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Wednesday, 09 January 2013 12:01
HARARE - Elections the world over function on the basis of a larger portion of the population registering and participating as voters, making it mandatory for every loyal citizen to encourage undocumented people of suffrage to register for national polls. After...Read More
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News » Richard Chidza, Staff Writer
Monday, 07 January 2013 10:32
HARARE - Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC and other parties are sweating over what they say is a covert military operation that could scupper prospects of a peaceful election. They have now demanded that a coalition government organ whose operations are...Read More
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Friday, 04 January 2013 11:11
HARARE - Zimbabwe's security sector is moving to perpetuate its power through the forthcoming parliamentary elections, with at least six top serving commanders and scores of mid-ranking and retired officers seeking legislative seats. In a remodelling of an unprecedented scale, senior...Read More
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Features »
Thursday, 03 January 2013 11:55
HARARE - Zimbabwe enters an election year with implementation of outstanding reforms and a new constitution lagging way behind schedule. Civil rights activists warn that given the marked interest of the security sector in politics and elections, there is a high...Read More
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Business »
Wednesday, 02 January 2013 11:51
HARARE - Zimbabwe's projected 2013 tourism industry growth targets depend on the country changing the negative perception in key source markets, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has warned. The southern African nation — whose image was seriously blemished by politics —...Read More
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Opinion & Analysis »
Sunday, 30 December 2012 14:04
HARARE - As the curtain comes down on the year 2012, Zimbabweans are faced with an uncertain and ominous year ahead, particularly pertaining to governance issues. While it is certain that the country is heading towards polls, it remains unclear...Read More
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News » Fungai Kwaramba, Staff Writer
Sunday, 30 December 2012 14:01
HARARE - Unlike President Robert Mugabe who has taken his traditional annual leave in the face of pressing government and party programmes, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says he is not holidaying as he gears for a decisive election in the year...Read More
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News » Fungai Kwaramba, Staff Writer
Wednesday, 19 December 2012 13:29
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe’s dream for a March 2013 poll is effectively dead and buried after the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) requested at least three months to carry out a comprehensive voter registration exercise. Officials from Zec — the body...Read More
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Opinion & Analysis »
Saturday, 15 December 2012 13:04
HARARE - While the majority may be looking forward to a referendum and eventually general elections, let’s take a moment to consider what this means, its possible impact on the immediate future of our country. Let’s ask critical questions now to...Read More
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News » Fungai Kwaramba, Staff Writer
Saturday, 15 December 2012 12:45
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai are desperately in need of over $20 million to kick-start a voter registration blitz ahead of a referendum and watershed election. With the constitution-making process stalled because of disagreements between Mugabe...Read More
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Friday, 14 December 2012 09:51
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF is pulling out all the stops, unveiling a cocktail of empowerment strategies to fight Zimbabwe’s most tightly-contested presidential election in more than a decade. Rival political parties and civil society say Zanu PF and...Read More
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News » Chengetayi Zvauya, Parliamentary Editor
Tuesday, 11 December 2012 11:31
HARARE - Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has cautioned President Robert Mugabe to stop making speeches and statements that incite political violence. Tsvangirai made the statement yesterday at Glen Forest Cemetery in Harare during the burial of Nyarai Makone, 31, daughter of...Read More
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Monday, 10 December 2012 09:56
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe made a powerful pitch for his re-election at the end of the 13th Zanu PF annual convention but even some of his hardcore supporters privately acknowledge his gamble is dicey. Turning 89 in February, Mugabe reinforced...Read More
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News » Chengetayi Zvauya, Parliamentary Editor
Saturday, 08 December 2012 13:35
HARARE - Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says its request for $32 million from Treasury to start voter registration has not been granted. Zec acting chairperson Joyce Kazembe urged legislators during a working workshop last week to help her organisation lobby...Read More
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Features »
Thursday, 06 December 2012 11:06
HARARE - Despite the reign of terror characterising the conduct of elections in Zimbabwe, campaign periods are like an early Christmas to many disadvantaged communities. Successive Zimbabwean elections have been blighted by violence and allegations of rigging. But for some communities,...Read More
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