The Parliamentary Committee on Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services says it is deliberating on observations made by international organisations with regards to media reforms in the country during elections. Speaking at an Election Resource Centre (ERC) briefing with the Committee, Chegutu West legislator Webster Shamu said
The Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda has announced that the Statutory Instrument 225A/2020 has been deemed unconstitutional by the Parliamentary Legal Committee. This follows the recent announcement by the Vice President and Health Minster, Constantino Chiwenga that by-elections had been shelved indefinitely due to the current
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has expressed worry over the recent indefinite suspension of the by-election by the government saying it limits the citizens' rights to freely choose their leaders through elections. In a statement, while commending government in efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic
Local electoral monitoring think tank the Election Resource Centre (ERC) says the Covid-19 regulations cannot amend the Constitution as it is subsidiary legislation. Last month the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission announced that by-elections for both Parliament and council were going to be held on December 5. However,
President Emmerson Mnangagwa Monday urged Zimbabweans to continue observing COVID-19 regulations despite the recent decrease in the daily positive cases. Speaking at the burial of late national hero, Brigadier General Ruphus Chigudu at the National Heroes Acre this morning, President Mnangagwa warned against complacency. “I would like us
Constitutional Law expert, Alex Magaisa has castigated the move by the government to suspend by-elections for the duration of the COVID-19 saying it is unconstitutional and illegal but unsurprising as Zanu-PF is scared of the opposition MDC Alliance. The suspension of the by-elections was announced through
Political Analysts have expressed dismay following a public notice by the Zimbabwe Election Commission (ZEC) announcing nominees to fill in vacant parliamentary seats following the recall of MDC Alliance legislators by a rival MDC-T camp led by Thokozani Khupe. ZEC Chairperson Priscilla Chigumba invited voters with
MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa has hailed the judiciary system and the people of Malawi after the historic Constitutional Court ruling to overturn the 2019 Presidential election results. Chamisa who was addressing journalists following a recent countrywide tour said the MDC was excited that the continent had
Elections lobby group, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has expressed displeasure at the low voter turnout in the just ended council by-elections in Kuwadzana and Mwenezi. In a preliminary statement on the two by-elections, ZESN says it was perturbed by the continued countrywide low turnout
The Nelson Chamisa led Movement for Democratic Change, MDC's activist Paddington Japa Japa who was sentenced to two years in jail after he was found guilty of contravening Section 66A of the Electoral Act Chapter 2:13, his application for bail pending appeal was today reserved
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