THE opposition MDC has accused the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) of tinkering with the voters’ roll during by-elections, leading to many voters being disenfranchised. ...
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A TASKFORCE on electoral and political reforms should be created under the political parties dialogue forum to push and monitor for the implementation of reforms in order to avert disputed polls in 2023, an independent election watchdog has said. ...
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LEADERSHIP is about setting strategic goals for a nation or society and motivating individuals to effectively conduct assignments in service to those goals. In modern day democratic societies, leadership is acquired through elections, a formal and organised exercise where citizens choose individuals for political offices. In a free and fair environment, the person or party with the best policy ideas often wins the elections. ...
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MATABELELAND South province could lose three constituencies in the impeding delimitation exercise by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), including the popular constituency of Gwanda South which has not been won by an opposition member since 2008. ...
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MUTASA Central ward 10 councillor Frank Chitembwe, whose seat was declared vacant following his incarceration for public violence, has filed an urgent High Court application seeking an order to set aside the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)’s decision to hold a by-election on May 11.
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THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) will this week host representatives of political parties, election observer groups, constitutional commissions and civic society to diagnose its handling of the July 30, 2018 harmonised elections.
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A NEW political movement calling itself Ideal Zimbabwe has criticised opposition parties for agreeing to participate in elections before measures are put in place to reform the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), which is largely perceived as biased because of the composition of its secretariat. ...
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A HARARE lawyer has approached the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) seeking an order to declare Section 192(6) of the Electoral Act constitutionally invalid, arguing the section gives the Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister powers to interfere with the operations of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), which is supposed to operate independently. ...
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TWO international companies shortlisted to supply Zimbabwe with biometric voter registration (BVR) kits will today start site validation tests ahead of the 2018 harmonised elections. ...
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RESIDENTS of Mount Pleasant Heights have threatened to sue the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) for “illegally” transferring their names from the Harare voters’ roll to Mazowe South constituency in Mashonaland Central province under the guise of a new mapping
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Last week we carried a story titled Zimbabweans are afraid of elections in which ZEC deputy chairperson Joyce Kazembe openly stated that the electorate is scared at the prospect of elections. ...
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In yesterday’s issue we carried a story titled Zimbabweans are afraid of elections in which ZEC deputy chairperson Joyce Kazembe openly stated that the electorate is scared at the prospect of elections. ...
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