ZESN DID NOT BACK LAXTON GROUP LIMITED IN BVR EQUIPMENT SUPPLY TENDER PROCESS

Harare – 6 June 2017 – ZESN would like to clarify that the network did not back Laxton Group Limited during the BVR tender process as purported in the headline of the Newsday of 6 June 2017. The statements about Laxton and Dermalog were made at a ZESN and CSOs media engagement held on 3 May 2017 at the New Ambassador Hotel and are unrelated to the recent award of the BVR tender to Laxton Group by ZEC.  The meeting was held to discuss the pros and cons of the BVR system as well as gaps in the draft voter registration regulations…more