EDITOR – Zimbabwean schools will be fully open tomorrow as the last group in the phased re-opening of learning institutions returns, but one wonders whether the basic things that ensure uninterrupted learning to take place have been sorted out. For a long time now, the government and its education sector employees have been squabbling over…
EDITOR — We read in the press that the city of Harare has started supplying water again and would be distributing it to suburbs consistently, with the precious liquid flowing from taps in some suburbs after the whole city went without last week. This announcement initially brought a sense of relief and significantly raised our…
A person to whom a postal ballot has been sent shall— (a) signify the candidate for whom he or she wishes to vote by secretly placing on the ballot paper a cross in accordance with section 91(c)(ii); and (b) then place the marked ballot paper in the envelope marked “Ballot Paper Envelope”, effectively close…
Polling stations EDITOR – Subject to this section the Commission, after consultation with all interested parties, shall— (a) establish, in each constituency and ward, a sufficient number of polling stations it considers necessary or convenient for taking a poll of the voters in that constituency or ward; and (b) determine the area…
EDITOR — Reports and pictures of people crowding various public transport pick-up points trying to get home are cause for concern and demand serious action on the part of the govern-ment. Numerous pictures of people waiting for transport and not observing social distancing have been published and yet authorities do not seem to care. And…
EDITOR – Every voters roll and every consolidated roll referred to in section 24(5) of the Draft Comprehensive Electoral Amendment Bill shall be a public document and open to inspection by the public, free of charge, during ordinary office hours at the office of the Commission or the registration office where it is kept. A…
EDITOR — WE have seen increased awareness campaigns by ZETDC appealing for community participation in the protection of power infrastructure. This in a bid to contain the scourge of theft and vandalism that results in unplanned electricity outages, which is commendable indeed. However, the behaviour of your staff on the ground sabotages this effort. This…
EDITOR – Persons who are accredited by the Commission in terms of this Part as observers of an election shall be entitled to do all or any of the following— (a) to observe the entire electoral process, including the registration of voters, the preparation and maintenance of voters rolls, preparations made for elections, the…
EDITOR — As we wait for the rains I urge all Zimbabweans to make sure they gear up to make the 2020/2021 agriculture season a success. Looking at the lack of success during the last season I am sure that many more people are eager to get into farming this year to make a better…
EDITOR:- The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) shares its Long Term Observers (LTOs) reports on the suspension of elections. The reporting period was characterised by heightened uncertainty among electoral stakeholders due to conflicting pronouncements by the Zimbabwe Election Commission (ZEC) and the Government with the former lifting the suspension of electoral activities while the…
