Rita Makarau

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) which has come under heavy criticism for its handling of the Hurungwe by-elections and elections in general has declared that Zanu-PF lawmaker, Keith Guzah, was lawfully and procedurally nominated as…
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I WRITE this open letter to you in my capacity as a concerned Zimbabwean patriot and also as one of your learned friends. I hope I find you well.
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Nigeria’s recent election where opposition’s Muhammadu Buhari beat incumbent Goodluck Jonathan who was quick to concede defeat, makes ZEC commissioners look like naked clowns in a kindergarten.
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HARARE - The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) will be using data from the old voters’ roll to compile a new register, says the commission’s chairperson Rita Makarau.
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HARARE - The cash-strapped government is expected to pump out at least US$54 million in funding unbudgeted for by-elections occasioned by the bitter infighting within the main political parties which has since spilled into Parliament.
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The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) this week failed to produce an electronic version of the voters’ roll following a demand of it by the opposition MDC-T, as dark clouds gather over the expected and crucial by-elections.
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So we wake up to read that Gideon Gono, former Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, will not be a Senator any time soon because he is not registered to vote in Manicaland. We really care little whether or not Gono becomes a Senator.
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Former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr Gideon Gono’s election to Senate has hit a brick wall after it emerged that he is not registered as a voter in Manicaland and until the law is put in place to allow people to register as voters…
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A story in today’s Newsday raises an issue about the problem with our electoral landscape but more generally about the manner in which we have treated and compromised the institutional framework of the State.
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Justice Rita Makarau, the woman who presided over the July 31st elections last year, has found herself coming under much criticism. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission chairperson came under attack on multiple fronts after she testified in…
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