THERE are concerns that the civil and voter registration drive may be derailed ahead of the 2023 Harmonized elections if authorities fail to find a lasting solution to machine breakdowns at the Civil Registry. The Civil Registry was forced to suspend the issuance of e-passports sometime in August 2022 following a major machine breakdown. There […]

In line with its mission to promote democratic free and fair electoral processes through objectively and impartially observing elections in Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) observed Mutasa Rural District Council (RDC) Ward 6 Local Authority by-elections conducted on 17 December 2022. The by-election in which the ruling party won, was held after a […]

The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has deployed four (4) static observers and four (4) mobile observers to observe local authority by-elections in Ward 6 of Mutasa South Rural District Council (RDC). Section 121 A of the Electoral Act Chapter 2:13) provides for the filling of vacancies that arise in councils. A vacancy arose in […]

The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has deployed seventeen (17) static observers and three (3) mobile observers to observe local authority by-elections in Binga Rural District Council (RDC) Ward 20 and Gweru Municipality Wards 4, 5 and 18. The law, particularly Section 121 A of the Electoral Act (Chapter 2:13) provides for the filling of […]

The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) expresses concern over the scope of the proposed changes that are contained in the recently gazetted Electoral Amendment Bill. The gazetted Bill which seeks to amend the Electoral Act [Chapter2:13] proposes the removal of the driver’s license as proof of identity for electoral purposes; seeks to disqualify previously convicted […]