Day: July 23, 2018

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission and the Zimbabwe Republic Police met with regional and international observers accredited to observe this year’s polls and assured them that they are fully prepared to discharge their constitutional mandate. The observers raised questions around funding and red flags raised by other stakeholders on the transparency and credibility of the pre-election phase with the elections mother body maintaining they will resolve all issues within the narrow limitations provided by the law. Zimbabwe is now in the home stretch of the 2018 harmonised polls with a week to go. The elections mother body, ZEC and the ZRP met with regional and international observers in the capital where the two bodies said they are fully prepared for the elections. The observers raised a number of questions on issues raised by political actors which they believe may have an effect on the credibility of the polls which were adequately responded...

Zanu PF councillor candidate for Harare North ward 18 Angeline Zachariah says as a senior resident in the area she has what it takes to turn Borrowdale into its original status of a leafy location. On the other end People’s Rainbow Coalition Harare East National Assembly candidate Itai Munyoro took his campaign to Chamboko Shopping Centre in the constituency. As the July 30 harmonised election fever grips the nation Mrs Zachariah has embarked on a campaign to clean up the leafy suburb of Borrowdale. She mobilised scores of residents to clean up from Borrowdale Brooke, Helensville up to Sam Levy’s Shopping Centre as part of her strategy to meet and share ideas on how best she could tackle challenges faced by residents. In Harare East it will not be a walk in the park as nine candidates will battle it out including Munyoro of PRC who has intensified his roadshow campaigns promising better service delivery if voted into power. Munyoro will battle it out with seating MP Terence Mukupe of Zanu PF, Tendai Biti – MDC Alliance and Obert Gutu among others. Aspiring candidates for Zimbabwe Partnership for Prosperity (ZIPP) party and an independent candidate vying for Gweru urban seat held rallies at separate venues. They both promised supporters that they will transform Gweru and Mkoba constituencies if elected into office this coming election. Leonard Simbarashe is contesting for...