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South Africa 2024 Elections Tracker

by Dr Craig Moffat, Mxolisi Zondo, Stuart Morrison and Mischka Moosa | Apr 10, 2024 | 0 Comments

By 5 July 2024 By 22 June First inaugural sitting of Parliament: The inaugural sitting of the 7th democratic parliament took place on the 14 June 2024. During this first sitting, the new members of parliament were sworn in and the Speaker of the National Assembly and...

Zimbabwe – an urgent call to restore justice and confidence

by Sikhululekile Mashingaidze | Sep 25, 2023 | 0 Comments

Post 23 August – Zimbabwe needs to do more to restore trust and confidence With the inauguration, cabinet announcement and swearing-in of new Ministers well out of the way, on 18 September, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa left for the 78th session of the...

Eswatini Elections Weekly Tracker

by Mxolisi Zondo | Sep 22, 2023 | 0 Comments

SADC deploys Electoral Observation Mission On 19 September 2023, the President of the Republic of Zambia, and Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation announced that SADC will deploy its...

Zimbabwe Elections Weekly Tracker – 4 to 15 August 2023

by Dr Craig Moffat and Mxolisi Zondo | Aug 18, 2023 | 0 Comments

Nomination Court Issues Presidential Candidates On August 7, presidential aspirant Saviour Kasukuwere, filed an urgent High Court application challenging the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) over Statutory Instrument (SI) 140A of 2023, which extends the submission...

Zimbabwe Elections Weekly Tracker – 20 July to 3 August 2023

by Dr Craig Moffat and Mxolisi Zondo | Aug 4, 2023 | 0 Comments

Nomination Court Appeals Presidential Candidates issues On Wednesday 19 July 2023, Elisabeth Valerio of the United Zimbabwe Alliance (UZA) successfully appealed the decision that had initially excluded her from the presidential race when her nomination papers were...

Zimbabwe’s 2023 elections: Who votes and why?

by Nnaemeka Ohamadike | Aug 2, 2023 | 0 Comments

Zimbabwe is preparing for its 23 August 2023 Harmonised Elections. It does so against the backdrop of a complex past, where the struggle for democracy and inclusivity has been marred by political instability, hardships, lack of meaningful electoral reforms, and a...