Harare- 22 October, 2016 – ZESN has deployed 72 static and mobile observers to the National Assembly by-election in Norton Constituency to measure compliance of the election day processes with the Constitution and Electoral Laws. Observer reports have shown that voting started on time in all polling stations. The political environment in the constituency is calm and peaceful and voting is….Read More
HARARE, 17 October, 2016– The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) notes the announcement by the Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) that the Commission will commence a new biometric polling station based voter registration in 2017. ZESN calls upon ZEC to ensure that this crucial exercise is awarded adequate time to guarantee that the process is inclusive and comprehensive so as to safeguard against the disenfranchisement of any potential voters…Read More
Harare – 17 October, 2016– The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) a non-partisan group of 34 member organisations is concerned by continued reports of violence, intimidation and vote buying using food aid, residential stands and farming inputs in Norton ahead of the by-election scheduled for this upcoming weekend on 22 October 2016…Read More
Harare – 8 September 2016 – The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) is concerned by utterances attributed to senior Government officials in the media insinuating that there will be no more electoral reforms before the 2018 harmonised elections. The utterances come against a background of numerous calls by CSOs and 2013 regional observer groups for the full alignment of Electoral laws to the Constitution as well as for the creation of an enabling political environment…Read More
4 August 2016 – Harare – The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) notes the gazetting of the General Laws Amendment Act (GLAA) which introduces some amendments to various laws including the Electoral Act to bring them into alignment with the Constitution. ZESN believes that the Act does not sufficiently address fundamental issues related to the Electoral Act such as the right to vote, the special vote, delimitation and media access among other issues…Read More
8 July, 2016 – The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) urges the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to adhere to the principles of election management such as independence, impartiality, integrity, transparency, efficiency, professionalism and service-mindedness. This call follows the swearing in of new Commissioners to replace individuals whose terms of office expired in March 2016… Read more
27 June, 2016 – The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) is calling for the expeditious appointment of the six commissioners of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), whose interviews were held on the 9th of June, 2016. It is imperative for the new commissioners to be sworn in immediately given the limited time before the 2018 harmonised elections and the number of electoral reforms and processes that need to be implemented before the elections…Read More
24 May, 2016 – The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) and the Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) join the entire continent of Africa in Commemorating Africa Day. This year’s celebrations run under the theme “African year of human rights with particular focus on the rights of women”. ZESN and WCoZ believe that this year’s Africa Day theme comes at an opportune time given the numerous efforts to enforce respect for human rights and achieve equality for women in all spheres of life read more
24 May, 2016 – The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) and the Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) join the entire continent of Africa in Commemorating Africa Day. This year’s celebrations run under the theme “African year of human rights with particular focus on the rights of women”. ZESN and WCoZ believe that this year’s Africa Day theme comes at an opportune time given the numerous efforts to enforce respect for human rights and achieve equality for women in all spheres of life Read More
Harare- 24 April, 2016 – The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) observed the Guruve South National Assembly by-election held on 23 April 2016 as part of its oversight role in promoting democratic elections in Zimbabwe. The seat became vacant following the expulsion from ZANU PF and subsequent recalling from Parliament of former Member of Parliament Chriswell Mutematsaka…more