United Kingdom : On Sunday the former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe dramatically weighed in on Monday’s elections, vowing to vote for opposition leader Nelson Chamisa and by so doing inviting thousands of his loyalists to do the same. Just a few hours
South Africa’s AFRICA’s main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has offered its support to the MDC Alliance ahead of next week‘s harmonised elections. DA president Mmusi Maimane said while he was still to meet MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa, he has spoken to several of his lieutenants and offered his support. “We certainly
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The UN Human Rights office says it is concerned at the increasing number of reports of voter intimidation, threats of violence and harassment ahead of Monday’s elections in Zimbabwe. A statement issued below We welcome the widening of the democratic space in Zimbabwe ahead of the 30 July presidential elections, and call on the Government,
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The Zimbabwe Republic Police have turned down applications by the MDC Alliance to hold a series of protests against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) over electoral reforms. RE: NOTIFICATION FOR A SERIES OF PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST ZEC IN TERMS OF SECTION 25 OF PUBLIC ORDER AND SECURITY ACT CHAPTER 11:17 1. The above subject matter
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ZEC said Monday that all votes cast during the July 30 general election will count and be secret. All previous elections in Zimbabwe have been marred by accusations of rigging to favor the ruling ZANU-PF party. The deputy chair of the commission, Emmanuel Magade, spoke to journalists, diplomats, and observers Monday as part of a
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Zimbabwean war veterans have assured MDC Alliance President Chamisa that they would respect the outcomes of the coming polls The southern African country’s 1970s war veterans said they would not stand in the way of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa if he defeated President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the July 30
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