Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)

(8927 Themba Mliswa) an independent beat (ZanuPF 6192 )stands vote buying , by 2700 votes in Norton Norton by-election

Posted on October 23, 2016October 23, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

An Independent candidate in the Norton by-election Temba Mliswa has reportedly beaten the Zanu PF candidate Ronald Chindeza with over 2700 votes. The ruling party candidate got 6192 votes and Mliswa got 8927. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is still to confirm these results but sources confirm that Mliswa has done enough to be the new MP for Norton, a seat that was previously held by Chris Mutsvangwa, who was expelled from Zanu PF….

‘Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa threatens to unleash kasukuwere to deal with corrupt MDC-T councillors’

Posted on October 22, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Addressing Zanu PF supporters on Thursday ahead of today’s Norton by-election, Mnangagwa said he trusted Kasukuwere would weed out “corrupt” MDC-T elements. “As Zanu PF, we have a fearless runner (Kasukuwere), whom if you set him on someone, as a leader, you can go to bed peacefully because you know he will do the task. He will deal with those corrupt MDC-T councillors,” he said. “As government, we cannot tolerate a situation where councillors…

Zec crafts polling station based biometric voters roll for 2018 with names of voters only appearing at a particular polling stations

Posted on October 11, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

. THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is crafting a new voters roll to replace the existing one and eligible voters who fail to register in the exercise to be conducted by the commission next year will not be eligible to vote in the 2018 harmonised elections, Zec chairperson Justice Rita Makarau has said. The commission said it would draft a new biometric voters roll for 2018 which would be polling station based. After…

Zanu PF ‘tinkers with 2018 voter’s roll’

Posted on September 20, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF party has reportedly set in motion an elaborate plot to influence the structure of the 2018 national voters’ roll and eventually rig the polls, NewsDay has learnt. Impeccable Zanu PF sources told NewsDay that a detailed report of the alleged plot was presented to the politburo two weeks ago by the party’s political commissar, Saviour Kasukuwere, and secretary for science and technology, Jonathan Moyo, leading to its adoption. But…

Dumiso Dabengwa (Zapu Leader) and Welshman Ncube (MDC Leader) to lead Bulawayo protests under the theme ‘Together We Can’.

Posted on September 2, 2016September 2, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Other opposition leaders are expected to lead similar demonstrations in Harare and other cities. The Bulawayo demonstrations are set to start at 10am at the Lunar Park grounds along Masotsha Ndlovu Avenue, with all opposition parties in the region expected to take to the streets. The protests are running under the theme Together We Can. Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) Bulawayo provincial chairperson, Esnath Bulayana, told journalists that the parties have agreed on a raft…

Coalition of Democrats (CODE) A Grouping Of Opposition Parties In Zimbabwe, Calls For Mugabe To Leave Office

Posted on July 28, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Coalition of Democrats (CODE), a grouping of opposition parties has pilled pressure on President Robert Mugabe to leave office. CODE off today “said Mugabe has presided over and encouraged corruption which has bankrupted our country”. Below is CODE press statement in full : RALLYING CALL CODE joins the majority of Zimbabweans in calling for Mugabe and ZANU PF must go. They have failed to stem the continued suffering of the people. Mugabe has presided over…

‘Tsvangirai Has Always Been Clueless On Neccessary Reforms For Free Elections’-Wilbert Mukori

Posted on May 1, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Listening to Tsvangirai is like listening to a five year old telling a joke way out of his depth of comprehension and thus lose track of the punch-line and yet goes on to laugh totally unaware what he said does not make an sense! “We are preparing to participate in the 2018 elections and we are very categorical about it,” Tsvangirai told journalists at the Bulawayo Press Club on Friday night. “What we are…

‘Biometric Voting System Won’t Stop Zanu-PF Rigging’,-Elton Mangoma

Posted on February 6, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Renewal Democrats of Zimbabwe president Elton Mangoma says the mooted biometric voting system will not stop Zanu-PF from rigging the elections and will be futile without addressing the fear factor among voters. He said there must be wholesale reform of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission secretariat, said to be staffed with intelligence and military officials, before anyone gets excited about the envisaged voting system. Source: dailynews

‘ To Escape From Political Turmoil & Socio-economic Collapse We Need Electoral Reforms’-MDC T

Posted on January 26, 2016January 26, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

The State-controlled Sunday Mail newspaper, in its latest edition, reported that Zimbabwe will , inter alia, engage international experts for implementation of a biometric voting system for the 2018 general election. Whilst the MDC welcomes any moves to ensure and guarantee the holding of a free and fair plebiscite in 2018, we should hasten to add that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) should always strive to be sincere, honest, transparent and accountable in all its…

‘Traditional Authorities Such As Chiefs, Headmen/Women And Village Heads Are Mugabe’s Foot Soldiers’

Posted on January 24, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

PDP The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) would like to draw the attention of the Ministry of Rural Development, Preservation and Promotion of Culture and Heritage, the National Council of Chiefs, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) and the entire electoral ecosystem in Zimbabwe to the underside of traditional leadership institution that needs transformation ahead of the 2018 elections. While electoral reports by various observer missions, civil society and political parties have rightly identified the Zimbabwe Electoral…

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