Category: Elections (archives)

Zimbabwe to Start Registering New Voters Next Month http://www.voazimbabwe.com Irwin Chifera14.12.2012 HARARE — The government says it will embark on a massive voter registration exercise next month as it starts preparations for a constitutional referendum and elections sometime next year. But officials said it will depend mainly on when the new draft constitution is finalized. The plan to …

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Court ruling no pretext for early polls http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ July 20, 2012 in Opinion Qhubani Moyo THE ruling by the Supreme Court last week specifically ordering the holding of by-elections in the three vacant constituencies, namely Bulilima East, Nkayi South and Lupane East — and by extension other areas as well — has provoked a heated debate and lots …

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Parliament Blocks Electoral Bill, Demands Changes http://www.voanews.com/ 11 July 2012 Ntungamili Nkomo | Washington DC After passing a controversial human rights law, the Zimbabwe parliament on Wednesday rejected the Electoral Bill that precludes the diaspora vote and is fraught with loopholes seen as favoring President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF party. The House of Assembly blocked the proposed law …

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ZimPride urges young Zimbabweans to register to vote in elections http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Tichaona Sibanda06 July 2012 ZimPride, a new election awareness and advocacy group targeting the youth, is urging young people to have their voice heard and register to vote in the next harmonized election. John Vincent Chikwari, director of the group, told SW Radio Africa’s Election Watch …

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ZEC Chief in the Dark on Election Date http://www.radiovop.com Harare, June 30, 2012- Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) Chairperson Simpson Mtambanengwe says he is in the dark on when the country’s next elections will be held. Mtambanengwe told a meeting of civic society groups this week that he is just like many Zimbabweans in the dark about the election …

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Youths turned away for bringing Affidavits to register as voters http://www.swradioafrica.com Youths from Bulawayo are deeply frustrated over the change in positions by the Registrar General when it comes to initial voter registration. This came to light after groups of Young people from Magwegwe and Nkulumane respectively went to the registrar’s office to register for the first time to …

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Election preps in mess http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Thelma Chikwanha and Farai MutsakaSunday, 16 October 2011 12:32 HARARE – A standoff between the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission and Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa, as well as growing disaffection within the inclusive government, is threatening Zimbabwe’s much-anticipated elections scheduled for either next year or 2013. The roadmap for the high-stakes election is viewed …

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Timeline stretch for free and fair election http://www.timeslive.co.za THEMBA SIBANDA in HARARE | 23 July, 2011 18:23 Zimbabwe requires more than 280 days to fully consummate processes that would lead to a free and fair election whose outcome is not likely to be contested, it has emerged. The timeline comes as Zanu-PF, led by President Robert Mugabe, …

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‘World should stop election losers from ruling’ http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Godfrey Mtimba in BelgiumSaturday, 09 July 2011 13:58 BRUSSELS – Joint African Pacific Caribbean and European Union (ACP-EU) Parliament co-president David Matongo says the world should stop election losers from refusing to leave office and seeking comfort in coalition governments. Matongo, a Zambian, gave President Robert Mugabe as an …

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Mugabe’s generals lay out their plans for next year’s election http://www.southernafricareport.com 07-Jul-2011 As Zimbabwe awaits the arrival of SADC’s tri-national support-team to assist with the process towards internationally accepted elections, the country’s generals are finalising their own plans to ensure a victory for President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF. The generals, most of them veterans of the guerrilla war …

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