Rita Makarau

By Farayi Machamire Government has now secured $17 million to fund the acquisition of biometric voter registration (BVR) kits for the 2018 elections, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) said yesterday. Government had pledged…
Read More...

By Tendai Kamhungira and Gift Phiri The Supreme Court has slapped down a High Court order which sought to bar the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) from conducting public interviews to choose the country’s next chief justice, ruling that…
Read More...

By Njabulo Ncube About a fortnight ago, Rita Makarau, chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), revealed that her team had finalised the 2018 elections roadmap. In terms of the plan, her commission wants to produce a…
Read More...

By Farayi Machamire Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has initiated the process to ensure 2018 elections are held with a clean voters’ roll, with the body floating a tender for the procurement of biometric voter registration kits…
Read More...

By Farayi Machamire The hunt for Zimbabwe’s new chief justice was hit by more turbulence yesterday when one of the candidates who was set to be interviewed by the Judicial Services Commission (JSC), Justice George Chiweshe, surprisingly…
Read More...

By MacDonald Dzirutwe Zimbabwe held its first ever public interviews for the vacant post of Chief Justice on Monday, reflecting President Robert Mugabe's reduced authority under a constitution adopted three years ago. In the past,…
Read More...

By  Mugove Tafirenyika The under-fire Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has set up multi-party committees to work at ensuring transparency in the processes leading up to the 2018 national polls. About 18 political parties,…
Read More...

By Kennedy Kaitano Mr. Chokuda Once again I am thankful for you for your positive response to my request to make a written emailed submission to the parliamentary hearings on Zimbabwean elections. I did make my submission which I…
Read More...

By Jeff Chinembiri | Harare Bureau | Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) chairperson, Justice Rita Makarau says Zimbabwe is unlikely to use the biometric voting system in 2018, raising fears of systematic rigging. Makarau who…
Read More...

The ruthless crushing of the latest anti-government demonstration in Harare, combined with news that the army is recruiting thousands more soldiers, suggest that Zanu PF’s strategy for stealing elections has not changed. The scenario…
Read More...