Perturbed by the actions of the Chiefs Council recently, the Election Resource Centre (ERC), has written to the authorities demanding the rebuking of the Chiefs Council on the recent pronouncements pledging their allegiance to President Robert Mugabe in 2018 general elections. The ERC has written to
As part of efforts to mobilise for citizen participation in the ongoing voter registration, enhance oversight by citizens while ensuring continuous engagement between citizens and election authorities, the Election Resource Centre (ERC) and Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights), will tomorrow launch a campaign dubbed “REEZ
Regional poll watchdog, the Election Resource Centre (ERC) in collaboration with the mass based human rights organisation, Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights), have opened a call centre as part of the comprehensive programmes to disseminate Biometric Voter Registration information and other election related information. Zimbabwe will
A leading poll watchdog in the country, the Election Resource Centre (ERC) has called for transparency and inclusive approach to electoral processes, urging the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), to clarify the methodology used on the mapping exercise of the voter registration centres. Opposition political parties recently
“We are going to establish peace ambassadors who are going to defend the vote, once the voting has been done and we are going to announce the results ourselves this time around, from wherever we are going to do that,” said Zwizwai.
However, ZEC must provide evidence that the Executive did not influence the decision to award the tender to Laxton in order to address perceptions around ZEC's independence given the fact that the State Procurement Board was involved in the consideration of which company to pick
Firebrand Bulawayo East legislator, Tabitha Khumalo, breathed fire threatening to drag Government of Zimbabwe to the Constitutional Court for failing to realign laws four years after the adoption of the new constitution in 2013. Government has a task to complete aligning of 400 existing laws with
The Election Resource Centre (ERC) acknowledges the move taken by government to take over the purchase of biometric equipment intended for use in the impending voter registration process. This was reportedly announced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) Chairperson Justice Rita Makarau. Funding of election related
Preparations for the 2018 harmonized elections could be plunged into crisis due to under-funding of Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) by the treasury, electoral watchdog, Elections Resource Centre has said. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) submitted its budget proposal of over US$60 million to the Parliament of Zimbabwe
The Election Resource Centre (ERC) commends the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) for the clarity that it has set by coming up with a roadmap ahead of the 2018 Harmonized elections. The ZEC chairperson Justice Rita Makarau, through the state owned weekly Sunday Mail, briefly explained the
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