Chigumba speaks on ballot paper printing and design
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Is Zimbabwe Ready For a Free and Fair Elections?
DEBATE on what democracy is often ends in a stalemate, with no widely acceptable definition. By Tendai Makaripe The late Greek philosopher, Plato, viewed democracy as rule by the “rabble, unfit, unwashed and vulgar. Political economist, Joseph Schumpeter saw democracy as “a system for arriving at political decisions
Supreme Court Hears ZEC Appeal on Voters’ Roll
The Supreme Court will on Friday 13 July preside over the hearing and determination of an appeal by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission against the High Court judgement which instructed the Commission to give the Election Resource Centre (ERC) provisional voters’ roll that was used during
Zim Prisoners in Long Wait Over Voting Fate
HIGH Court Judge Justice Clement Phiri on Wednesday 11 July 2018 reserved judgment after presiding over the hearing and determination of an application filed by some prisoners seeking an order compelling Zimbabwean authorities to allow them to cast votes in this month’s general elections. Through the
We Have Not Deployed Soldiers In Rural Areas: Army
The media has been awash with reports that more than 5000 soldiers were deployed in rural areas and some reports were pointing out that the army personnel were intimidating villagers and forcing them to vote for the ruling party or face a repeat of the
Peace Pledge a Fallacy: Manyika
Presidential hopeful and Build Zimbabwe Alliance (BZA) leader, Dr Noah Manyika has accused Zanu PF supporters of pulling down and defacing his campaign posters charging that the Peace Pledge signed by political parties early this week is a fallacy as long as President Emmerson Mnangagwa
‘Biased’ and ‘Incompetent’ ZEC Must Be Disbanded: MDC Alliance
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance has called for the disbanding of the current Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) saying the body is incompetent, subjective and biased in favour of the ruling Zanu PF. MDC Alliance principal and aspiring candidate for Harare East constituency, Tendai Biti, accused
Concern Over ZEC-UK ‘Collusion’
Following revelations by the United Kingdom embassy in Zimbabwe that they received a searchable copy of the Voters Roll, local political analysts have raised concern over what they called prioritization of foreign diplomats at the expense of contesting candidates who have reported facing challenges in
ZEC Releases Voter’s Roll
According to ZEC chairperson, Justice Priscilla Chigumba, the voters roll has 5, 681 604 registers voter while at least 100 000 people have been put on the exclusion list for various reasons., chief among them, people who missed the June 1 cut off date.
Prevent The Military From Interfering In Electoral Processes-Mnangagwa Told
"Mnangagwa and his administration should level the electoral playing field by preventing the military from engaging in partisan politics or interfering in electoral processes and taking strong action to deter violence and intimidation by the military during the campaign period and elections.