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South Africa 2024 election rigging hearing this week

The South African Electoral Court in Bloemfontein will hear the Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party case against the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and others on June 3, 2025.This landmark case arises from the MK party's allegations that …

Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 20:32hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter

MK members march over election rigging in South Africa

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) embarked on a march in Durban on Wednesday calling for a recount of votes of the May 29 national and general elections.After its abrupt decision to pull the plug on its vote-rigging court case recently, the…

Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 06:31hrs | 760 | by Staff reporter

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 | 18 | by Staff reporter

ATM file court papers for re-run of elections due to IEC rigging

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) in South Africa has also filed papers in the Electoral Court asking the specialist court to set aside the 29 May polls and direct a re-run, SABC reported.The party alleges in papers that it has bee…

Published: 16 Jun 2024 at 14:00hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

South Africa's elections body IEC taken to court on vote-rigging allegations

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has reaffirmed its position that it would be taking, on an urgent basis, the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) of South Africa to court over election rigging allegations, following days of speculation.The pa…

Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 14:15hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter

'Why is vote counting in South Africa done in secrecy?' asks Zuma

In a first public challenge of its kind by a major public figure in the country, the integrity of South Africa's electoral system has been put into sharp question by former President Jacob Zuma in today in an address to members of the All …

Published: 06 Jan 2024 at 10:00hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Tshabangu says recalls to remedy rigging

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu says he is ready to tackle election rigging in the December 9 by-elections.Tshabangu has recalled several CCC legislators and councillors triggering the by-ele…

Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa accuses ZEC of primitive rigging

Zimbabwe's opposition CCC leader Nelson Chamisa accuses Zec of "primitive" rigging, saying it does not make sense that far-flung areas like Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe have adequate ballot paper yet Warren Park in Harare, located near the print…

Published: 23 Aug 2023 at 21:43hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

'Sophisticated election rigging currently underway in Zimbabwe'

The climate of intimidation and violence threatens to render the upcoming election unfree and unfair, a leading civic organisation has said.In its electoral updates, Kubatana has cited a number of infringements that threaten Zimbabweans ex…

Published: 10 Aug 2023 at 20:20hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa has no room for rigging, says Chamisa

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) president Nelson Chamisa has claimed that he has covered all loopholes used by Zanu-PF to rig elections in the past as the contest for August 23 elections reaches fever pitch.Addressing about 8 000 peopl…

Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 06:51hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Electoral uncertainty is a form of rigging

FOR any election to be adjudged as free, fair and credible, it has to have a certain level of certainty in how it's called, conducted and results announced. However, in Zimbabwe's case nothing is certain as rules and regulations are change…

Published: 23 Jun 2023 at 06:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

CCC's candidate selection in Harare East rigged in advance

I have noted your insult @DavidColtart.  This - Jonathan - is pathetic and beneath you. Why are you so brazenly racist? https://t.co/rhOp1Q47qbâ€” David Coltart (@DavidColtart) June 18, 2023You are either paranoid by default or you th…

Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 12:48hrs | 3 | by Jonathan Moyo

Zanu-PF's rigging tendencies exposed

Zanu-PF's rigging practices in elections were seriously exposed during internal primary polls to choose candidates who will represent the party in the coming watershed general plebiscite. The party has initiated a plan to rescue some bigwi…

Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 16:37hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Spectre of Zanu PF thugs rigging party primaries underlines folly of participating in 2023 without even verified voters' roll

"Matsotsi haagerani!" (Crooks do not cut each other's hair!) so goes the Shona adage. Meaning it is one thing the crooks playing their mischief on the unsuspecting public, when one of them is the victim; they do not like it one bit!All the…

Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 11:36hrs | 2 | by Wilbert Mukori

'Teachers for ED' project raises 2023 rigging fears

THE recent launch of the â€˜Teachers for ED' project by President Emmerson Mnangagwa has raised fears of rigging of next year's general elections as the same educators who have endorsed him will be among those recruited by the Zimbabwe Ele…

Published: 22 Oct 2022 at 19:34hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter

Vote overwhelmingly to counter rigging

The story of election rigging has become a topical issue of the day in Zimbabwe as political parties prepare for the most fundamental elections to elect representatives of their constituencies and the President.The opposition since time im…

Published: 06 Sep 2022 at 14:16hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni

CCC cries Zanu-PF rigging despite weekend by-election victories

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has reiterated its demands for electoral reforms after two council by-elections won by the opposition weekend exposed massive vote buying and voter intimidation allegedly by Zanu-PF activists.ZEC on Satu…

Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 15:41hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

'ED is Zanu PF's 2023 presidential candidate' Chiwenga (grudgingly) endorsed - which Zanu PF rigging to guaranteed legitimacy, t

The 2017 military coup that removed the late Robert Mugabe from office was about power and not good governance, as the coup plottersâ€™ spin-doctors would have us believe. Each and everyone of the coup plotters got a share of the spoils; E…

Published: 23 Jul 2022 at 20:52hrs | 3 | by Patrick Guramatunhu

'One stop centre for IDs, voter registration blitz'

ELECTORAL watchdogs have called on government to unveil one-stop mobile registration centres for national identity cards and voter registration to ensure that citizens are able to vote in the general elections expected next year.Government…

Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Vote-rigging whistle-blower granted bail

A WHISTLE-BLOWER, who allegedly unmasked attempted rigging by a Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) employee was yesterday charged with violating the Electoral Act.MDC Alliance's Gilbert Mbwende was granted $10 000 bail when he appeared be…

Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:38hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Zec dismisses rigging claims

Fake poll rigging claims circulating on social media platforms and other media outlets are regular phenomena before elections as some parties want to blame the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission for losing, ZEC said yesterday.Zimbabwe will hold…

Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 18:30hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa, Chiwenga rift exposed by rigging

Zanu-PF bigwigs accused of rigging January provincial elections have embarked on a witch-hunt to silence dissent in lower structures as infighting in the ruling party boils over following the disputed polls.But the targeted members are hit…

Published: 06 Feb 2022 at 06:59hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Vote rigging plot exposed

IN a development that could signal a scandalous vote rigging plot, former Chinhoti mayor, Dyke Makumbi, shockingly discovered that his wife's name and five other people who were supposed to support his candidature were missing from the Zim…

Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 08:24hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Violence erupts as aspiring Zanu-PF chairman 'smuggles' ballot boxes

ASPIRING Zanu-PF Mashonaland West chairman, Vengai Musengi has courted the ire of his rivals, who accuse him of transporting stuffed ballot boxes and attempting to impose his preferred presiding officers in a desperate bid to win the elect…

Published: 29 Dec 2021 at 19:55hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Rigging fears grip Mash Central

ZANU PF supporters in Mashonaland Central province have expressed concern over rigging attempts on the Provincial elections being orchestrated by incumbent Chairperson Kazembe Kazembe.Kazembe who is battling to have grassroot support is re…

Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 00:18hrs | 10 | by Roy Moyo

'Mnangagwa is committed to implementing reforms' - so rigged 2018 so he can stop himself rigging 2023 elections, what a genius!

"Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has insisted that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration is committed to implementing electoral reforms recommended by electoral observers ahead of the 2023 general elections," reported Bulawayo 24.…

Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 09:19hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu

Rigged votes aren't just an African thing

AFRICA has a reputation for particularly poor quality and controversial elections. I have just come back from Zimbabwe, where the election campaign was heated and the outcome explosive.When delays in the counting of the presidential ballot…

Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:42hrs | 2 | by Nic Cheeseman

Chamisa's 'rigging evidence'

MDC Alliance presidential election candidate Nelson Chamisa has tabled "more evidence" he says will be enough to overturn President Emmerson Mnangagwa's election victory ahead of a potentially bruising court case this week.Chamisa is chall…

Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 16:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa mocks 'vote-rigging'

Nelson Chamisa is mocking what he calls the vote-rigging in the election narrowly won by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the first vote without longtime leader Robert Mugabe on the ballot."Mr Mugabe was at least sophisticated," Chamisa tells…

Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 16:16hrs | 1 | by AP

Back to 2008 - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

After two months of record heat in the UK, exiled Zimbabweans gathered outside Zimbabwe House in London on the final day of campaigning before Monday's elections. Rain at Chamisa's last rally at Masvingo was interpreted by the MDC as …

Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 18:08hrs | 1 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

'Spooks' in Chamisa anti-rigging experts

MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has put together a team of experts in an attempt to forestall any form of rigging that may arise before, during and after the Monday poll.Harare lawyer Thabani Mpofu is leading the team whose identities c…

Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 13:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa's rigging allegations: A case of history repeating itself

Those who have meticulously followed developments on Zimbabwe's political landscape since President Emmerson Mnangagwa proclaimed the date of the 2018 harmonised elections will, no doubt, concur with me that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commissi…

Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Cuthbert Mavheko

Zec must avoid costly poll rigging antics

REPORTS that independent biometric voter registration (BVR) and data science experts analysing the voters' roll have unearthed a suspected loophole that could have a negative effect on the credibility of the coming election, where the Zimb…

Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 07:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Fear drives Welshman Ncube rigging claims

THE Professor Welshman Ncube-led MDC is already running scared ahead of the country's harmonised elections claiming that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) decision not to go public about procuring ballot papers and indelible ink was …

Published: 14 May 2018 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter

Rigging evidence unearthed in Harare East

As emotions continue to run high in Zanu-PF over the chaotic manner in which it ran its primary elections, officials in Harare East constituency have "unearthed'' evidence of rigging involving University of Zimbabwe students and youths not…

Published: 12 May 2018 at 14:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

All doors to 2018 elections are written 'SILENCE, RIGGING IN PROGRESS'

A fly that does not listen will follow the corpse in the grave. Time and again we keep reminding the opposition of the need for electoral reforms but surprisingly the opposition continues giving us the cold shoulder. The key to unlock the …

Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 13:13hrs | | by Chikuni Gaba

Time to end Zanu-PF election rigging, Cdes

MY Comrades, I am pleased to finally announce to you that something is happening on the ground. As you are now all aware, a lot of work is underway to ensure that the New Patriotic Front (NPF), a grand coalition of all opposition parties r…

Published: 12 Feb 2018 at 10:55hrs | 1 | by CZ

No 'hard evidence' to prove 2013 elections were rigged, say Mavhinga - denier's mind-set

Those who choose to deny the past and often forced to relive the same mistake."In the years and decades after World War II, the German society - while overwhelming rejecting Nazi ideology after the traumatic experience of the war - chose n…

Published: 07 Aug 2017 at 21:13hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori

'Illiterate' voters raise rigging fears

Poll monitors yesterday expressed concern over the high number of assisted voters during the Bikita West parliamentary by-election amid claims Zanu-PF supporters feigned illiteracy as part of rigging.The monitors also reported isolated cas…

Published: 22 Jan 2017 at 15:19hrs | | by Staff reporter

Election boycotts, Demos and Rigging

AFTER MARCHING THEN WHAT?DEMOSOf late Media has been awash with National Electoral Reforms Agenda demonstrations where Opposition parties engage in a two hour stroll in different towns with hope that ZanuPF will crumble and collapse. On pa…

Published: 01 Oct 2016 at 07:48hrs | 4 | by Mangosuthu Mbele

Zimbabwe vote rigging 'mere touting'

The recent claims of vote rigging by Derek Matyszack a senior researcher of Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU), Ibbo Mandaza of Southern Africa Political Economy Series (SAPES) and Australian Ambassador Matthew Neahaus in Belgravia - Harare,…

Published: 23 Apr 2014 at 14:16hrs | | by Caitlin Kamba

Tsvangirai takes election rigging evidence to SADC

The Movement for Democratic Change led by former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is set to approach the SADC to present a dossier with detailed information on how Zanu-PF allegedly rigged the July 31 elections.MDC-T is expected to take it…

Published: 13 Oct 2013 at 06:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

ZEC should prove it is not rigging, says MDC-T

The question of impartiality or lack thereof has been a thorny issue in the Zimbabwe's electoral management body the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) since the formation of the MDC.There is no equivocation that the MDC has been winning …

Published: 24 Jul 2013 at 12:25hrs | | by MDC-T

Zanu-PF tests its rigging machinery

ZANU PF has reportedly manipulated referendum figures to suit its template for predetermined victory in the next critical general elections, with party officials telling supporters and would-be voters especially in Mashonaland provinces si…

Published: 30 Mar 2013 at 20:52hrs | | by Elias Mambo and Herbert Moyo,

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