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Zimbabwe: Brace for Run-Off
Financial Gazette, 11 July 2013
A PRESIDENTIAL election run-off pitting bitter rivals President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister (PM) Morgan Tsvangirai once again is one huge possibility that could emerge from… Read more »
Zimbabwe's Politics Unpredictable
Observers say the tie-up between Zimbabwe's smaller parties is building an influential bloc that could erode the support base of major political parties.
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Zimbabwe: Run-Up to Zimbabwe's July 31 General Elections
FIDH, 9 July 2013
Ahead of the holding, on July 31, 2013, of general elections in Zimbabwe, and in a context where political, institutional, financial and security challenges remain outstanding,… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Are Relations With the West Warming As Elections Approach?
African Arguments, 11 July 2013
When President Mugabe unilaterally announced that Zimbabwe's general election would be held on the 31st July this year, this seemingly provocative action was met with unusual… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Region Under Pressure to Intervene in Poll
SW Radio, 11 July 2013
The regional SADC bloc has come under fresh pressure to rein in Robert Mugabe's ZANU PF party and prevent an 'illegal' election from taking place in three weeks time. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Campaigning Hots Up As Elections Approach
SW Radio, 11 July 2013
There's just 20 days to go before Zimbabwe holds its hotly anticipated presidential and legislative elections, with the penultimate leg for State House hotting up as bitter rivals… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: MDC-T Deputy Minister's Campaign Team Attacked
SW Radio, 11 July 2013
Deputy Mines Minister Gift Chimanikire was on Wednesday attacked by ZANU FP thugs while canvassing for his MDC-T party in Harare's Mbare Constituency. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Victory Is Ours: President
The Herald, 12 July 2013
PRESIDENT Mugabe set Zanu-PF's campaign for the July 31 harmonised elections in motion with a star rally that drew tens of thousands of supporters at Nzvimbo High School in… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Vote Rigging Fears Rise Amid Calls for Extension of Registration Exercise
SW Radio, 11 July 2013
There are increasing fears that plans are afoot to rig the upcoming July 31st poll in Robert Mugabe's favour, with more evidence of serious irregularities in the formation of the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Scared, Cries Foul
The Herald, 12 July 2013
WITH 19 days left before the country goes for the harmonised elections, MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai is already crying foul over alleged rigging by Zanu-PF. Addressing a rally… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Alarming Clampdown On Basic Freedoms Ahead of Elections
AI London, 12 July 2013
Zimbabwean police are continuing to target and intimidate human rights defenders ahead of elections later this month according to a new report by Amnesty International. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Pundits See No Room for MDC-T Upset
The Herald, 12 July 2013
LEADING British newspaper, the Guardian and Witwatersrand University analyst Susan Booysen who supervised the Freedom House survey last year have once again forecast a Zanu-PF… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: There Will Be Heavy Police Presence During Elections: ZRP
The Herald, 12 July 2013
There will be greater police presence in all the constituencies across the country to ensure a peaceful harmonised election, a senior police officer said yesterday. National police… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Speaks On Land Reform
The Herald, 12 July 2013
THE historic fast track land reform programme spearheaded by Zanu-PF at the turn of the millennium has created employment opportunities and support for the livelihoods of over 1, 7… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: ZEC Adds 672 Polling Stations for Elections
SW Radio, 11 July 2013
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has put in place an additional 672 polling stations for the upcoming elections. There were 8,998 polling stations in the 2008 election and… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Economic Plan to Swing Poll
The Herald, 12 July 2013
POLITICS of the economy would be a major deciding factor in the grand scheme of things when Zimbabweans vote in the forthcoming watershed elections. Read more »
InFocus
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Observer missions from Europe, Australia and the U.S have been excluded from covering the elections after the foreign ministry previously stated that countries that imposed ... Read more »
