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Mudslinging, namedropping intensify ahead of ZIFA polls

The race for the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) presidency has intensified, with candidates raising objections against rivals as the vetting of their credentials continues. The elections, set for January 25, will usher in a new ZIFA …

Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 15:43hrs | 905 | by Staff reporter

Mozambique's ruling party wins landslide in disputed poll

Mozambique's ruling party, Frelimo, has won the country's divisive, violence-marred election, extending its 49-year grip on power in the southern African nation, according to official results.Daniel Chapo, Frelimo's relatively unknown pres…

Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 08:52hrs | 731 | by Staff reporter

59% of Zimbabweans have trust in elections - Survey

A recent survey conducted by Afrobarometer revealed that 59% of Zimbabweans have confidence in elections as a means of selecting political leaders. This finding comes on the heels of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's victory in a contentious …

Published: 18 May 2024 at 12:16hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF commissar seeks DCC polls postponement

THE Zanu-PF commissariat department led by former cabinet minister Mike Bimha has sought permission from the party to freeze impending district coordinating committee (DCC) elections amid fears that the current lower structures of cells an…

Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 09:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe mired in election mode months after disputed poll

ZIMBABWE has remained in election mode with Zanu-PF and members of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) holding mini-rallies a few months after the disputed August 2023 elections.The country holds its next general election in…

Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Sikhala says Zanu-PF blocked him from 2023 polls

FORMER Zengeza West Member of Parliament Job Sikhala has accused Zanu-PF of locking him up to block him from taking part in the 2023 general election.In an interview with Alpha Media Holdings chairman Trevor Ncube on the platform In Conver…

Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 05:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

US observer mission issues damning report on Zimbabwe polls

UNITED STATES-BASED international election observer mission, The Carter Center, has released a damning report on elections held in Zimbabwe last August and called for a comprehensive reform process to avoid another disputed poll in 2028.Zi…

Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 16:54hrs | 5 | 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

Chamisa's candidates barred from by-elections

THE High Court yesterday barred 22 CCC legislators who were recently recalled by the party's interim secretary general Mr Sengezo Tshabangu from participating in tomorrow's by-elections.The ruling by Harare High Court Judge Justice Never K…

Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 05:34hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa left a mountain to climb after SADC says Zimbabwe polls were 'exemplary'

REGIONAL body SADC has finally congratulated President Emmerson Mnangagwa on his electoral victory, two months after the contested polls, with his Angolan counterpart JoÃ£o Manuel GonÃ§alves LourenÃ§o describing them as exemplary.SADC had …

Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 16:29hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Sadc urged to trash Mumba's biased report

ZIMBABWE is consolidating a national response to the Preliminary Report of the SADC Elections Observer Mission (SEOM) which is fraught with irregularities, hearsay and pure hyperbolic nonsense imputed from the country's opposition parties.…

Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 07:01hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe polls compromised, says Nevers Mumba

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM) has red-flagged the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission's (ZEC) mishandling of the country's general election, casting aspersions over the credibility of the …

Published: 25 Aug 2023 at 19:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

EU poll observer mission boss says stunned by claims of Zimbabwe poll interference

EU Chief Observer Fabio Massimo Castaldo says he is amazed by state media claims his observer mission was keen to interfere with Zimbabwe's electoral processes to try and discredit next Wednesday's poll.A state newspaper on Friday accused …

Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 09:46hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa says foreign observers must not come with predetermined conclusions on Zim polls

Foreign election observer missions should be open-minded and must not come with predetermined conclusions to discredit Wednesday's polls, President Mnangagwa has said.He said this yesterday while addressing tens of thousands of Zanu-PF sup…

Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 09:22hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa seeks Hichilema's support ahead of polls

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has gone on a diplomatic charm offensive to court Zambia President Hichilema Hakainde's support ahead of next Wednesday's elections.Hichilema is the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) organ chair on …

Published: 19 Aug 2023 at 16:20hrs | | by Staff reporter

EU-EOM observer team in Zimbabwe in bribery storm?

THE European Union Election Observer Mission (EU-EOM) is doling whiskeys, grocery vouchers, fuel coupons and other handouts to select journalists across the country as part of a clandestine operation to build a negative report on next week…

Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 06:51hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe polls to go ahead without provision of updated voters' roll

The general elections in Zimbabwe are going ahead in about a week's time.This after the opposition failed to obtain an up-to-date voters' roll from the Zimbabwe Election Commission (ZEC).High Court Judge Never Katiyo dismissed a court appe…

Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 06:54hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

150 000 electoral officers for Zimbabwe polls

ABOUT 150 000 electoral officers will be deployed to the 12 370 polling stations that have been identified across the country for voting on August 23, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has said.Zimbabwe is bracing for the harmonised …

Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 06:39hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa's pluses ahead of Aug 23 polls

By addressing concerns about a runoff scenario, Chamisa has showcased his leadership qualities and strategic foresight, reassuring voters of his commitment to decisive victory in the first round against the incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa.He …

Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 06:42hrs | 16 | by Sharon Hofisi

Court challenges will not stop Zimbabwe polls

HARMONISED elections slated for August 23 will go ahead as scheduled and nothing, including the present court challenges, will derail them, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has said.As such ZEC has started the printing of ballot pap…

Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 06:47hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

'Chamisa on an unstoppable mission'

TWO weeks before Zimbabwe holds its general elections on August 23, political parties are in full swing campaigning despite increasing cases of political violence dampening spirits.Last week, a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) member lo…

Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 06:43hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe targets US$ 1,6bn tobacco exports

Zimbabwe has so far exported over 98 million kg of tobacco since the start of the marketing season as the country makes strides towards achieving its target of over US$1,6 billion in total exports, a major increase from US$900 million obta…

Published: 04 Aug 2023 at 06:37hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa shares doubts about Zimbabwe elections

When tankers rolled into Harare, Zimbabwe, during the November 2017 coup that dislodged then president Robert Mugabe, one of the casualties was his deputy Phelekezela Mphoko, a former ambassador to South Africa.Mphoko and President Emmerso…

Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 06:33hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Fresh court battle to rescue Kasukuwere bid

FORMER Zanu-PF youth leader, Jim Kunaka, has approached the Constitutional Court, challenging a High Court decision barring exiled former minister, Saviour Kasukuwere, from running in the August 23 presidential election.Kasukuwere's candid…

Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 09:05hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Ex-colonial masters says Zimbabwe has duty to hold credible polls

The European Union yesterday said Zimbabwe has a duty to comply with regional and international instruments on the holding of credible elections.EU Election Observer Mission (EOM) deputy chief observer, Beata Martin-Rozumilowicz, speaking …

Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 09:03hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Kasukuwere says fight is not over

EXILED former cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere has said the fight is not over after the Supreme Court threw out his appeal challenging the High Court's decision to remove him from the ballot.The Supreme Court Friday concurred with the H…

Published: 29 Jul 2023 at 07:27hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Kasukuwere team itching for a fight

SAVIOUR Kasukuwere's campaign team has said they are mobilising for a mass demonstration in all the provinces adding that the litigation route has proved to be futile.Addressing the media in Harare Friday Jim Kunaka, one of the members lea…

Published: 29 Jul 2023 at 07:20hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

There's life after Zimbabwe's August 23 polls

THERE is always a worrisome pattern that emerges particularly with each election.Generally, our elections are very competitive in nature. Sometimes members of different political parties tend to approach one another with antagonism, hate l…

Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 06:40hrs | 2 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Kasukuwere case to be heard on urgent basis

The Supreme Court of Zimbabwe will proceed to hear the case of former Cabinet Minister Saviour Kasukuwere and a Zanu-PF member Lovedale Mangwana who want the former blocked from contesting 2023 Harmonized Election on August 23 on an urgent…

Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 18:15hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chamisa targets majority win in Zanu-PF strongholds

CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) President Nelson Chamisa has embarked on a whirlwind tour of Zimbabwe's rural constituencies in a final push that he says will ensure the opposition wins big in predominantly Zanu-PF areas.He will invade…

Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 06:58hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

High Court set to rule on Zimbabwe polls nomination case

HIGH Court judge Justice Bongani Ndlovu will today make a ruling on the preliminary points raised during arguments in an application in which 12 registered voters in Bulawayo are challenging the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC)'s decisi…

Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe can hold credible polls without interference, says China

THE Chinese government says Zimbabwe has the capacity and ability to hold its own elections without interference from any country.Ambassador Wang Ke, a director of the Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry said this in the Chinese capital, Beij…

Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 19:02hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

'Court challenge against most likely intended to eliminate serious competition'

An independent candidate, cited as one of the respondents in a case where twelve registered voters in Bulawayo seeking the nullification of the candidature of those they alleged registered after the cutoff time on nomination day last month…

Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 14:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe, EU sign agreement on polls

ZIMBABWE and the European Union yesterday signed an Administrative Agreement that sets out the terms of the relationship between Government and the EU Elections Observer Mission for the harmonised elections to be held on August 23.The agre…

Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 07:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

'No to another empty victory'

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's 2023 presidential bid is an exercise in futility. At 80 years, Mnangagwa, even if he wins the polls on August 23, the victory will be hollow.The thousands of people turning up at his rallies are not a guarant…

Published: 14 Jun 2023 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Concerned

War vets pledge support for Mnangagwa?

THE Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has reaffirmed its support for President Mnangagwa, pledging to leave no stone unturned as they drum up support for the ruling party during the forthcoming harmonised elect…

Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 21:28hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa at his weakest as polls draw closer

EXILED former Cabinet Minister Walter Mzembi has described low wages the government is paying civil servants as clear evidence of how evil the current regime is.Mzembi is living in South Africa, having fled President Emmerson Mnangagwa's a…

Published: 10 Jun 2023 at 17:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's 5 election hurdles

AFTER days of political drama, anxiety and bated breath, President Emmerson Mnangagwa proclaimed the election date, setting the stage for a season of intrigue, joy and heartaches. Zimbabwe decides on 23 August and the country's commitment …

Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 19:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Forever Associates Zimbabwe casts dark cloud over Zimbabwe polls

THE involvement of parallel structures in the running of elections has raised alarm, with main opposition official Tendai Biti demanding that Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri present a ministerial statement on the role of the shad…

Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 13:13hrs | 46 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's August 23 elections are already rigged

Forever Associates of Zimbabwe (Faz) is, in deed, a new kid on the block, even though it's not that new.It's new in the sense that while it was established as a trust way back in 2012, it hasn't really done anything that attracts attention…

Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:36hrs | 1 | by Tawanda Majoni

Stage set for bruising August 23 polls

ZIMBABWEANS head to the polls on August 23 after President Emmerson Mnangagwa made the long-awaited proclamation yesterday.Mnangagwa's proclamation in an Extraordinary Government Gazette set the stage for what critics say will be a bitterl…

Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Stage set for bruising August 23 polls in Zimbabwe

ZIMBABWEANS head to the polls on August 23 after President Emmerson Mnangagwa made the long-awaited proclamation yesterday.Mnangagwa's proclamation in an Extraordinary Government Gazette set the stage for what critics say will be a bitterl…

Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa heading for polls without reforms

ZIMBABWE could be heading for elections without electoral reforms if President Emmerson Mnangagwa proclaims the poll date before finalisation of the Electoral Amendment Bill which is before Parliament, experts told the NewsDay yesterday.Mn…

Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa slams Mnangagwa

CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa has slammed the failure to proclaim the elections date by President Emmerson Mnangagwa saying the move restricts planning ahead of the polls.The country's Electoral Act's section 3…

Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa to secure another 5-year term, says US's Fitch Ratings

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will likely secure another five-year term in elections expected in August, Fitch Solutions, a global advisory, predicted in a new report, but warned of a chaotic aftermath.Fitch also predicted that Mnangagwa's …

Published: 26 May 2023 at 16:31hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zanu PF urges discipline, unity ahead of polls

CHITEPO School of Ideology Principal Dr Munyaradzi Machacha has called for Zanu PF members to be disciplined and remain united to ensure a resounding victory for the ruling party during the harmonised elections.President Mnangagwa hinted, …

Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe to relax accreditation rules for polls

Journalists accredited by the Zimbabwe Media Commission will soon be allowed to freely cover elections without having to be re-accredited by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission once the Electoral Amendment Bill is passed by Parliament.Inform…

Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

EU dispatches exploratory mission ahead of Zimbabwe polls

THE European Union recently dispatched an exploratory delegation to assess Zimbabwe's preparedness to hold free and fair elections, as well as to gauge the legislative climate ahead of the 2023 polls.The delegation was in the country for 1…

Published: 08 May 2023 at 19:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa in diplomatic push ahead of polls

OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has embarked on a diplomatic offensive to court the support of regional leaders in his party's push for free and fair elections in Zimbabwe.President Emmerson Mnangagwa s…

Published: 30 Apr 2023 at 09:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Popular Cleric barred from contesting in Zanu-PF primary elections

POPULAR Cleric, Bishop Kandros Mugabe, who was barred by the party from contesting for Kwekwe Central Constituency in the recently concluded primary elections, said he was not deterred by the move.He has pledged to continue working harder …

Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 15:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

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