Parly Grills Mudede Over Stringent Identity Requirements
"Many people in this country are not Zimbabweans especially in Mashonaland, we can not just give out birth certificates," said Mudede.
‘Appointment of Silaigwana, A Consolidation of the Militarisation of ZEC’
Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) has blasted the recent appointment of Utoile Silaigwana as the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) Acting Chief Elections Officer saying is another unfortunate incident which continues to put into doubt the credibility of ZEC due the militarisation of the electoral management
ZEC Promises Free, Fair 2018 Elections
According to Kazembe, the graph of people who registered this year has rose from 3,4 million voters of 2013 to 5,3 million of this year, (although registration is still ongoing)
New ZEC Chairperson Promises Free And Fair Elections
"One thing i am sure of is that once i get in office ,i have to offer free and fair elections, my mandate is to administer the law, to apply the law which exists in this point in time
Accept Election Outcome Regardless of Winner, MDC Tells Army
The country's main opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change led by Morgan Tsvangirai has demanded that the army publicly pledge to accept the outcome of the 2018 harmonized elections regardless of the winner, a move they said will boost the credibility of the do-or-die polls. In
Election Season Raises Stink in Mash Central
With the election season already heating up, opposition youths in Mashonaland Central province say they fear for their lives due to politically motivated violence and intimidation from political parties, 263Chat has learnt. A visit to Mash Central Provincial capital, Bindura by 263Chat revealed the reluctance by
ERC, ZimRights Counter Voter Registration Challenges
In a bid to facilitate near real time remedies on electoral processes, the ongoing Biometric Voter Registration process and during elections, Election Resource Centre (ERC) and the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) have established national situation rooms in Harare and Bulawayo. The situation room, which is
“I’m doing this for you”: Experiences of a Registered Voter
I’m sitting in the queue at the sole Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) Biometric Voter Registration centre in Harare, the nations capital. It is located in Mbare, a neighborhood a solid 15km from where I stay on the other side of town. It would take someone
Voter Registration Too Slow For Juggling Vendors
Vendors and other informal traders have cried foul over the slow process of the Bio-Metric Voter Registration (BVR) saying it is affecting their businesses as they have to content with being away from their operations for longer periods queuing to register to vote. A snap survey
Voter Registration Kicks Off
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission on Thursday officially launched the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) following a proclamation by President Robert Mugabe to kick-start the voter registration ahead of the 2018 harmonized elections. Addressing various stakeholders attending the official launch on Thursday in Harare, ZEC chairperson, Justice Rita Makarau