#1980 Freedom Movement accuses ZEC of judiciary rigging
By Staff Reporter The #1980 Freedom Movement has warned against boycotting this year’s general elections despite the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) failure to provide electoral reforms which favours all the political parties while there was still time to the elections…
The Bulawayo Rally Explosion: Reflecting, Remaining True to a National Democratic Course
By Takura Zhangazha* The tragic bomb blast in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe on the weekend of 23 July 2018 at a Zanu Pf rally made one pause for deep reflection on the state of our national (Zimbabwean) politics. While expressing deep shock and sadness at…
Zanu PF youth threatens journalist
Miriam Mangwaya, a reporter with The Mirror weekly newspaper was on 26 June 2018 threatened and harassed by a Zanu PF youth while travelling from the burial of Chief Hama in Zimbabwe’s Chirumanzi district. Mangwaya told MISA Zimbabwe that one of the youths…
Masvingo PED forces schools to ferry people to ED rally
By Wiseman Nyika Masvingo provincial education director, Zedius Chitiga, has directed all schools to shelve their planned sporting activities and ferry people to President Mnangagwa rally penciled for this Friday. Initially most schools both Primary and Secondary were scheduled…
New MDC presidential spokesperson dismisses ZANU PF as a party of the past
By Collins Chirinda Newly appointed spokesperson for the MDC Alliance presidential candidate, Dr. Nkululeko Sibanda has challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to a presidential debate with Advocate Nelson Chamisa to prove that Nelson Chamisa is the man to vote for in…
Absence of Voters’ Roll Points to Electoral Manipulation
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) and political analysts have expressed concern over the failure by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to avail the voters’ roll especially for the sitting of the Nomination Court. In a move that has unsettled…
DELAYS OVER RELEASE OF VOTERS’ ROLL IN TIME FOR NOMINATION COURT WORRYING – ZESN
14 June 2018 – The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) expresses concern over delays by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) in availing the voters’ roll especially in time for the sitting of the Nomination Court. Section 155(2)(c) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe…
Opinion: ED has my vote…..of no confidence
Wiseman Nyika At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas. So when the crowd had assembled, Pilate asked them, “who should I let go?’ The people shouted: “Barabbas the thief!” And so according to the scriptures, Barabbas…
Absence of Reforms Risks Credibility of Zim Elections
By Yvonne Manjengwa Zimbabwe’s harmonized elections set for July 31 this year are set not to be free, fair and credible unless government urgently takes serious steps that level the electoral playing field, a United States based international Human Rights…
Comment: ZANU PF’S Solidarity March & the Need to Go Beyond Artificial Peace
Following in the footsteps of the MDC Alliance’s Tuesday march during which the MDC presented a set of election reform demands to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), ZANU PF youths also staged a march yesterday. As per reports, the objective…