Zimbabwe Situation

Source: “Gokwe, Kwekwe Voters’ Rolls Found In Chitungwiza” The Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE) has claimed that some voters’ rolls appeared at the wrong polling stations in last week’s Harmonised General Elections.In a statement on Monday, 28 August, WALPE said voters faced several challenges including delays in the opening of polling stations […] …
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Source: Uebert Angel’s Appointment As PAP Ambassador Revoked The appointment of Zimbabwean preacher Uebert Angel as the African Union’s Pan African Parliament (PAP) Ambassador for Interfaith Dialogue and Humanitarian Affairs has been revoked and terminated.In a letter dated 28 August 2023 and addressed to Angel, the new Acting President of the Pan African Parliament, Dr. […] …
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Source: Not Free And Fair, UZA Slams 2023 Harmonised Elections The opposition United Zimbabwe Alliance (UZA) party led by Elisabeth Valerio has condemned the manner in which the 2023 Harmonised Elections were conducted, saying it negatively impacted the polls’ credibility.In a statement, UZA said the picture quality of the Presidential ballot was poor and Valerio’s […] …
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Source: Patriarchal norms blamed for decline in women’s representation in parliament – #Asakhe – CITE Women’s organisations and political analysts have called for more directly elected women leaders in Zimbabwe, following the decline in the number of women who won the 2023 election under the direct Member of Parliament (MP) ticket. In the election, only […] …
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Source: Guterres calls for peaceful resolution of election disputes in Zimbabwe | UN News ILO/KB Mpofu A woman wearing a COVID-19 protective mask walks past a group of police officers on patrol in Harare, Zimbabwe (file).   UN Secretary-General António Guterres is closely following developments in Zimbabwe’s elections, his spokesperson said on Sunday. Citizens went […] …
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Source: Change your adverse report, govt tells Sadc -Newsday Zimbabwe GOVERNMENT has told the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) to alter its preliminary election observer mission report by removing parts that tainted President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s electoral victory. Acting foreign affairs minister Amon Murwira told ambassadors from the Sadc region that the report presented by head […] …
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Source: 4 years in jail for pangolin possession – The Southern Eye TWO Zimbabweans, who were recently arrested for illegal possession of a pangolin and illegally entering Botswana, have been jailed four years each. The duo, Kelvin Maposa (43) and Matitshidza Sibanda (33) from Plumtree, who are unemployed, appeared before Francistown senior magistrate Tshepo Magetse […] …
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Source: … as gloomy weather engulfs Bulawayo – The Southern Eye HOURS after Zimbabwe’s presidential results were announced just before midnight on Saturday night, an uncharacteristically biting cold and windy weather tore through the country’s second largest city, Bulawayo. The city’s residents woke up yesterday to an unusual late August morning of strong and very […] …
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Source: ‘Matabeleland gains nothing from ED win’ – The Southern Eye PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s victory in the just-ended harmonised elections will not benefit people in Matabeleland region, civic society organisations (CSOs) have said. In separate interviews yesterday, the CSOs told the Southern Eye that Mnangagwa’s ruling Zanu PF party had marginalised the region since 1980 […] …
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Source: ED lashes out at CCC, observers -Newsday Zimbabwe President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday lashed out at claims that the August 23 and 24 harmonised elections were rigged in his favour, challenging those who are not happy to take the matter to court. Addressing journalists at State House yesterday Mnangagwa said he did not in any […] …
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