HARARE – In a welcome development, war veterans have now joined the military in saying on the record that they will not stand in the way of opposition leader Nelson Chamisa if he defeats President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the crunch July 30 polls. [Adz]
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) yesterday said it was willing to respond to MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa’s demands for reforms he has said were vital for a credible vote this month at an appropriate time. This comes after Chamisa told journalist on Tuesday that he has given Zec one week for negotiations,…
HARARE – The opposition political parties that have been feuding with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) are pinning their hopes on the visiting Elders group to help them make headway on a number of demands they want met before elections are held at the end of the month. Zimbabwe holds watershed national harmonised elections on…
HARARE – In a welcome development, war veterans have now joined the military in saying on the record that they will not stand in the way of opposition leader Nelson Chamisa if he defeats President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the crunch July 30 polls. This comes as the run-up to the polls has been marred by…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has been accused of attempting to manipulate a forum of presidential candidates that meets weekly to dismiss Nelson Chamisa’s demands for administrative electoral reforms. This comes after it emerged that the under pressure Zec has now said through acting chief elections officer Utoile Silaigwana it is prepared to…
HARARE – Chiefs are today set to elect the president and deputy president of the National Council of Chiefs (NCC). According to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), 35 chiefs have already been elected into NCC in accordance with the Traditional Leaders Act. Today, all chiefs will again meet to elect president of NCC and his/her…
HARARE – Farmers have so far delivered 214 000 tonnes of maize to the state granary since harvesting started in April. Deputy Agriculture minister, Davison Marapira, said the Grain Marketing Board shall be paying farmers two weeks after delivering their crop. In the past, the parastatal struggled to pay for maize delivered to its depots….
HARARE – The National Building Society (NBS) has opened a branch at Harare’s Social Security Centre to exclusively serve pensioners during pay-out days. To be opened for five days each month, the centre is already proving to be a novel intervention as it allows the elderly to be served without having to worry about being…
HARARE – A report compiled on the Zimbabwean Electoral Commission voters’ roll for 2018 exposes major flaws in the current voters’ roll. This comes only weeks before Zimbabweans head to the polls for its national elections on July 30, 2018. The report, compiled by a group of experts called Team Pachudu, cites Zimbabwe’s history of…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has come under fire for changing the positioning of the voting booths for the July 30 harmonised election so that voters cast their ballots facing Zec officials to prevent taking pictures of their voter preferences. Previously voting booths faced the wall. Zimbabwe’s leading domestic election monitoring agency, the…
