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Chamisa's CCC wants Electoral Amendment Bill to be overhauled
THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) believes the Electoral Amendment Bill which is in the second reading stage in Parliament needs serious amendments that include improving the design o...Published: 03 Apr 2023 at 06:29hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
March by-elections inconsequential
IMMEDIATELY after President Emmerson Mnangagwa proclaimed the March 2022 by-elections, he started the week by firing his State Security minister Owen Ncube in dramatic fashion. The decision stole the ...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 00:15hrs | 2 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
'Mnangagwa to implement Motlanthe recommendations in September'
GOVERNMENT says it is currently seized with the modalities to implement a wide range of reforms recommended by various election observer missions and the Kgalema Motlanthe commission of inquiry appoin...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF committed to human rights'
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, who served as President Emmerson Mnangagwa's chief elections agent in the July 30 poll, last week met with NewsDay reporter Blessed Mhlanga for an interview where he ...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance failed to bring amendments to electoral law
The MDC Alliance and civil society failed to bring to Parliament any proposed amendments to the electoral law despite endless calls for reforms every time they faced elections, Speaker of the National...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T slept on duty, says Mudenda
The opposition and civic society failed to bring to Parliament any proposed amendments to the electoral law despite endless calls for reforms every time they faced elections, Speaker of the National A...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe heading for sham polls, MDC warns
THE MDC Alliance has warned the country was heading towards a sham election after the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) allowed President Emmerson Mnangagwa to proclaim election dates before product...Published: 12 Jun 2018 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance itching for July 30
Zimbabwe will go for polls on July 30, in what is promising to be the toughest test for the ruling Zanu PF party, which has been in power for 38 years.Yesterday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa e...Published: 31 May 2018 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reorter
Fierce fight over electoral law amendments
ELECTORAL amendments still remain a pipedream after Justice minister, Ziyambi Ziyambi on Tuesday negated almost all proposed amendments to the Electoral Amendment Bill by MDC-T chief whip, Innocent Go...Published: 11 May 2018 at 07:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chaos as Electoral Bill debate stalls
OPPOSITION legislators yesterday caused a scene in the National Assembly singing in protest over failure by Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi to facilitate debate on the Electoral Amendment Bill, which...Published: 12 Apr 2018 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chaos as Electoral Bill debate stalls
OPPOSITION legislators yesterday caused a scene in the National Assembly singing in protest over failure by Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi to facilitate debate on the Electoral Amendment Bill, which...Published: 12 Apr 2018 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Position paper on political and electoral reforms and notification of PRC existence
The Chairperson's Office Zimbabwe Electoral Commission 1 Nelson Mandela Avenue Cnr Kaguvi St & J. Moyo Avenue Causeway Harare Dear Sir/ Madam&nb...Published: 06 Apr 2018 at 10:59hrs | | by Counsel Gift Nyandoro
Mnangagwa relents on electoral law changes
AMENDMENTS to Zimbabwe's contentious electoral law will be complete by end of April, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has said.Ziyambi told a local radio station during a heated debate with Pe...Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Justice Priscilla Chigumba's Russian 'trip of shame'
Opposition MDC-T legislators yesterday blasted Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba for compromising the independence of her organisation after she travelled toge...Published: 21 Mar 2018 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
MP stirs heated debate over Mnangagwa media coverage
THERE was heated debate on the Electoral Amendment Bill in Parliament on Tuesday, with Binga North MP Prince Dubeko Sibanda (MDC-T) saying the upcoming elections would not be fair as long as President...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Stinking electoral amendments from an interested party
On Friday the 15th of September the President gazetted Statutory Instrument 117 of 2017 in terms section 2 of the Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) Act.He sought to amend section 24, 25...Published: 18 Sep 2017 at 16:34hrs | | by Jacob Mafume, PDP Spokesperson
Mugabe is the 'glue' holding Zimbabwe together - EU
President Robert Mugabe is the "glue" that is holding Zimbabwe's "contradicting forces" together, European Union (EU) Head of Mission Aldo Dell'Ariccia said Tuesday.Contributing at a one-day ...Published: 18 Jun 2014 at 14:20hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa buckles under pressure
FAST-tracking the Electoral Amendment Bill in Parliament is meeting resistance from civil society groups and opposition political parties who say it is imperative for wide consultations to be made fi...Published: 22 Apr 2014 at 10:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T senators walkout of Parliament
About 20 MDC-T senators yesterday walked out of Parliament yesterday in protest against the speed at which the Electoral Amendments Bill was sailing through different stages without incorporating...Published: 02 Apr 2014 at 08:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Interview with Professor Jonathan Moyo on elections dispute - Audio
Violet Gonda's guest is Zanu-PF politburo member Jonathan Moyo, with his party p...Published: 28 Jun 2013 at 07:26hrs | | by Violet Gonda
Welshman Ncube led MDC to submit its Con-Court application next week
The MDC party led by Professor Welshman Ncube says it will send in its application to the Constitutional Court next week despite ZANU PF's failure to turn up for the principal's meeting in Harar...Published: 22 Jun 2013 at 16:28hrs | | by Zenzele Ndebele
Sadc leaders humiliate Mugabe
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe was yesterday ordered by an extraordinary Sadc summit to return to the Constitutional Court and seek an extension of two weeks to the date that he set aside for elections....Published: 16 Jun 2013 at 11:01hrs | 1 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Tsvangirai still holding the key but Mugabe has changed the locks
I think I owe Zimbabweans a tribute. They are a humorous lot. It is an ingrained part of our national character, a vital part I would never trade off for anything. We must never lose it. This habit ...Published: 15 Jun 2013 at 18:52hrs | 1 | by Nathaniel Manheru
Notification of Compliance With the Constitutional Court Judgement - Mugabe
RE: NOTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT JUDGEMENT, NUMBER CCZ1/130F3I MAY 2013In my capacity as President of the Republic of Zimba...Published: 13 Jun 2013 at 10:09hrs | | by Moyo Roy
SADC summit date set
Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara said cabinet had discussed and finalised that Electoral Amendments should come before Parliament next week. The extra ordinary Sadc summit which will de...Published: 12 Jun 2013 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Interview: Zimbabwe needs a new reconciliation policy, says Tsvangirai
MDC-T leader and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has pledged to accept the outcome of elections which the courts ruled must be held by July 31 on condition the √¢...Published: 05 Jun 2013 at 02:48hrs | 3 | by Zambia Post
Zanu-PF buoyed by Constitutional Court ruling
Robert Mugabe's Justice and Legal Affairs Minister Patrick Chinamasa said he has advised his leader yesterday to comply with the court determination to clear the way for the polls.He said Zimb...Published: 02 Jun 2013 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Which constitution will guide Zimbabweans on electoral processes?
On 22 May 2013, President Robert Mugabe assented to the Constitution of Zimbabwe (Amendment No.20) Bill (hereafter referred to as "the new Constitution"). It was gazetted on the same day. This is the ...Published: 28 May 2013 at 13:10hrs | 1 | by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights
Harmonised elections by June 29
Zimbabwe will hold the harmonised elections by June 29 this year, Justice and Legal Affairs Minister Patrick Chinamasa said yesterday.In an interview from Rome - Italy - where he was accompan...Published: 21 Mar 2013 at 04:39hrs | | by Staff Reporter
International observers splits GNU
Parties in the inclusive Government are headed for a showdown on how to handle international observers during the forthcoming referendum and general elections.Zanu-PF insists that elections sh...Published: 01 Feb 2013 at 04:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zim parties disagree on Electoral Amendment Bill
PARTIES in the inclusive Government are not agreed on how the next election will be conducted, differences that have stalled the Electoral Amendment Bill.The differences on the Bill are on the...Published: 03 Jul 2012 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T stalling electoral amendments
HARARE - Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC is stalling amendments to the law governing elections, coalition government partners say.The Zimbabwe Electoral Amendment Bill is now gathering...Published: 17 Jun 2012 at 13:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Implications of a sham election for Zimbabwe
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe, who turned 88 in February, has vowed to use his executive powers enshrined in the Constitution to call for fresh polls that will bring closure to the acrimonious government of...Published: 03 Mar 2012 at 13:36hrs | | by Njabulo Ncube, Fingaz
Zanu-PF has never 'negotiated in good faith': Mwonzora
Zanu-PF says it has lost faith with the GPA (Global Political Agreement) forum of negotiators, calling for the establishment of other platforms to deal with outstanding issues, state media repor...Published: 02 Nov 2011 at 19:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's 'disdain' for Professor Moyo, AIPPA
DEFENCE Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa thought the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act was a bad law, and "voiced disdain" for former Cabinet colleague Jonathan Moyo in meetings with Amer...Published: 27 Sep 2011 at 11:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Illegal sanctions top the election roadmap
...Published: 18 Jul 2011 at 12:03hrs | | by Hilton Munendoro
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