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Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter Political parties and candidates contesting next month’s harmonised elections are on Tuesday expected to sign a peace pledge committing to peaceful conduct before, during and after the elections. The Peace Pledge is the brainchild of the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission. NPRC chairperson Retired Justice Selo Maselo Nare yesterday said the […]
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Thupeyo Muleya in Gwanda Thousands of zanu-pf supporters yesterday thronged Phelandaba Stadium here and convinced President Mnangagwa of a massive victory on July 30. People from all the seven districts started trooping into the stadium as early as 7am with the party’s deputy national commissar, Cde Omega Hungwe, barring schoolchildren from attending the rally. Supporters […]
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Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has approached the Supreme Court challenging a High Court decision forcing it to provide independent electoral watchdog, the Electoral Resource Centre (ERC), with a copy of the provisional voters’ roll. Justice Tawanda Chitapi ordered ZEC to furnish ERC with the voters’ roll used during an inspection […]
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Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has gazetted the 23 presidential election candidates who successfully filed their papers when the nomination court sat on June 14, 2018. The electoral management body has also gazetted chief elections officers to preside over the 210 National Assembly constituencies during the harmonised elections on July 30 2018. […]
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The United Nations (UN) yesterday said Zimbabwe was moving in a positive direction towards achieving results accepted by all in the July 30 harmonised elections.
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Vice President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday urged Zimbabweans to be patient with the new administration led by President Mnangagwa as it deserves more time to fully complete its programme of rebuilding the economy. VP Chiwenga said Government was focused on steering Zimbabwe into a middle income economy by 2030.
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Coalition of Democrats (Code) leader and presidential candidate in the July 30 harmonised elections, Mr Elton Mangoma, says Zimbabwe does not need politics of personalities, but requires leaders who are value and issues-driven.
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PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has urged political parties and candidates contesting the July 30 harmonised elections to continue preaching peace and unity among Zimbabweans, saying he was happy with the tranquillity in the country so far. In an audio message posted on various platforms, including the ED Has My Vote Facebook page, President Mnangagwa said the contest between candidates should be on ideas and not physical clashes.
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President of the Zimbabwe Rainbow Democratic Party (ZRDP) Mr Cuthbert Ncube has hailed the peaceful environment obtaining in the country, saying his party’s campaigns that are in full swing have been violence-free. He said if the situation persists, the July 30 polls would be credible and transparent.
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Dr Nkosana Moyo, one of the 23 presidential contenders in the July 30 elections, says he is not a politician but a manager and is not ashamed of being a “nice guy” because he wants to bring a new culture to Zimbabwe’s politics. The Alliance for People’s Agenda (APA) leader launches his party’s manifesto in Harare today.
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THe MDC Alliance has resorted to dirty tactics of littering the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) with frivolous court applications, despite successfully contributing in recent amendments to the Electoral Act which brought the changes they are now contesting, The Herald has learnt.
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Zimbabwe’s new Constitution, Government and Electoral Commission have put the country on the right path towards the most “reasonable” elections since 1964, former MDC-T policy advisor and Bulawayo legislator Mr Eddie Cross has observed.
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Operation Restore Legacy, which reached tipping point with a nationwide march on November 18 last year and paved way for the new political dispensation in Zimbabwe, will be concluded by voting for President Mnangagwa on July 30, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga said yesterday.
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MDC Alliance president Mr Nelson Chamisa yesterday ordered Alliance partners who successfully filed their nomination papers without his blessings to withdraw their candidature, further straining relations in the troubled coalition.
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Minister of State for Mashonaland Central Provincial Affairs Advocate Martin Dinha was yesterday advised to withdraw his candidature for Mazowe North constituency where he lost to Cde Campion Mugweni in the primaries or risk being expelled from the party and losing his job.
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