August 25, 2023
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe Elections 'Fell Short' - Regional Body SADC
Regional body SADC has fallen short of calling Zimbabwe's elections a sham after detailing massive irregularities that include poor administration by the Zimbabwe Electoral… Read more »
August 24, 2023
Zimbabwe: 'Massive' Ezekiel Guti Trubute Concert Set for Birmingham
A SELL-OUT crowd is expected this Saturday at the Ezekiel Guti Conference Centre in the West Midlands for the much-awaited Free To Worship concert celebrating the late founder and… Read more »
August 25, 2023
Zimbabwe: Police Say Charges Against Election Monitors to Be Made Public in Court After Late Night Arrests
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi has failed to share charges the state security agency is laying on 41 Zimbabwe Election Support… Read more »
August 24, 2023
Zimbabwe: I Will Not Sell Out, Says Frustrated Chamisa
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has shot down suggestions of his party boycotting this year's general elections despite irregularities tainting the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: 39 Arrested After Police Raid Hotel, Civic Society Offices - Human Rights Lawyers Say Group Held Incommunicado
A total of 39 civic society organisations' staff members were arrested yesterday evening after the police conducted raids at their stations in Harare. Read more »
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 »
Zimbabwe: Cricket Legend Heath Streak's Family Disturbed By False Reports of His Death
Zimbabwe cricket legend and former national team captain Heath Streak's family has expressed concern over false reports of his death circulating on online platforms. 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 »
Zimbabwe: Elections Eve - Cybersecurity Monitor Registers Disruptions on Internet Service
INTERNATIONAL watchdog Netblocks has confirmed that internet service has been degraded in Zimbabwe a day before the crucial general election. Read more »
August 23, 2023
Zimbabwe: Villager in Court for Defacing Mnangagwa Election Campaign Posters
A VILLAGER from Zvimba has been dragged to court for allegedly defacing over 20 election campaign posters with President Emmerson Mnangagwa's portrait. Read more »
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 »
Zimbabwe: 19 Police Recruits Arrested for Assaulting Civilians in Harare's CBD
ZIMBABWE Republic Police (ZRP) officers Friday night went berserk in Harare's Central Business District (CBD) as they indiscriminately beat people sending shivers down the spine of… 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
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 »