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Intimidation and vote buying: Precursor to the 2018 elections

November 22, 2016

Source: Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) Download full document (1.1MB PDF) Executive Summary Clientelism, political intimidation and vote buying in Zimbabwe have become a structural phenomenon, part of the local political culture as demonstrated in the by-elections that have taken place this year. In most cases campaign irregularities are targeted at the urban and rural poor […]

Filed Under: News Articles, NGO Statements, Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) Tagged With: elections, human rights, intimidation, violence

Constituency electoral environment review: Chimanimani West Constituency By-Election

November 22, 2016

Source: Heal Zimbabwe Download full document (377KB PDF) 1. Introduction A by-election is set to take place in Chimanimani West Constituency on Saturday 26th November 2016. The constituency fell vacant after the expulsion of Engineer Thomas Munacho Mutezo from ZANU PF in August 2016 over his links with the opposition party, Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF). […]

Filed Under: Heal Zimbabwe, News Articles, NGO Statements Tagged With: chimanimani, elections

CiZC engages Manicaland CSOs ahead of national convergence

November 22, 2016

Source: Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) on November 17, 2016 held a Civic Society Organizations (CSOs) Coordinating Meeting in Mutare, Manicaland province as preparations for the National Convergence on the Zimbabwean crisis gather momentum. The Mutare CSOs meeting follows another successful one held earlier this month in Masvingo province. CSOs […]

Filed Under: Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition, News Articles, NGO Statements Tagged With: civil society, human rights

ZESN condemns vote buying and intimidation in Chimanimani West

November 22, 2016

Source: Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) a non-partisan network of 34 member organisations is concerned by vote buying using food aid and farming inputs and the alleged intimidation of voters in Chimanimani West Constituency ahead of the Chimanimani National Assembly by-election. The by-election which was necessitated by the expulsion […]

Filed Under: News Articles, NGO Statements, Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) Tagged With: chimanimani, elections, intimidation

High Court to hear bond note challenge today

November 22, 2016

Source: Charles Laiton, NewsDay Original article URL HARARE businessman, Frederick Mtandah yesterday submitted his heads of argument in a case in which he is challenging the planned introduction of bond notes. Mtandah, in his application to the High Court, argues that the move by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) was unconstitutional and an infringement […]

Filed Under: News Articles, NewsDay Tagged With: bond notes, economy, legal rights

Demand for cash continues to grow: RBZ

November 22, 2016

Source: Tatira Zwinoira, NewsDay Original article URL THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says demand for cash is higher than what can be supplied, amid increasing liquidity constraints, which has been hampering foreign payments. The liquidity constraints stem from low exports, as they account for 60% of cash flows in the country. Delays in foreign […]

Filed Under: News Articles, NewsDay Tagged With: banks, cash crisis, economy

Coalition talks gather pace

November 22, 2016

Source: Obey Manayiti, NewsDay Original article URL THE on-again, off-again coalition talks between Zimbabwe’s opposition parties are set to resume in South Africa next week after an international think-tank agreed to facilitate them, as the drive to have a single candidate face President Robert Mugabe in the 2018 election gathers momentum. Letters of invitation to […]

Filed Under: News Articles, NewsDay Tagged With: coalition, elections, political parties

Don’t increase prices: Mnangagwa urges manufacturers

November 22, 2016

Source: Tatira Zwinoira, NewsDay Original article URL VICE-President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on manufacturers not to increase their pices to encourage the retail sector to buy locally. There has been a 10% increment from producers, who source their raw materials outside the country, according to the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI). However, a more concrete […]

Filed Under: News Articles, NewsDay Tagged With: economy, prices

Chimanimani West pre-election environment

November 21, 2016

Source: Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) condemns victimisation, intimidation of voters and partisan food distribution in Chimanimani West ahead of the national assembly byelection to be held on 26 November 2016. ZPP and other concerned civic organisations are gravely worried about the risk of citizens in the constituency being victimised and disenfranchised. […]

Filed Under: News Articles, NGO Statements, Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) Tagged With: chimanimani, political violence

Fear makes these demos fail (and other views)

November 21, 2016

We asked our email subscribers to answer the following question with us: The #MunhuWeseMuRoad #NoToBondNotes Demo ‘Flopped’ because . . . We got A Lot of answers including: A.    I wasn’t there – too busy, too poor, too fearful (28) B.    The police were there (4) C.    Poor organisation (12) D.    I don’t believe that […]

Filed Under: Kubatana, Opinion / Analysis, People Speak Tagged With: #MunhuWeseMuRoad, activism, demo, feedback, opinion, protests

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