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ZEC is “too compromised”—New report
Brenna Matendere
Harare—The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is too compromised to ensure free, fair and credible elections, says a new report released two days to the 23 August 2023 polls.
The ZEC—one of the four constitutional…
July Moyo uses fear mongering, cash in bid to win elusive constituency on August 23
Fear pervades the peri-urban farming community of Matava in the Midlands Province’s Redcliff Constituency on the eve of Zimbabwe’s harmonised elections following a campaign allegedly anchored on coercion by one of the region’s ruling…
Zanu PF Fails to Produce Manifesto, Questions Raised
Brenna Matendere
Harare—Zanu PF is still insisting that it will go into the 2023 harmonised elections without a manifesto, but analysts describe the decision as a “problematic” attempt to mask the party’s failures in the last five years.…
Political parties dodge LGBTI community ahead of elections
Regina Pasipanodya
Harare—Zimbabwe’s biggest political parties, Zanu PF and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), are dodging the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI) community ahead of the elections set for 23…
Chamisa promises US$100 billion economy
Pamenus Tuso
Bulawayo—Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) on Tuesday night unveiled its manifesto ahead of the 23 August harmonised elections, promising an ambitious US$100 billion economy in the next decade.
The manifesto titled “A…
NGO launches study on Chinese mining impact on local communities
Sofia Mapuranga
Information for Development Trust (IDT), a non-profit organisation promoting access to information essential for the enhancement of transparency and accountability in private-public governance, has released a detailed…
STUDY: Purses and Curses- Impact of Chinese Mining on Local Communities in Zimbabwe
Below is a study report published by Information for Development Trust (IDT) in June 2024. The report exposes the socio- economic and environmental and legal violations associated with Chinese mining activities in Zimbabwe.
Vendors, farmers count losses as Zanu PF activists shut down Ruwa market
Kundai Marunya
A ruling Zanu PF-linked group on Saturday shut down informal markets in Ruwa and forced vendors into a bus that took them to a presidential star rally in Mutawatawa, Mashonaland East province, some 200km away.
Ruwa…
CDF fault lines exposed as MPs seek fresh mandates
AGGRESSIVE surges in annual inflation are battering Zimbabwe’s currency, frustrating legislators’ undertaking to utilise the constituency development fund (CDF) allocations on community projects that can help alleviate a myriad of crises…
EU mission deploys observers, promises impartiality
Sofia Mapuranga
Harare—The European Union Election Observer Mission (EU EOM) on Wednesday deployed 46 observers who it said would ensure non-interference as they carry out their mandate ahead of, during and after the 23 August harmonised…