Zimbabwe Electoral Management Body Says Ready for 2011 Polls

Zimbabwe’s election management body has said that it was ready to conduct polls next year despite an earlier claim that it was under-funded and needed to oversee radical changes to the voters’ roll prior to the plebiscite.

Zimbabwe’s Coalition Partners Agree to Amend the Electoral Law

A government minister has said that Zimbabwe’s coalition partners have agreed to amend the electoral law as part of measures meant to avoid disputes over the conduct of future polls. Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa said in a statement that Zimbabwe’s...

Zimbabwe Prime Minister Reshuffles Ministers

Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has reshuffled cabinet ministers from his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party in a move seen as the premier’s growing dissatisfaction over the performance of some of his colleagues serving in a coalition...

Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Calls for Unity of Purpose As Constitution-drafting Process Stalls

As the country prepared to launch public consultations on a new constitution, Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has called for unity of purpose, warning that partisan politics could torpedo the process towards the drafting of the much-awaited...

Trial of Zimbabwe’s Deputy Agriculture Minister-designate Resumes At the High Court on Tuesday

The trial of Zimbabwe’s deputy agriculture minister-designate Roy Bennett on banditry and terrorism charges will resume at the High Court on Tuesday, APA learned Friday. Bennett was charged under the Public Order and Security Act (POSA) for buying arms...

Zimbabwe’s Movement for Democratic Change Declares Zero Tolerance for Corruption

The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) led by Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has announced that it is intensifying an anti-graft campaign aimed at ridding the party and government of corrupt practices from its officials. An MDC spokesman...

Women’s Rights Group Blasts Zimbabwe Political Parties for Lip Service to Gender Equality

Zimbabwe is lagging behind other countries in terms of promotion of female participation in political decision-making, women’s rights group Women in Politics Support Unit (WIPSU) said Saturday in Harare. Non-governmental organization Women in Politics...

ZANU PF Electoral College Considers Nominations for Vacant Vice President Position

Zimbabwe’s ZANU PF is expected to take nominations for the vacant vice president position on Saturday as preparations gather momentum for the party’s watershed annual congress scheduled for December. Zimbabwe’s  Herald daily said ZANU PF electoral...

ZANU PF Responsible for Almost 90% of Breaches of the Unity Government Agreement

Zimbabwe’s ruling party, ZANU PF, is responsible for almost 90% of breaches of an agreement that paved the way to the formation of the country’s unity government, a Coalition of civil society groups Sokwanele said Sunday in Harare the capital. The...