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Zim political parties sign peace pledge ahead of elections
The peace pledge states that parties should campaign peacefully, uphold freedom of expression and not spread hate speech and violence.
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Anomalies on voters’ roll ‘won’t stop’ Zimbabwe elections
Civic groups and some election candidates have started to collect their copies of the voters’ roll for inspection.
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Zim opposition supporters march for electoral reforms
The supporters have been singing and holding up placards ahead of a march to the electoral commission.
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MDC calls for mass protest for free & fair election
There haven’t been street protests in Harare for months now, and it’s not clear what response this call for a march on Tuesday will get.
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Zim constitutional court rules against diaspora vote bid
President Emmerson Mnangagwa had previously warned that the country did not have the required resources to give the vote to hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans based outside the country.
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Zimbabwe elections to be held on 30 July - govt document
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who took power after the November military coup against Mugabe, counts on the election to bolster his legitimacy.
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Mnangagwa raises war veterans pensions ahead of election
Veterans play a key role in the ruling ZANU-PF party’s election machinery and have in the past been at the forefront of mobilising party supporters.
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Advisor says Mnangagwa will lose election this year
Christopher Mutsvangwa has told a private newspaper that people are angry at the results of the ruling party's internal elections, which saw several veteran politicians lose.
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Zim Electoral Commission announces provisional voters’ roll
The acting chief elections officer says that members of the public will be able to inspect the roll over 11 days from 19 to 29 May.
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Zimbabwe invites West to observe vote for first time since 2002
Zimbabwe will invite the United States, the European Union’s Commission and parliament, Australia and the Commonwealth among 46 countries and 15 organisations, a list showed.
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Concerns over voters being asked for registration slips in Zim
The Movement for Democratic Change says some village headmen and ruling party officials are still demanding voter registration serial numbers.
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Mnangagwa joins social media, makes plea to Zimbabweans
Former President Robert Mugabe stayed off social media but in a break with tradition, Mnangagwa has just got his Facebook and Twitter accounts verified.
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Moyo: Mnangagwa wants to delay Zimbabwe elections
Exiled Zimbabwe Cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo has reportedly called Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government illegitimate, saying it had come to power via the bullet, not the ballot.
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Mnangagwa says Zim elections 'nearer than what you expect'
On Thursday, Emmerson Mnangagwa told the Zanu-PF central committee that those elections will be credible, free and fair.
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Fears Zim army may interfere in elections
The Zanu-PF is expected to ratify the decision to make Mnangagwa party leader and preferred candidate for the presidency.
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Zimbabwe’s Fadzayi Mahere due in court
Mahere was detained for several hours on Saturday for organising a community soccer tournament.
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Zimbabwe to start compiling new voter register next week
Mugabe also told the central committee of his ZANU-PF on Friday that his party should galvanise supporters to register anew.
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Robert Mugabe: I'm still fit to govern
Mugabe will be 94 next year when he stands for re-election, and last week his wife Grace urged him to name a successor.
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Zim selects Chinese firm to supply equipment for voter registration exercise
This new biometric voter registration exercise is a critical part of ensuring free and fair elections in 2018.
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‘MDC won elections by narrow margin’
MDC says there was definitely rigging in the 2013 elections that saw Zanu-PF victorious.
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Mugabe swears in new number two
Emmerson Mnangagwa will retain his position as Justice Minister in addition to being vice president.
