August 23, 2023
Zimbabwe: Electoral Body Targeted Harare, Bulawayo, Says Chamisa As Voting Starts As Late As 7pm
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has expressed concern over the delay in delivering ballot material to polling stations by the Zimbabwe… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Opposition's Chamisa Slams Electoral Body As He Casts Vote Amid Chaos in Urban Areas
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has blasted the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) after the plebiscite got off to a false start in most urban… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Urban Areas Record Voter Suppression, ZEC Blames Court Cases for Delay in Ballot Paper Printing
Zimbabwe general elections commenced on a negative note after most polling stations across the country failed to start voting processes at 7 am with election officials saying they… Read more »
August 22, 2023
Zimbabwe: South Africa Opposition Leader Mmusi Maimane Tells Zimbabweans to 'Vote for Change'
South African opposition leader Mmusi Maimane has urged Zimbabweans who head to the polls Wednesday to go out in their numbers and vote for change. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Defies Electoral Law - Campaigns August 22 Morning
ZANU PF on Tuesday held a campaign meeting at Gungauta village in Muusha area in Chimanimani West in defiance of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) 's directive that all… Read more »
August 23, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Has Been Struggling for 43 Years, This Is Our Time Says Desperate Young Voters, Hope for a New Dawn
As Zimbabwe heads to crucial polls, young people in the Southern African country have expressed desire for a quick turnaround of the economy. Read more »
August 22, 2023
Zimbabwe: We Will Not Allow a Repeat of 2018 - Says Chamisa As He Turns Heat On ZEC, Mnangagwa
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has cranked up the pressure on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) over the printing of ballot papers to be… Read more »
August 21, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Warns of Clampdown Should Citizens Protest Election Outcome
Zanu PF has warned the public against protesting the election outcome saying they have properly and adequately funded the security sector to clamp on any uprising as the country… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Election Commission Declines Several Observer Applications
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has been accused of breaching the law after turning down local observer applications of pro-democracy campaigners ahead of Wednesday's… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa's Last Rally Was Show of Power
CHILDREN of primary school going age stood along the almost 50km long dusty Lalapanzi to Shurugwi dirt road, waving in awe and excitement at hundreds of buses carrying thousands… Read more »
August 20, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Appoints Headmen as Polling Agents Despite Ban on Traditional Leaders Engaging in Partisan Politics
ZANU PF is wantonly trashing the country's supreme law, the Constitution, that prohibits traditional leaders from engaging in partisan politics after it enlisted five village… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Nonsense, Mnangagwa Tells Observer Missions Demanding Free and Fair Elections
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has lashed out at foreign embassies and Election Observer Missions demanding free and fair elections from his government at Zimbabwe's upcoming polls. Read more »
August 19, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Holds Last Presidential Star Rally in Mnangagwa's Home Province
THE ruling party, Zanu PF will wind down its presidential campaign trail this weekend in Emmerson Mnangagwa's home province, Midlands, a last chance to woo the electorate ahead of… Read more »
August 17, 2023
Zimbabwe: Under Fire ZEC Promises to Release Ballot Information By End of Day August 18
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says it will release all the information relating to the printing and distribution of ballot papers by end of day Friday. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Police Block Mwonzora's Protest Over Absence of Electoral Reforms
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has banned a demonstration which had been planned by opposition Douglas Mwonzora led MDC party over lack of electoral reforms ahead of August 23… Read more »
August 18, 2023
Southern Africa: What Happens in Zimbabwe Election Affects Whole Region - Observer Mission Following Meeting With Zanu-PF
Southern African Development Committee (SADC) election observer mission leader, Nevers Mumba, has called for a free, fair and credible election adding that the outcome of August 23… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Polls Body Allays Opposition Fears of Double Voting
ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (ZEC) Chairperson Priscilla Chigumba has allayed fears that over 2,000 'fake' registrants using counterfeit identity cards (IDs), identified by… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Fight Us If You Really Want Power - Zanu-PF's Spokesperson Tells Opposition Parties
ZANU PF Spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa has told opposition parties to consider waging a war with Zimbabwe's government if they really want power and feel the country is being… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Top War Veteran Endorses CCC's Chamisa Ahead of August 2023 Elections
OUTSPOKEN liberation war heroin, Margaret Dongo, has publicly endorsed opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa ahead of next week's crunch harmonised… Read more »
August 17, 2023
Zimbabwe: Opposition MDC Leader Says Election 'Already a Sham'
OPPOSITION MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora has said opposition parties that will contest incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Zanu PF party at Zimbabwe's August 23 General… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Forget SADC Support - Mnangagwa Spokesman Tells Opposition, As Zimbabwe Guns for Region's Top Position Ahead of Polls
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba has made it clear the Zimbabwean election will not be discussed at SADC level if their plans of taking over the body's… Read more »
Zimbabwe: SADC Will Not Choose Leaders for Zimbabweans - Says Bloc's Chief Election Observer - Calls for Peaceful Election
ZIMBABWEANS must elect leaders of their choice in the upcoming harmonised elections, Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) chief election observer and former Zambian deputy… Read more »
Zimbabwe: CCC Raises Red Flag - Accuses Police Bosses of Ordering Juniors to Vote Under Instruction, in Their Presence
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) has raised a red flag, accusing Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) senior officers of ordering subordinates to vote under instruction and in their… Read more »
Zimbabwe: ZEC Still Printing Ballot Papers, Approves 17 000 for Postal Voting
THE ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (ZEC) says it is still in the process of finalizing the printing of ballot papers, with less than a week for the country to hold general… Read more »
August 15, 2023
Zimbabwe: 40 Opposition Activists Detained - Police Say Convenor, Aspiring CCC MP Scuffled With Officers
A total of 40 Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) activists have been arrested. Read more »