HARARE - The administration and context under which an election takes place are two broad criteria used in determining the credibility or otherwise of an electoral process.   There is therefore an electoral chain that should not be broken at any...Read More

HARARE - The referendum has come and gone and if we are to believe the pronouncements, it was approved “by an overwhelming majority”. They were not a majority, let alone overwhelming. But where was everybody? Surely, a quarter of the population...Read More

HARARE - Zimbabweans must be thanked for voting “Yes” during the referendum vote as this will limit presidents to only two terms in office. Playwright Cont Mhlanga said it was wise for Zimbabwe to vote “Yes”, hence doing away with presidents...Read More

HARARE - People in areas largely controlled by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC party dominated voting in the just-ended referendum, a signal that President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF party has lots of work to do in its traditional Mashonaland strongholds. Fierce...Read More

HARARE - Zimbabweans passed a new constitution in a relatively peaceful referendum that could reshape the political landscape of the troubled country, official results showed yesterday. Greater checks on presidential powers, a strengthened and expanded legislature, socio-economic rights and greater...Read More

HARARE - Even before the ink had dried on ballots cast in the constitutional referendum held on Saturday, the camaraderie between Zimbabwe’s shaky “unity” government parties was already crumbling. The unity of purpose demonstrated in the constitution-writing process between President Robert...Read More

HARARE - A pro-democracy group says the voting process at the just ended referendum went smoothly in the majority of the districts except a few instances where political parties bussed in people to cast their ballots in some farming communities. The...Read More

HARARE - Waking up on Saturday morning one could have thought the referendum could be washed away with the drizzle and chilly weather. But as the sun rose, the sky began to clear, paving way for the much-anticipated vote which turned...Read More