HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa wound up their campaigns by mounting massive rallies in Harare yesterday, ahead of tomorrow’s watershed national elections — with both heavyweights optimistic of winning the right to occupy the highest political office in the country. The huge rallies by Mnangagwa and Chamisa at the National…
HARARE – State-controlled broadcaster Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) has refused to flight MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa’s political advertisement ahead of the crunch election tomorrow ostensibly because it breaches hate speech laws. The ad, which the MDC Alliance pitched for a provocative first run this week, is in the form of a powerful intercession…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has said election results will be posted outside polling stations after counting has been completed. This comes after MDC Alliance official David Coltart claimed he had “received reliable reports that civil servants who are conducting the poll are being told by Zec that they are not to post…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has said it has printed 6,1 million presidential ballots to be used in the crunch Monday election, and also released figures for National Assembly and local authority elections. Zimbabwe stages the first national elections of the post-Mugabe era on Monday, for which monitors got clearance to deploy for…
HARARE – Tomorrow’s presidential election will be a tightly contested affair which will most likely not bring out an outright winner, analysts predicted yesterday. While the main presidential race will be between Zanu PF’s candidate President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC Alliance’s Nelson Chamisa, analysts said the vote can be seen as a referendum on Zanu…
HARARE – Four women politicians are seeking to be elected as president on Monday, notching firsts in a year boasting a historic number of female State House contenders. The four women face a tough contest in a race with 18 male candidates. They are running against entrenched incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa and main opposition leader Nelson…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s main labour federation called on workers to back MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa in tomorrow’s election. The ZCTU, a key ally of the MDC, said its general council — the highest decision-making body in between congresses — met on Monday and noted that the current military-backed government cannot be expected to…
HARARE – Religious leaders drawn from different religions have been impressed by the level of maturity exhibited by Zimbabweans during the run-up to the elections scheduled for tomorrow. Zimbabweans have proved to be peace-loving people as they all managed to campaign peacefully, a development that was welcomed by religious leaders. This comes after more than…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa wound up their campaigns by mounting massive rallies in Harare yesterday, ahead of tomorrow’s watershed national elections — with both heavyweights optimistic of winning the right to occupy the highest political office in the country. [Adz]
HARARE – Warriors’ star forward Tino Kadewere has taken a new career step after his Swedish club Djurgardens IF accepted an offer for the player from France’s Ligue 2 club Le Havre yesterday. The Highfield-born striker had scored 18 times in 58 appearances for Djurgardens since joining the Swedish top flight side as part of…
