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Vote-buying for beginners: A Zvigananda guide to electoral philanthropy

Meet Taurai Kandishaya - philosopher of the gutter, hustler by vocation, and a loyal missionary of the Zvigananda gospel: "In Harare, money speaks; morals take a kombi." He recently took to Facebook to reveal what the new gospel of Zimbabw…

Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 08:19hrs | 415 | by Reason Wafawarova

Beitbridge Councillors suspend Mayor over incompetence

Tensions reached a boiling point at Beitbridge Town Council on Monday evening as Councillors passed a vote of no confidence in Mayor Peter Pirato Mafuta, accusing him of incompetence, dereliction of duty, and hindering key capital projects…

Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 17:08hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter

Chivayo in Zifa Presidential race vote manipulation scandal

Controversial millionaire businessman Wicknell Chivayo has been accused of attempting to manipulate Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) elections after he promised to buy brand-new vehicles for all 78 ZIFA councillors, on the condition th…

Published: 25 Jan 2025 at 16:16hrs | 2449 | by Staff reporter

Mozambique's Mondlane lodges appeal to annul vote in Zimbabwe constituency

Presidential candidate VenÃ¢ncio Mondlane has lodged an appeal with the Mozambican Constitutional Council asking for the vote in the Zimbabwean constituency to be declared null and void, claiming that 296,519 Zimbabweans "without active el…

Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 06:37hrs | 1732 | by Staff reporter

Ian Khama says Zimbabweans could vote in Botswana

The Botswana Democratic Party-led government could be preparing to rig the general elections by using Zimbabweans to vote, former president Ian Khama has alleged.Launching Modiri Jojo Lucas as the parliamentary candidate of the Botswana Pa…

Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 12:58hrs | 2493 | by Staff reporter

Zifa votes for O' levels

In a significant move to enhance the leadership standards of the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA), 48 councillors voted in favor of amending the ZIFA constitution during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held today in Harare. The amendm…

Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 19:16hrs | 917 | 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 | 862 | 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 | 28 | by Staff reporter

US votes to punish ICC over Israel

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to punish the International Criminal Court for seeking to charge Israeli leaders with war crimes in Gaza.ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan has sought arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benja…

Published: 05 Jun 2024 at 09:17hrs | 21 | 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 after Zimbabwe held by-elections on February 3 t…

Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 09:30hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

By-elections ballot paper distribution begins today

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission is now 100 percent ready to deliver seamless by-elections on Saturday, with the distribution of ballot papers set to start today.ZEC has printed 230 000 ballot papers for the National Assembly elections an…

Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 04:20hrs | 1 | 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 | 18 | by Staff reporter

Teachers vote in new Zimta executive

Veteran educationist Akuneni Maphosa has been elected the new president of the Zimbabwe Teachers Association at the ongoing Zimta 39th Annual Conference in Harare.Maphosa won the post after polling 106 votes against Promise Keti's 14 votes…

Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's biggest thief of our generation

The biggest thief of our generation, he stole your vote. He gave you hope, then stole it from you! He said help was on the way, and he promised you a NEW ZIMBABWE. He said God was in it. He said polling stations were covered.He has done no…

Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 05:45hrs | 17 | by Phrophet DrCde Madzibaba Adamski Jahman

Zimbabweans in diaspora pin voting hopes on 10th parliament

The Zimbabwe Diaspora Vote Initiative (ZDVI) is calling on the country's 10th parliament to amend the Electoral Amendment Act, allowing Zimbabweans living abroad to participate in general elections. The organization congratulated the newly…

Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 06:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF gears for Gutu West by-election

Zanu-PF leadership in Masvingo has started preparations for the Gutu West National Assembly by-election, as it is determined to win the seat and consolidate its dominance in the province.The Gutu West elections could not be held on August …

Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 06:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Gloomy weather engulfs Bulawayo

HOURS after Zimbabwe's presidential results were announced just before midnight on Saturday night, an uncharacteristically biting cold and windy weather tore through the country's second largest city, Bulawayo.The city's residents woke up …

Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 07:07hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's victory will not benefit people in Matebeleland

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's victory in the just-ended harmonised elections will not benefit people in Matebeleland region, civic society organisations (CSOs) have said.In separate interviews yesterday, the CSOs told the Southern Eye tha…

Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 07:07hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF dominates rural constituencies, as CCC makes inroads

THE early results announced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) highlight the continued dominance of the ruling Zanu-PF party in rural areas, while the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) maintains its stronghold in urban centres.Th…

Published: 26 Aug 2023 at 08:43hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF has so far secured 109 seats out of the 171 constituency results

Zanu-PF is poised for a landslide Parliamentary election victory after it secured 109 legislative seats out of the 171 constituency results that were announced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission's provincial and constituency command cent…

Published: 25 Aug 2023 at 23:20hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabweans must defy voter suppression in the elections

One can fairly conclude that what is happening here in Zimbabwe on polling day is an attempt at voter suppression in opposition electoral strongholds in the metropolitan provinces. Reader, let me first state that I went to vote at the open…

Published: 23 Aug 2023 at 21:41hrs | 14 | by Dr Phillan Zamchiya

Ndiweni says time had come for Zimbabweans to decide the country's future

DETHRONED Ntabazinduna traditional leader Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has challenged voters, particularly those who support opposition parties, to vote, guard and protect their votes at polling stations until results are announced to prevent …

Published: 23 Aug 2023 at 06:35hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe political parties, citizens geared for poll

ZIMBABWEANS in their millions will today cast their votes across the country to determine their future in an election that has largely been peaceful.Yesterday, political parties from across the divide expressed their preparedness for today…

Published: 23 Aug 2023 at 06:32hrs | 17 | 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 amid indications that the two missions ar…

Published: 23 Aug 2023 at 06:31hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa's CCC claims 300 000 Zimbabweans in SA coming to vote

The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) South Africa province has claimed that 300,000 Zimbabweans based in the country have begun making their way to Zimbabwe to vote in the national elections.The elections are scheduled to be held on Wed…

Published: 21 Aug 2023 at 21:38hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Matebeleland natives urged to vote wisely

Registered voters in Matebeleland have been advised to vote for locals with a proven track record to drive development of the region.Poverty and unemployment are rife while shortages of social amenities such as schools and clinics are comm…

Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 09:30hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

A vote not cast, is a future lost

SOME citizens think that voting is a waste of time. Many a time, these people don't think that their circumstances can be changed by voting because of the assumption that associates politics with dirtiness.Bad things sometimes happen in po…

Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 06:58hrs | 3 | by Nicholas Aribino and Cyprian Muchemwa

ZEC allays opposition fears of double voting; over 2,000 fake registrants

ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (ZEC) Chairperson Priscilla Chigumba has allayed fears that over 2,000 'fake' registrants using counterfeit identity cards (IDs), identified by pressure group Team Pachedu last year, will be allowed to vote.Te…

Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 06:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Police 'secretly' vote in Zimbabwe

TEMPERS flared yesterday after it emerged that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) had "secretly" allowed police officers to vote ahead of the August 23 polls in the absence of political parties' polling agents.Zec deputy chairperson R…

Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 06:51hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

CCC activist deported from UK on time to go and vote in Zimbabwe

LAWYERS representing opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist, Tafadzwa Chivaura, confirmed Sunday that he was due for deportation in the evening,Chivaura, former MDC youth treasurer for the United Kingdom and Ireland, is on…

Published: 13 Aug 2023 at 21:58hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter

Jacob Mudenda says, 'Vote Zanu-PF to thank Mnangagwa for development'

SPEAKER of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda who is a Zanu-PF Politburo member has said Zimbabweans can thank President Mnangagwa for the various developmental projects he has spearheaded in the Second Republic by voting for him and the pa…

Published: 12 Aug 2023 at 20:38hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

Malema says Zimbabweans must fight for their country

South African opposition leader Julius Malema yesterday said Zimbabweans must fight to reclaim their country from "kleptocrats" in pointed criticism of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government.Malema, who is the leader of the Economic Fre…

Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 09:00hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Why Zimbabweans will vote for Zanu-PF, according to Dr Obert Mpofu

ZIMBABWE is a few weeks away from the much-awaited harmonised elections.Zanu-PF is poised for a resounding victory.Thanks to the milestone-unleashing pedigree of Cde Dr Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa since the first day he became the Presiden…

Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 08:51hrs | 14 | by Dr Obert Moses Mpofu

Zimbabwe election offers regime a last chance to end financial isolation

JEFFRIES Ncube looks around Zimbabwe's second city and fallen industrial heartland and observes that, for all President Emmerson Mnangagwa's promises to resurrect a ruined economy, many of Bulawayo's factories have turned into places to pr…

Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 06:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt to ensure peaceful polls, claims Mnangagwa

GOVERNMENT will do everything in its power to ensure that peace prevails before, during and after this year's elections, and is prepared to deal with mischief-makers bent on fanning violence, President Mnangagwa has said.Addressing thousan…

Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:08hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Vote ED to ensure development continuity, says Chiwenga

VICE-PRESIDENT Dr Constantino Chiwenga has implored Zimbabweans to vote in large numbers for President Mnangagwa in the forthcoming elections saying he has proven leadership qualities required to guarantee continued national developmental.…

Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:07hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF targets 80% vote

Zanu-PF is targeting 80 percent of the vote during the August 23 harmonised elections to deal the country's detractors and their regime change puppets a lethal blow, the party's Vice President and Second Secretary Kembo Mohadi said yesterd…

Published: 19 Jul 2023 at 06:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

CCC vote split imminent in Masvingo ward 1

There are fears of vote split in Masvingo City Council's ward 1 in the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party as one member Edmond Maruta who was disqualified went on to stand as independent after the party chose Sabina Chikwangwani to …

Published: 15 Jul 2023 at 11:16hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

'Give you vote to those who deserve it' argue ZCBC. Can't give what was never ever yours!

There were times when the church, especially the Catholic Church, used to be the voice of the oppressed and downtrodden and spoke the truth to power. Alas, those days are long gone and the nations is truly lost. Oh how I miss them days whe…

Published: 10 Jul 2023 at 09:03hrs | 13 | by Wilbert Mukori

Youth vote litmus test for Zanu-PF

THE Zanu-PF-led government faces a litmus test in the August general election, after it failed to deliver on key priority areas affecting the youth over the past years, amid indications of a considerable growth in the young voter populatio…

Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 14:01hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa says, 'Vote Zanu-PF for accelerated development'

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has urged Zimbabweans to rally behind Zanu-PF in next month's harmonised elections for accelerated development and in defence of the country's independence and freedom.He said this on Saturday while addressing thousands…

Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:06hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa says, 'Let's vote to stay our own masters'

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has urged Zimbabweans to rally behind Zanu-PF in next month's harmonised elections for accelerated development and in defence of the country's independence and freedom.He said this on Saturday while addressing thousands…

Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:03hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Use your voice: Use your vote

As the elections in Zimbabwe draw near, there is a sense of excitement and anticipation that grips the nation. For many, this is a chance to choose a leader who will steer Zimbabwe into the future. It is an opportunity to make a difference…

Published: 28 Jun 2023 at 14:16hrs | 5 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo

Zimbabweans must vote against unpatriotic MPs

WE, the Zimbabwe Diaspora Vote Initiative, a non-partisan group of Zimbabweans living abroad, feel betrayed by Zanu PF parliamentarians and President Emmerson Mnangagwa for failing to amend the Electoral Act to include the diaspora vote. A…

Published: 27 Jun 2023 at 07:00hrs | 5 | by Zimbabwe Diaspora Vote Initiative

History of election mischief: From mlolongo system to vote buying

Once upon a time, each candidate at the General Election was assigned his own ballot box. It is the ballot papers inside your box that determined the poll outcome.The ballot box was only identified with your campaign photo â€“ and in some …

Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 08:16hrs | 1 | by John Kamau

6 years of false promises

IT is now six years since President Emmerson Mnangagwa took over political power from the now late former President Robert Mugabe with the assistance of the military.Mnangagwa promised a break from the past.He declared zero tolerance to co…

Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:46hrs | 3 | by Citizen

Mnangagwa's govt should allow diasporans to vote

THE Zimbabwe Diaspora Initiative, a non-partisan group of Zimbabweans living abroad who are interested in participating in Zimbabwe's national elections, was pleased to read of Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa's meeting with the Aust…

Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:46hrs | 5 | by Rosewiter Mangiroza Zimbabwe Diaspora Vote Initiative chairperson

Mnangagwa makes U-turn on foreign observers?

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa appears to have swallowed his pride on his threats to bar foreign observers from observing the August 23 harmonised elections.The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), which has largely acted on Mnangagwa's cue,…

Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 08:47hrs | | by Staff reporter

Kasukuwere to divide the Zanu-PF vote?

SELF-EXILED former Zanu-PF political commissar and Cabinet minister, Saviour Kasukuwere has joined the presidential race ahead of this year's harmonised elections set for August 23.Last week, Kasukuwere issued a teaser on Twitter using the…

Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:51hrs | 1059 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa move 'will backfire'

President Emmerson Mnangagwa's decision to set this year's election date before any reforms could prove to be a costly blunder for the country as it might have serious consequences,  experts have said.Mnangagwa last week announced tha…

Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 09:39hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

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