Zimbabwe Opposition MDC Alliance Rejects Ruling and ‘False’ Inauguration
HARARE — Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader said Saturday he respectfully rejects the court ruling upholding President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s narrow election win and he called the inauguration set for Sunday “false.” Nelson Chamisa spoke a day after the Constitutional Court unanimously rejected the opposition’s claims of vote-rigging and said it did not bring “sufficient and credible […]
ED Mnangagwa declared winner of 2018 Zimbabwe Presidential Elections, Court uphold ZEC results…Chamisa-MDC on next move
Zimbabwe’s constitutional court on Friday unanimously upheld President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s narrow victory in last month’s historic election after the opposition alleged vote-rigging, saying “sufficient and credible evidence” had not been produced. That means the inauguration will be held within 48 hours, likely on Sunday, as Zimbabwe moves into a new era after Robert Mugabe’s 37-year […]
LIVE: Constitutional Court proceedings in Zimbabwe election petition kick off
All eyes are on Zimbabwe as the country’s Constitutional Court hears the petition lodged by opposition leader Nelson Chamisa in his bid to overturn President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s victory in the July 30 elections. Get the live updates here ———————————————————– 19:01 Thembinkosi Magwaliba, representing Mnangagwa, dismissed claims that the opposition had produced any evidence of fraud. […]
Huge BLOW for ED, told to wait until court decision, he gets No congratulations at SADC Summit
At the recent Communique of the 38th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State & Government of SADC held in Windhoek, Namibia, Emmerson Mnangagwa left the rendezvous without a regional congratulations for “winning elections” despite the declaration of him as winner by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission(ZEC). “Summit congratulated Member States that held elections since the […]
Which Way Now for Zimbabwe as Constitutional Court Receives Petition Against Election Results?
Many in Zimbabwe are questioning whether the country can break with its horrid past or embrace a new future after a watershed election that saw Emmerson Mnangagwa win the presidential race by a narrow margin and the opposition lodge a formal petition challenging the results in the Constitutional Court. Mnangagwa–a trusted and past enforcer of […]
Lungu to deport Tendai Biti back to Zimbabwe
LUSAKA – Edgar Lungu’s government has denied asylum to senior Zimbabwean opposition politician Tendai Biti, Zambian Foreign Minister Joe Malanji has told agencies. Ambassador Malanji said Mr. Biti had not been arrested but was rather detained in safe custody as the Zambian authorities awaited communication from the Zimbabwean government before he could be deported. “He […]
How Zimbabwe’s First Election After Mugabe Went Wrong
Zimbabwe’s July 30 elections were meant to be a new beginning for a nation driven to its knees during two decades of misrule by the autocratic Robert Mugabe. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who took office in November after the military briefly seized power and the ruling party forced Mugabe to quit, had promised a credible vote […]
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 […]
Zanu-Pf fearing an electoral loss, seeks a “pre-election understanding” from Chamisa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured) has reportedly sent emissaries to opposition MDC Alliance, seeking a “pre-election understanding” ahead of make-or-break polls later this month, presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa has sensationally claimed. The 40-year-old opposition leader seen as posing the greatest threat to Zanu PF’s near four-decade-long stranglehold on power said he believed that Mnangagwa, who came […]
African Union Sends Technical Team to Assist Zimbabwe Electoral Commission
The African Union (AU) Commission has dispatched a five-member “independent electoral assistance mission” to Harare ahead of the country’s July 30 general elections. In a statement, the AU Commission said the team would be in the country until July 8 assisting the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC). “The mission has been deployed in response to the […]
