown at PAP elections

The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) is set to hold elections at the end of this month with the presidency, currently held by Zimbabwean chief and senator, Fortune Charumbira, up for grabs.The Southern Africa Caucus nominated Charumbira to run…

Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 20:32hrs | | 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.Zanu-PF failed to garner the two-thirds…

Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF pushes for law barring opposition members 'inviting' sanctions from running in elections

Members of Parliament from Zanu-PF are advocating for legislation that would prevent opposition members, whom they accuse of inviting sanctions, from participating in elections. The proposal emerged during recent discussions in the Nationa…

Published: 03 Feb 2024 at 05:33hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF wins five council wards after CCC fails to field candidates

Zanu-PF has automatically won five council seats in Harare, Chiredzi and Manyame RDC following the disqualification of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) candidates by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) after a court order and failur…

Published: 23 Jan 2024 at 19:19hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

All in place for February 3 by-elections

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has said everything is now in place for the February 3 by-elections after the High Court upheld a challenge by the CCC secretary-general, Mr Sengezo Tshabangu to bar 23 recalled National Assembly and local…

Published: 23 Jan 2024 at 04:37hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's longest electoral season

IN exactly two weeks, Zimbabweans are going to the polling booth again, as the silly season that began last May stubbornly refuses to end for various reasons â€” single-minded pursuit of power by opposition leaders or Zanu-PF's design to v…

Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 10:00hrs | | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

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 | | by Staff reporter

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No to 2030 extension

Police confirm Bulawayo-Beitbridge road accident

Zimbabwe loans ARVs to Botswana, donates portion in regional health solidarity

Govt to launch Responsible Mining Initiative amid worsening land degradation

MP Mhangwa urges govt to cut LPG Import Bill through local gas substitution

Man dies in bicycle accident

Relegation-threatened Bosso players boycott training

Pavillon bus involved in a serious accident

Tragedy in Mt Darwin as cow falls into well, killing young woman

Zimbabwe announces strict enforcement of axle load limits

Zanu-Pf, Eureka Mine unleash violence on artisinal miners

Church Leaders Unite to Tackle Africa's Social Crises at Landmark Summit

Minister to Lead Sanitation Awareness Drive in Guruve Amid Open Defecation Concerns*

BCC launch blitz on traffic laws violator

Gray Hair: Nature’s Warning Signal or Cancer Shield?

'Power cut at Parly during SONA was deliberate'

MPs Push for Service Charge Relief for Elderly Amid Lack of National Policy

Zimbabwean agitator deported from Tanzania

Zimbabwean national arrested in Khayelitsha

Push for unity among Ndebele Royal claimants

Herentals to play 3 home games behind closed doors

Zimbabwe to give Zambia more water at Kariba

ZRP disciplines cops over viral video

Matobo rocked by corrupt and dubious land grab

Mnangagwa launches AI-powered smart silos in Mutare

No justification for bread price increases

Teen girl raped twice by cousin during babysitting sleepover

Teen remanded over blanket, shoe theft

Bulawayo hits Starlink capacity

Herdsman jailed for sleeping with schoolgirl