Zimbabwe Electoral Commission squanders an opportunity to build trust
“The silly season is out in full force,” said the ZEC Chairperson, Justice Priscilla Chigumba as she made an appearance on Ruvheneko Parirenyatwa’s radio show on Monday. It is a cliché that refers to a period of frivolous and petty behaviour. The history of Zimbabwean elections, however, suggests that they are from frivolous affairs. For […]
‘We are tired of having stolen elections,’ says Zimbabwe opposition
Zimbabwe’s main opposition vowed Wednesday to press on with demands for fair elections as thousands took to the streets to petition the electoral commission with a slew of grievances. The country goes to historic polls – the first without long-time ruler Robert Mugabe – on July 30 to elect a president, legislators and municipal councillors. […]
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission produces 250 000 ‘ghost voters’ on roll
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has reportedly released a register of voters with over 250 000 ghost voters on its final biometric voters’ roll (BVR), NewsDay has established. The alleged scam, according to the experts who have been analysing the data released by the poll management body, is feared to have involved the highly-discredited Registrar-General’s […]
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission disappoints EU observers
European Union election observation mission says they are not happy with the level of transparency over the printing and storage of ballot papers for the 2018 general elections. Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is reportedly in the process of printing the ballot papers to be used in the election and had also invited the participating political […]
Statement by MDC Aliance President Advocate Nelson Chamisa
Fellow Zimbabweans, I come before you to express my gratitude for the tremendous support, solidarity and kindness that you have shown to the cause, to us, particularly myself and my esteemed colleagues in the MDC Alliance. I cannot thank you enough for the inspiring courage, bravery and commitment that you have demonstrated in the last […]
MDC Alliance Planning Mass Protests Over Unclean Voters’ Roll, ‘Fradulent’ Ballot Papers
The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa is threatening to stage a mass demonstration next week to express its dissatisfaction over what it says is the collusion between Zanu PF party and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to allegedly rig the forthcoming general elections by using a “fundamentally-flawed” voters’ roll and […]
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission rubbishes MDC claims
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) yesterday dismissed claims by the MDC Alliance that the design of the ballot for the presidential candidates for the July 30 elections favours the incumbent, President Mnangagwa. In a statement yesterday, ZEC chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba also rapped some political parties, saying their demands to be close to the ballot […]
Nelson Chamisa plots Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission showdown
OPPOSITION MDC-T and MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa yesterday said he would today confront President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson Priscilla Chigumba to demand answers after his party officials were allegedly barred from witnessing the printing of the ballot papers in Harare on Saturday. Addressing a campaign rally at Mvurwi Stadium […]
Voter roll fiasco: Fictitious addresses, missing names raise eyebrows
Eight people who are registered under one address will vote in five different constituencies in Harare in one of the eye-popping discoveries during an analysis of the voters roll recently released by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC). ZEC has come under fire from the MDC Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa for allegedly trying to fiddle […]
ZANU PF dirty strategy to rig elections exposed
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has come open saying they are not going to use voter photographs on the final voters’ role that is going to be used during voting. The commission’s chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba told the nation that the move to avoid using the pictures is meant to protect the identity and security […]
