July 19

• Zimbabwe: MDC-T Special Vote Case Dismissed By Justice Chiweshe

  On Friday Constitutional Court Judge George Chiweshe dismissed an MDC-T court bid querying the figures of police officers who voted in the special ballot held on July 14th-16th. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Biti Claims Mudede Created Four Different Voters Rolls

  The MDC-T on Friday claimed that Registrar-General Tobaiwa Mudede has created three to four different voters roll databases, for the purposes of rigging the upcoming elections. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: New Messaging Service to Help Monitor Presidential Poll Results

  A new project that encourages Zimbabweans to do their bit to ensure that presidential election results are not manipulated on July 31st has been launched. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Beatrice Mtetwa Trial Resumes in Harare Court

  The trial of human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa resumed in the Harare Magistrate's Court on Friday, four months since her arrest for allegedly 'obstructing the course of justice'. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: SADC Calls Summit to Discuss Zimbabwe Election

  South African President Jacob Zuma will on Saturday host a meeting with his regional counterparts that make up the SADC Troika, to discuss Zimbabwe's looming elections. Read more »

July 18

• Zimbabwe: Youth Sports Meeting Threatened By Zanu-PF Militia

  The Youth Agenda Trust of Zimbabwe (YAT) reported Thursday that one of their sports tournaments was disrupted by a ZANU PF youth militia group. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: ZEC Urged to Fight for Election Postponement

  The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is being urged to lead the way in seeking an extension of the elections due in less than two weeks time, because of the controversy, turmoil... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Will Zim Security Forces Get Second Chance to Vote?

  Just when you thought the Special Voting couldn't get more confusing - it does. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: SADC Troika Expected to Hold Zim Summit Saturday?

  The security arm of the regional SADC grouping, the Troika, is expected to hold a summit on Zimbabwe this weekend ahead of the elections due in less than two weeks time. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Special Vote Ruling Expected Friday

  Constitutional Court Judge George Chiweshe will Friday deliver judgment in the case in which the MDC-T want the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission to provide the party with a list of... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Youths Terrorise Chitungwiza

  A human rights activist has blamed the culture of impunity within ZANU PF for the resurgence of politically motivated violence directed at MDC supporters. Read more »

July 17

• Zimbabwe: Special Vote Court Case Postponed As ZEC U-Turns On Voters' Roll

  Constitutional Court Judge George Chiweshe postponed to Thursday a hearing in which the MDC-T wanted the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission to furnish it with the voters' roll used in... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Court Bars Launch of Voters' Roll Audit

  The High Court on Wednesday barred the Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU) from launching an audit of Zimbabwe's voters roll, which has highlighted even more discrepancies ahead of... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Presidential Campaign Hots Up As Poll Nears

  With just two weeks left to polling day, the presidential campaign tempo picked up over the last 48 hours as the three leading candidates targeted each other with the incumbent... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Chitungwiza Rally Tragedy

  It has been confirmed that one person died at President Mugabe's rally in Chitungwiza on Tuesday. Several others were injured. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Defiant Prosecutors Deny Bail to Two Beitbridge Residents

  Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights report that two Beitbridge residents are in remand prison after a defiant prosecutor vetoed a bail order granted in their favour. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF 'Quits' Govt Watchdog Group, Blames MDCs

  ZANU PF has reportedly quit the watchdog group meant to be overseeing the progress of the unity government, blaming its MDC partners for abusing 'resources'. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Wilbert Mukori On Wednesday 17 July 2013 [column]

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July 16

• Zimbabwe: Breaking News - Tragic Event At ZPF Chitungwiza Rally

  Tragic event at the ZANU PF rally in Chitungwiza this morning. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Deadly Stampede At Zanu-PF Rally in Chitungwiza

  Unconfirmed reports say at least four ZANU PF supporters died and at least 20 people were injured after a stampede broke out at President Robert Mugabe's star rally at Chibuku... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: African Union Calls Zimbabwe Summit

  The African Union will convene a summit on the Zimbabwe election on Friday, after the continental leadership bloc was petitioned by the MDC formations. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: ICG's Trevor Maisiri On Election Campaign [interview]

  Violet's guest on the Hot Seat is analyst Trevor Maisiri, from the International Crisis Group. The discussion looks at the voters' roll irregularities, where researchers revealed... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: EU Criticised for Early Pledge to Lift Zanu-PF Sanctions

  The European Union (EU) has been criticised for already vowing to lift targeted sanctions against the ZANU PF regime, if the coming elections are deemed 'fair' by the regional... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Panicky Zanu-PF Resorts to Intimidation As Election Approaches

  With just 15 days left before the July 31st poll, ZANU PF supporters are threatening MDC supporters with a repeat of the 2008 election violence. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Biti Accuses Junta of Running Parallel Structures in ZEC

  The MDC-T has accused the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) of a series of electoral breaches, chief among them allowing the special voting to spill into a third day, which they... Read more »