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Mnangagwa, Chamisa Receiving Positive Information on Election Results

Mnangagwa, Chamisa Receiving Positive Information on Election Results

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Tuesday that the ruling party was receiving “extremely positive” information from their representatives, a day after the first election since Robert Mugabe resigned following a bloodless coup. Mnangagwa said on Twitter that he was delighted by the high voter turnout, which the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission put at 75 percent. […]

MDC supporters erupt in Harare, as Biti claims assasination attempts

MDC supporters erupt in Harare, as Biti claims assasination attempts

Hundreds of MDC Alliance supporters have erupted into song in the streets of Harare city centre immediately after one of the political outfit’s top officials, Tendai Biti issued a statement sensationally claiming there was assassination attempt on him and the MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa. “We have received a confidential report that (Vice President […]

Zimbabwe votes in first election of post-Mugabe era

Zimbabwe votes in first election of post-Mugabe era

Polls have closed after high turnout in key elections in Zimbabwe, which on Monday held its first vote since Robert Mugabe was toppled following 37 years in power. Zimbabwe goes to the polls Monday in its first election since authoritarian leader Robert Mugabe was ousted last year, with alleged ballot fraud and the likelihood of […]

President Emmerson Mnangagwa reacts to Mugabe press statement

President Emmerson Mnangagwa reacts to Mugabe press statement

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has responded after the founding father of Zanu-PF and Independent Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, publicly scorned and dismissed the new government as nothing more that a rogue and unconstitutional military regime that deserve to be booted out of power when Zimbabweans vote on Monday, 30 July, 2018. Mugabe urged Zimbabweans to come in […]

Mnangagwa orders army guarding Mugabe mansion to leave Blue Roof

Mnangagwa orders army guarding Mugabe mansion to leave Blue Roof

HARARE: The Emmerson Mnangagwa led Zimbabwean Government has just pulled out soldiers guarding former President Robert Mugabe’s Blue Roof house in Harare after the later asked voters choose MDC Alliance in today’s elections. The soldiers have been guarding Mugabe’s premises since November last year when he resigned. Commenting on the knee jerk reaction from Mnangagwa, […]

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe says he will not vote for successor Mnangagwa

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe says he will not vote for successor Mnangagwa

On the eve of Zimbabwe’s first election since he was forced out of power, former President Robert Mugabe said he will not vote for his successor, Emmerson Mnangagwa of the ZANU-PF. “I cannot vote for those who have tormented me. I can’t,” the 94-year-old said on Sunday in his first live appearance since being pushed […]

Profile: Zimbabwe opposition leader Nelson Chamisa

Profile: Zimbabwe opposition leader Nelson Chamisa

At 40, Nelson Chamisa, the leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) alliance, is Zimbabwe’s youngest ever presidential candidate. He was born in Masvingo, south of the capital, Harare, on February 2, 1978. A lawyer, Chamisa studied law and political science at the University of Zimbabwe and holds a degree in theology. He […]

Africa: A Tale of Two Elections – Mali and Zimbabwe at the Crossroads

Africa: A Tale of Two Elections – Mali and Zimbabwe at the Crossroads

By the whims of the calendar, back-to-back elections in Mali (July 29) and Zimbabwe (July 30) potentially could change the political landscapes in the Sahel and Southern Africa. In 2013, Mali astounded the international community by organizing a successful presidential election in just two months in the aftermath of a bloody civil war only staunched […]

Emmerson Mnangagwa says he will rescue Zimbabwe. Don’t believe it

Emmerson Mnangagwa says he will rescue Zimbabwe. Don’t believe it

FOR the first time since independence in 1980, Zimbabwe goes to the polls on July 30th without Robert Mugabe on the ballot. Instead the old despot’s former sidekick, who took his place after a coup last year, is bidding for legitimacy, together with Zanu-PF, the ruling party. Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured, right), nicknamed the Crocodile for […]

Human Rights Foundation calls on election monitors to deem upcoming elections in Zimbabwe and Cambodia “unfree and unfair”

Human Rights Foundation calls on election monitors to deem upcoming elections in Zimbabwe and Cambodia “unfree and unfair”

In the next few days, citizens of Cambodia and Zimbabwe — two authoritarian regimes — will head to the polls to vote in general elections. In Zimbabwe, authoritarian leaders and the military have allowed opposition candidates to run, but have simultaneously worked to intimidate voters with threats of violence and prevented opposition leaders from running […]

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