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FAZ intimidation reported as polling suffers delays
Mary Mundeya
Harare—A significant number of polling stations nationwide opened later than the scheduled start time of 7am on voting day due, according to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), “delays in the deployment of election…
“Shoddy” voters roll might leave thousands stranded in Cowdray Park
Cowdray Park, a sprawling high density suburb on the outskirts of Bulawayo, will be one of the closely watched constituencies when Zimbabweans head to elections on August 23 as it mirrors the most contentious dispute over the polls –…
Scott Sakupwanya accused of breaking data privacy law
Tafadzwa Muranganwa
Harare—The Zanu PF aspiring lawmaker for Mabvuku-Tafara in Harare, Scott Sakupwanya, is being accused of breaking the data privacy law by clandestinely accessing potential voters’ mobile numbers and soliciting for…
Zanu PF’s 10th and final rally at Tongogara in Shurugwi.
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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…