Think tank and advocacy institution on elections and democracy, the Election Resource Centre (ERC), has warned government to take a leaf from recommendations made by the European Union Election Observation Mission following their observation of the July 30 harmonised elections. The Mission published its report
Opening of Polling Stations At the sampled polling stations, observers reported that 97% opened on time. ZESN observers have reported long queues in both rural and urban polling stations. Polling Officials 25% of sampled polling stations had eight (8) polling officials, 23% had nine (9) election officials, and 30%
Election stakeholders have welcomed the decision by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to review the positioning of voting booths ahead of the 30 July 2018 harmonized elections by reverting back to the set up in previous elections. The proposed positioning of the voting booths which would have seen
Opposition political parties have come guns ablaze with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, demanding that it comply with electoral act before 31 July, with some promising to live in the streets if demands are not met
The Youth Empowerment and Transformation Trust (YETT) is a youth networking organisation committed to the participation of young people in sustainable development through advocacy and capacity building of youth organisations in Zimbabwe
"Many people in this country are not Zimbabweans especially in Mashonaland, we can not just give out birth certificates," said Mudede.
The obtaining political situation in the country has come at a cost to the current voter registration exercise which has record low turnout since the beginning of skirmishes in Harare last week Wednesday. Addressing a press conference in Harare on Monday, Election Resource Centre (ERC) and
Electoral watchdog, Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has called on government to create a conducive political environment through alignment of all electoral laws with the Constitution. In a statement released on Friday last week to commemorate the International Day of Democracy, ZESN expressed concern over the slow pace and piecemeal
Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has expressed concern over the lack of clarity on the role of observers and political party agents in the newly gazetted Statutory Instrument 85 of 2017. In a statement released on Friday, ZESN reinforced the importance of observers in enhancing the
“In light of the significant number of potential registrants who do not have their own houses, ZEC should conduct comprehensive voter education and widely publicize mechanisms that are available should one fail to produce proof of residence to ensure that no voters are disenfranchised,” said
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