A research by local policy think tank, the Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) has revealed that opposition political parties and civic groups are still struggling to access rural constituencies due to the politicization of traditional leaders. The report, launched in Harare last week is titled Electoral impregnability
South African-based politician Herbert Chamuka says the United States (US) government must stay out of the upcoming elections as this will give ZanuPF motivation to rig the polls.
The Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCBC) says the forthcoming harmonised elections should usher in a leader who cares about the health of the poor. The country goes to elections later this year to elect Councillors, Members of Parliament and the President. In a pastoral letter titled The
Policy think tank, the Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) says the recently gazetted Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) final delimitation report can be understood as a Zanu PF scheme meant to maintain their two-thirds majority in Parliament. President Mnangagwa on Monday gazetted the delimitation report paving way for
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has gazetted the constituency Delimitation Report by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), setting the stage for the crucial harmonised elections set for July-August this year. Delimitation is the process of dividing the country into constituencies and wards for purposes of elections to constituency
Opposition legislators have denounced the proposed Electoral Amendment Bill that is currently before Parliament saying there was no consultation and input from election stakeholders including observer missions and pressure groups. Speaking during debating of the second reading of the Bill in Parliament yesterday, Mutare Central legislator
Former Zanu PF Mashonaland West provincial chairperson and Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has urged the ruling party to focus more on reaching out to former party loyalists and unite factions than making noise over former opposition opportunists stampeding to join the movement. Mliswa’s remarks comes in
Stakeholders have bemoaned the low representation of women in politics calling on the authorities to align laws and electoral systems to the Constitution to ensure fair representation in leadership positions. Speaking during a multi-party gender conference on women’s political participation, Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) chairperson Margaret
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has dismissed claims by rival opposition MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora that there is a high level political dialogue going on between the two parties and the ruling Zanu PF. Addressing journalists at party headquarters on Monday, Mwonzora said there was
The Douglas Mwonzora led opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) says elections under the current conditions are a potential nullity because of massive defects in the Zimbabwe Elections Commission (ZEC) delimitation report. Last Friday, ZEC presented the final delimitation report to President Emmerson Mnangagwa with the
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