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August 28, 2018
MDC Alliance Launches $100,000 Fundraising Campaign to Cover ConCourt Legal Costs

"... The judgement handed by the Zimbabwe Constitutional Court went against Nelson Chamisa. Worse still, it carried a punitive condition requiring Nelson Chamisa to foot the legal costs of everyone involved. The funds required are needed as soon as possible."
August 24, 2018
Zimbabwe Duly-Elected President Extends Olive Branch to Opposition, Applauds Court Ruling

“We were not surprised by the court’s decision. The election results were firmly in line with all the pre-election polling, and were entirely consistent with the final tally of ZESN, the largest body of independent observers."
August 01, 2018
Zimbabwe Protesters Killed as Nation Awaits Presidential Election Results

Some local and international independent newspapers put the number of deaths at three amid reports of skirmishes between the police, members of the Zimbabwe national army and other security agents in the capital, Harare.
July 31, 2018
Zimbabwe Ruling Party Leading in General Elections

Zanu PF is beating the Movement for Democratic Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa mainly in rural areas, which are the ruling party’s strongholds.
July 30, 2018
Mugabe Emerges on Eve of Elections, Calls for New Democratic Govt

"I thought on the eve of the great day yet to come, I should invite as many voices as possible just to hear my own feelings and the way I look forward to tomorrow. What is tomorrow going to bring us, the people of Zimbabwe?"
July 26, 2018
United States Senate Passes Bill Laying Framework for Zimbabwe, U.S. Relations

Flake (Republican, Arizona) and Chris Coons (Democrat, Delaware) led a bipartisan Congressional delegation to the Zimbabwean capital of Harare in April.
July 20, 2018
Independent Group Completes Auditing of New Zimbabwe Voters' Roll

“Overall, ZESN finds that the 2018 Voters Roll received on the 18th of June is an improvement over the 2013 Preliminary Voters Roll,” said Andrew Makoni, ZESN’s chairperson.
June 26, 2018
Priscilla Chigumba: Zimbabwe Elections Will Be Free, Fair And Credible

Justice Priscilla Chigumba says she has been engaging political party representatives and other stakeholders to address their concerns before the elections.
June 15, 2018
23 Zimbabweans to Contest Forthcoming Presidential Election

According to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, they include Zanu PF’s Emmerson Mnangagwa, Nelson Chamisa of the MDC Alliance, Ms. Thokozani Khupe (MDC-T) formation, Donald Nkosana Moyo, Joice Mujuru, Steers Mangoma, Ambrose Mutinhiri (National Patriotic Front) and several others.
June 13, 2018
Chaos Grips MDC Alliance As Chamisa-led MDC-T Grabs Majority Parly Seats

Transform Zimbabwe led by Jacob Ngarivhume was left with only nine parliamentary seats out of the 19 agreed when the alliance was formed.
June 12, 2018
Zimbabwe Court Finds 113 AK47 Bullet Casings At Beleaguered Former Minister's Mansion

Kasukuwere claims that state security agents, armed with AK47 riffles, raided his home last November under the so-called Operation Restore Legacy designed to weed out “criminals surrounding” Mugabe.
June 12, 2018
Brazil Power Grid Braces for Demand Swings During World Cup Games

More power plants will be on standby to boost production to guarantee sufficient electricity for sudden surges in demand
June 07, 2018
Survey: No Political Party Will Get Majority Vote in July 30 General Elections

According to a survey conducted by the Mass Public Opinion Institute in collaboration with Afrobarometer, ZANU PF will get 42 % of votes while the Movement for Democratic Alliance will get 31% of vote.
June 01, 2018
Khupe MDC Attacks Chamisa Group Over $1.8 Million State Funds

“We want to challenge that and we want that money frozen so that they do not use it until the matter on who the real MDC-T are is settled at the High Court. Our lawyers are working on it, but am not in a position to tell when they are filing the papers, but soon.”
June 01, 2018
Former Zimbabwe Minister Kasukuwere Facing Charges of Border Jumping

Kasukuwere, a loyalist of former president Robert Mugabe, was granted $300 bail when he appeared before a local magistrate.
May 31, 2018
Emmerson Mnangagwa: Some Zanu PF Members Planning to Impeach Me After General Elections

The Zimbabwean president noted that he received intelligence reports indicating that some people, who allegedly bribed voters in the primary elections, want to get rid of him if he wins the presidential election.
May 30, 2018
Nelson Chamisa's MDC-T Says Party Primary Elections Free, Fair And Credible

"... We are pleased that our elections where conducted by an independent commission in a very democratic way. We are pleased as a party ... “We are currently dealing with all the primary elections appeals."
May 27, 2018
Nelson Chamisa Says Zimbabwe Army Won't Block Him If Elected President in Next Election

“I’m not losing sleep over remarks by a government official that the army won’t allow me to become president if I win the presidential election."
May 27, 2018
Zanu PF Youth League Wants Expelled War Vets Leader Jabulani Sibanda Re-Admitted in Ruling Party

“… I think it was Jabu who first drew attention to what was happening and likened the situation prevailing then to a bedroom coup."
May 23, 2018
Zimbabwe Govt Rebukes Minister, Dismisses as Unlawful His Remarks on Army Refusing to Endorse Opposition President

Acting Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Minister Simon Khaya Moyo described Economic Development Deputy Minister Terrence Mukupe’s utterances that the army won’t even salute an opposition president as “unlawful and reckless”.

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